Natural Science Collections Alliance
Our members are part of an international community of museums, botanical gardens, herbariums, universities and other institutions that house natural science collections and utilize them in research, exhibitions, academic and informal science education, and outreach activities.
On 8 November 2007, the Natural Science Collections Alliance sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Subcommittees on Interior, Environment and Related Agency Appropriations. The letter acknowledged both subcommittee’s prior support for the US Geological Survey and the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), and encouraged the subcommittees to do all they […]
Dear Mr. Nussle and Dr. Marburger: Thank you for including language in the fiscal year (FY) 2009 Administration Research and Development Priorities memorandum that recognizes the importance of scientific collections. The natural science collections community is pleased by your identification of scientific collections as critical components of our nation’s research infrastructure. We strongly encourage you […]
On 16 October 2007, the United States Department of the Interior published a notice in the Federal Register requesting public comment on the proposed final rule for the disposition of culturally unidentifiable human remains in the possession or control of museums or federal agencies. Promulgation of this rule is required under the Native American Graves […]
On September 18, 2007, the Sacramento Bee newspaper ran a story reporting that senior university officials at California State University – Sacramento had signed letters supporting a potential donors desire to hunt assorted animals, some of which are endangered, in Tanzania. The letters reportedly followed a suggestion by the potential donor that he could donate […]
On 16 August 2007, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the annual memorandum identifying research and development (R&D) priorities for the federal government. The memo, which is sent to the heads of executive branch agencies and departments, details what programs the Administration intends […]
On 26 June 2007 the NSC Alliance participated in the 13th Annual Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) Capitol Hill Science Exhibition and Reception. Representing the NSC Alliance and the broader collections community were Dr. Joseph Cook and Ms. Natalie Dawson. Cook is curator of mammals at the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University […]
On 13 June 2007, NSC Alliance president Dr. Michael A. Mares sent a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Obey (D-WI) and Ranking Member Lewis (R-CA), encouraging increased fiscal year (FY) 2008 funding for the Institute for Museum and Library Service. The letter was in response to a Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education […]
The Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is preparing a final report that will establish a ten-year framework for U.S. ocean research. In response to a JSOST request for comments, on 20 October 2006 NSC Alliance president Terry Yates submitted comments to the JSOST. In […]
On 28 April 2006 NSC Alliance president Terry Yates and policy director Robert Gropp submitted testimony to the Senate Appropriations Committee in support of the Administration’s fiscal year 2007 budget request for the National Science Foundation (NSF). In short, the testimony supported the Administration’s fiscal year 2007 request of $6.02 billion for NSF. The request […]