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.
The Stockholm Biodiversity Informatics Symposium 2008, will be held at the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-4 December 2008. The Symposium is co-organized by the Swedish Global Biodiversity Information Facility (BGIF) Node, the Swedish FishBase Secretariat, and the Swedish Museum of Natural History, and provides a broad coverage of Biodiversity Informatics and beyond […]
NEWS RELEASE For release: 27 October 2008 Contact: Robert Gropp, 202-628-1500 Natural Science Collections Group Working to Identify Impacts of Negative Economy on Scientific Research, Education Institutions Washington, DC – The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance), the United States’ leading nonprofit association serving natural science collections, their human resources, and the institutions that house […]
NSCA would like to thank all those who took the time to fill out the collections and economy survey. The survey is now closed. A report outlining survey results is forthcoming and will be posted to the NSCA website.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the United States Department of Energy (DOE) are accepting applications to establish or continue the International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups (ICBG) program. The program would address the “interdependence of biodiversity exploration for potential applications in health and energy, with investments in research capacity that […]
In 2007, a dozen U.S. federal agencies formed a group, under the support of the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program, to discuss guidelines, methods, and best practices for digitizing historical data. These agencies shared a common conviction that establishing digitization guidelines “will enhance the exchange of research results and developments, encourage collaborative digitization […]
A new one-page document is available from the NSC Alliance to educate the general public on the opportunities and benefits of natural science collections. For a lower resolution copy, click NSCA 1-pager. Please contact Robert Gropp, Director of Public Policy, for a higher resolution copy.
The Institute of Museum and Library Service (IMLS) and the Bank of America Charitable Foundation recently announced the 2009 guidelines for the American Heritage Preservation Program. This joint venture is a new public-private partnership that will fund the preservation of endangered arts, humanities, and science collections that are held in small and medium sized museums, […]
The deadline for submitting proposals for the Biological Research Collections Program is 25 July 2008. Program guidelines are listed under NSF 06-569. The National Science Foundation’s Biological Research Collections Program provides support for biological collection enhancement, computerization of specimen-related data, research to develop better methods for specimen curation and collection management, and activities such as […]
AIBS Cosponsors CNSF Reception Showcasing Science on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, DC – On 25 June the Coalition for National Science Funding held its 14th annual exhibition and reception on Capitol Hill. The theme was “The Path to Innovation:Scientific Discovery and Learning.†The reception drew a large crowd, which included members of Congress and their staffs. […]
On 13 June 2008, eight scientific societies wrote to Louisiana Governor Jindal uring him to oppose passage of SB 733, the so-called ‘Louisiana Science Education Act.’ Please click here to read the letter. Letter to Gov. Jindal