Natural Science Collections, Museums Join Call for a Presidential Debate on Science
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dr. Robert Gropp (202) 628-1500 x 250 Natural Science Collections, Museums Join Call for a Presidential Debate on Science WASHINGTON, DC (February 25, 2008) – The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) announced today that it has joined the call for a presidential debate on science by officially endorsing Science Debate […]
NSC Alliance Comments on Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 (NAGPRA)
8 January 2008 Sherry Hutt, Manager National NAGPRA Program National Park Service 1849 C Street NW, 20006-2253 Washington, D.C. 20240 Ref: NSC Alliance Comments on Docket No. 1024-AC84 The Natural Science Collections Alliance, the largest professional organization of natural history museums in North America, opposes the proposed changes to the regulations governing application of the […]
Interior Requests Comments on Final Rule for Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Implementation
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 […]
NSC Alliance President on Hunting for Collections
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 […]
NSC Alliance President Requests Increased Funding for IMLS
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 […]
NSC Alliance Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Committee
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 […]