The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has joined forces with the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) to send a letter in support of collections to congressional leadership and members of the conference committee working to reconcile the United States Innovation and Competition […]
NSC Alliance Urges California Governor to Approve Support for Biorepositories, Orphan Collections
The Natural Science Collections Alliance has written a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom urging him to approve a one-time investment in biorepositories and orphan collections as proposed in SB-154, the Budget Act of 2022. “As an organization representing natural history collections nationwide, including several in California, we can affirm that this one-time support is […]
NSC Alliance Submits Testimony in Support of FY 2023 Funding for NSF
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has submitted testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, requesting Congress to provide the National Science Foundation with at least $11 billion in FY 2023. The testimony highlights the importance and role of natural history collections in improving public well-being and national economic security. “Natural science collections […]
NSC Alliance Joins Science Coalition in Urging Robust FY 2023 Funding for NSF
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) an alliance of more than 140 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses that advocate for the National Science Foundation (NSF) has called on House and Senate Appropriators to provide at least $11 billion in funding for NSF in fiscal year (FY) 2023. The groups wrote, in part: […]
NSC Alliance Joins Call for Community Self-Governance on Digital Sequence Information Sharing
The NSC Alliance has joined an international coalition of 26 scientific societies and organizations and 122 scientific researchers and professionals in urging continued open access to digital sequence information (DSI) on genetic resources. In a letter to National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the coalition has shared recommendations to inform ongoing […]
NSC Alliance Submits Testimony in Support of FY 2023 Federal Funding for Collections
The NSC Alliance has submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Committee regarding fiscal year (FY) 2023 funding for programs that curate natural history collections within the Department of the Interior and Smithsonian Institution. “Scientific collections are critical infrastructure for our nation’s research enterprise, argued NSC Alliance. They are a national treasure that help support the […]
NSC Alliance Joins Science Coalition in Urging Congress to Finalize NSF Bill
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) an alliance of more than 130 professional organizations, scientific societies, universities, and businesses has sent a letter to lawmakers urging them to complete conference negotiations on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act or USICA (S. 1260) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the Future Act (H.R. 2225), […]
NSC Alliance Joins Science Coalition in Urging Appropriators to Provide Robust Funding for NSF
The Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF) an alliance of more than 130 professional organizations, universities and businesses that advocates for the National Science Foundation (NSF) has urged House and Senate appropriators to provide robust funding for NSF in fiscal year (FY) 2022. Appropriators are currently in conference to reconcile differences between the two chambers […]
NSC Alliance Writes to OSTP, NIH about the Importance of Collections to Human Health
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) has joined the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) in submitting comments to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and National Institutes of Health (NIH) on the new Advanced Research Project Agency Health […]
Societies Call for Scientific Solutions to Climate Change
NSC Alliance has joined nearly 50 scientific societies and organizations in calling on Congress to lead with science to understand and address the effects of climate change. Leading with science will be critical to understanding and addressing the effects of climate change, and the entire scientific community will play a role in addressing this emergency, […]