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 5th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest is now open for submissions. The competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. The theme of the contest is “Faces of Biology.†Photographs entered into the competition must […]
Dear NSC Alliance Membership, The NSC Alliance is cosponsoring with the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN, http://bcon.aibs.org) a Collections Communications Workshop this September 1-2. The workshop will be held at The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, Illinois. The BCoN (recently renamed from NIBA Research Coordination Network) is a five-year Research Coordination Network grant funded […]
A bill to reauthorize the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Energy Office of Science, and laboratories at the National Institute of Standards and Technology passed the House of Representatives with only the support of Republican lawmakers. The final vote was 217 to 205. All members of the Democratic Caucus who were present along with […]
On 20 May 2015 the annual meeting of the Society for Preservation of Natural History Collections kicked off in Gainesville, Florida with a Plenary Session planned by the NSC Alliance, iDigBio, and the NIBA Research Coordination Network. The Plenary, “Collections for the 21st Century,†featured: – Larry M. Page, Director, iDigBio, Florida Museum of Natural […]
The Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance Research Coordination Network has changed its name. The initiative, which NSC Alliance is a founding member of, has renamed itself the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCON). The name change came as a result of discussions with the biocollections community during which it became clear that the NIBA RCN name did not […]
The National Park Service is planning for the sixth annual celebration of National Fossil Day, which will take place on 14 October 2015. National Fossil Day is a nationwide celebration that will include paleontology activities planned by more than 300 partner organizations. NSC Alliance has once again partnered with the National Park Service to promote […]
The 5th Annual Faces of Biology Photo Contest is now open for submissions. The competition, sponsored by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS), recognizes scientists who use imagery to communicate aspects of biological research to the public and policymakers. The theme of the contest is “Faces of Biology.†Photographs entered into the competition must […]
Arizona State University and iDigBio will host a workshop on 15-17 September 2015 on “Managing Natural History Collections Data for Global Discoverability.†The event will take place in Tempe, Arizona. The deadline to apply is 1 May. More information is available at https://www.idigbio.org/content/managing-natural-history-collections-data-global-discoverability.
On March 20, 2015, the NSC Alliance provided testimony to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations. NSC Alliance expressed support for the Administration’s fiscal year 2016 budget request which, if enacted, would provide $7.724 billion to the U.S. National Science Foundation.
On 5 March 2015, the NSC Alliance joined other members of the natural science collections community in asking the White House Office of Management and Budget to deny or delay the Department of the Interior’s request to require non-federal collections to comply with a new information request.  Although the NSC Alliance recognizes and appreciates the […]