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.
Scientists and graduate students who are interested in communicating the importance of federal investments in scientific research and education to lawmakers are invited to participate in the Biological and Ecological Sciences Coalition (BESC) Congressional Visits Day in Washington, DC. This event is an opportunity for scientists to meet with their members of Congress to discuss […]
This week, the Senate is expected to approve a bicameral deal to raise discretionary spending by $63 billion over the next two years. The measure, which already passed the House of Representatives, provides less funding than pre-sequester levels, but would increase federal spending from $967 billion to $1.012 trillion this year. The increase would be […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has initiated a national search for a new Assistant Director for the Biological Sciences Directorate (BIO). Dr. John Wingfield has served as Assistant Directorate for BIO since September 2011. His replacement could serve on a temporary or permanent basis. Candidates with the following qualifications are sought: outstanding leadership; a deep […]
The Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) of the Global Environment Facility is currently accepting applications for two positions from highly qualified candidates with outstanding academic and technical credentials, and a passion for advancing and improving the science/policy interface, in the areas of Biodiversity and Chemicals. The successful candidate must have: Professionalism: An advanced degree, preferably […]
The National Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program has announced their fiscal year 2014 grant guidelines. Grants will be available to museums for documenting Native American human remains and cultural items in their care. Monies will also be available for consultation with tribes regarding the control and treatment of NAGPRA-related human remains […]
The Natural Science Collections Alliance has prepared a short report on how fossils are used in scientific research. “Celebrating the Knowledge and the Mystery of Fossils†shows how researchers use fossils to understand evolution of species and reconstruct Earth’s ancient climate. “Fossil collections are extremely important for those of us who study evolutionary biology because […]
Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award. This award recognizes graduate students in the biological sciences who have demonstrated initiative and leadership in science policy. Recipients receive first-hand experience at the interface of science and public policy. Winners receive: A trip to Washington, DC, to participate in the […]
The Directorate for Biological Sciences at the National Science Foundation is advertising for a program officer position to manage the program Advances in Digitization of Biological Collections (ADBC). For information about the scope of the program, visit the program web site at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503559&org=EF&from=home. The ADBC program began in 2010 as a result of the community […]
The Department of the Interior has proposed new procedures for the disposition of unclaimed human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, or objects of cultural patrimony discovered on federal lands after 16 November 1990. The rule would only apply to remains and objects whose disposition of ownership or control has not occurred because no claimant has […]
Today, the National Science Foundation (NSF) posted a new solicitation for core proposals to the Division of Environmental Biology. The solicitation, 14-503, is available at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2014/nsf14503/nsf14503.htm. NSF also issued a reminder to proposers that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), NSF 13-1, was issued on October 4, 2012 […]