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.
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
May 20, 2008 The Department of Commerce’s (DoC) National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks grant proposals for the construction of science research buildings from institutions of higher education and non-profit organizations. The agency announced today on the Grants.gov Web site that it will award approximately $29 million in congressionally directed funding for a […]
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) encourages the Committee to provide the National Science Foundation (NSF) with $7.326 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2009, the funding level authorized by the America COMPETES Act.
NSC Alliance past-president Dr. Terry L. Yates will be recognized posthumously at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS). Dr. Yates will receive the 2008 AIBS Distinguished Scientist Award. Accepting on his behalf will be his wife Nancy. The AIBS annual meeting is being held at the Westin Arlington Gateway […]
The Natural Science Collections Alliance (NSC Alliance) encourages Congress to provide the United States Geological Survey (USGS) with at least $1.3 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2009. From this amount, we encourage you to provide at least $230 million for the programs and functions of the Biological Resources Discipline (BRD).
At the last Board of Directors meeting of the Natural Science Collections Alliance, the Board received a concept paper and draft legislation that would establish a new Office in the Department of Commerce to advance digital information and internet access for cultural and natural science collections. Although the Board of Directors has had preliminary discussions […]
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 […]