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.
iDigBio is actively compiling a list of DNA banking facilities and genetic resource repositories in the United States that maintain collections of nucleic acid extracts (DNA or RNA) or preserved tissues suitable for genetic and genomic studies of biodiversity. Currently, there are few comprehensive online resources available to aid researchers in: 1) identifying repositories for long-term […]
President Obama released a $3.8 trillion budget plan for fiscal year (FY) 2014 on 10 April 2013. According to the White House, the budget proposal would reduce the federal deficit by increasing revenues and cutting spending.  The proposal would replace sequestration, the $1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act. Science […]
President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2014 requests $7.6 billion for the National Science Foundation. This is a proposed increase of $592.7 million, or 8.4 percent over the FY 2012 appropriation. Increases are proposed for all mission areas within NSF. The Research and Related Activities account, which includes funding for the various disciplinary […]
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections is meeting in Rapid City, South Dakota on 17-22 June 2013. Paper, poster, and Demo Camp submissions are due by 15 May. Early bird registration also closes on 15 May. Learn more at http://cfrspnhc2013.com/index.html.
The National Science Foundation is advertising a position vacancy for Program Director for the Advancing the Digitization of Biodiversity Collections program. It is being advertised as both a permanent position and as a rotating position. Permanent Program Director: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/342543200 Rotating Program Director: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/342544100
Field activities related to the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) will result in the collection of a variety of biodiversity samples that will be archived in museums around the United States. NEON is currently seeking members of the scientific community to serve on the Collections Technical Working Group. This group will provide guidance on NEON […]
Today, the NSC Alliance submitted testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. The testimony supported $2.0 million in new funding for the Department of the Interior’s Cultural and Scientific Collections program. The FY 2014 budget request would implement a multi-year action plan to address recommendations made by the Department’s Inspector […]
Scientific research and education programs would see an increase if President Obama’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2014 were enacted. The President’s budget would provide an 8.4 percent increase for the National Science Foundation (NSF), relative to FY 2012. The overall budget for the agency would be $7.6 billion, an increase of $593 million. […]
The NSC Alliance submitted testimony to the Senate in favor of sustained funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF) in fiscal year 2014. The testimony supports the President’s budget request of $7.626 billion for FY 2014, an increase of $593 million above FY 2012. “The progress of basic scientific research requires a steady federal investment,†[…]
A new initiative by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) offers 100 million mapped records of nearly every living species in the U.S. Biodiversity Information Serving Our Nation (BISON) provides specific locations for the vast majority of records, not just county or state records. “The USGS is proud to announce this monumental resource,” said Kevin […]