From scholarship at mcn.edu  Sun Apr  1 14:34:43 2018
From: scholarship at mcn.edu (MCN Scholarship Coordinator)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2018 13:34:43 -0500
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Apply Now! Scholarships for MCN 2018
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 Hello,

The Museum Computer Network (MCN) is now accepting applications for
scholarships to attend its 2018 annual conference in Denver, Colorado
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MCN was founded in 1967 to support professionals working to transform the
way cultural organizations reach, engage, and educate audiences using
digital technologies and new media. In 2018, MCN will explore the theme of
Humanizing the Digital.

We?re pleased to offer scholarships to 15 innovative museum professionals
to join the MCN community at the annual conference. Each scholarship
includes:

   - Complimentary conference registration
   - Choice of one complimentary professional workshop the morning of
   Tuesday, November 13, 2018
   - A $400 (USD) stipend for travel and food
   - Complimentary room at the conference hotel for three (3) nights:
   Tuesday, November 13, to Thursday, November 15, 2018
   - An opportunity to meet with MCN board members over lunch during the
   conference
   - Complimentary MCN individual membership for one year

In return, each scholar will present a five minute lightning talk on a
digital project they have worked on and enrich the conference experience
for others by sharing conferences themes and ideas on social media.

*Apply today online
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are due by April 30, 2018 at 11:59pm in your timezone.*

The MCN scholarship program is made possible by the generous support of our
sponsors.

Please feel free to forward this message to others not on the listserv who
may be interested. For questions, contact *scholarship at mcn.edu
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Thanks!

-- 
Andrea Ledesma
MCN Scholarship Committee
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AIBS Public Policy Report



AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 19, Issue 7, April 2, 2018

  *   Action Alert: Ask Senators to Support NSF
  *   EPA Memo Directs Employees to Understate Climate Change
  *   New CDC Director Named
  *   House Committee Considers NSF Budget Request
  *   Congress Approves FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations, Rejects President?s Cuts to Science
  *   Newly Launched: Online Ocean Database Library, Fisheries Statistics
  *   Call for Ideas: Curb the Spread of Misinformation
  *   AIBS and NSC Alliance Host USGS Budget Briefing Webinar
  *   Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
  *   Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
  *   From the Federal Register
  *   Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

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Action Alert: Ask Senators to Support NSF

Congress is now considering funding levels for federal programs for fiscal year (FY) 2019.  Scientists interested in the National Science Foundation (NSF) should consider contacting their Senators to ask that they sign a Dear Colleague letter lead by Senator Markey (D-MA).  The letter requests Congress provide NSF with $8.45 billion in FY 2019.

NSF is the primary federal funding source for fundamental biological research at our nation?s universities and colleges.  The agency provides approximately 68% of extramural federal support for non-medical, fundamental biological research at academic institutions.

The proposed funding level of $8.45 billion would allow NSF to expand support for early career researchers and to create new interdisciplinary research programs.  Moreover, this investment would sustain existing research and education programs that are vital to U.S. competitiveness.

Interested individuals can send a letter to their Senators from the AIBS Legislative Action Center<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D195c22204b-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=DAng-_wfZzU-ozwHmsI2HKJQic0A1FgaO2085B-GqCw&e=>.


EPA Memo Directs Employees to Understate Climate Change

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent a memorandum to its employees listing talking points on climate change to serve as guidelines to promote a message of uncertainty about climate science, according to a report by the Huffington Post.  The memo, which was leaked on 28 March, was sent from EPA?s Office of Public Affairs with the subject line ?Consistent Messages on Climate Adaptation?.

One of the points in the memo reads, ?Human activity impacts our changing climate in some manner.  The ability to measure with precision the degree and extent of that impact, and what to do about it, are subject to continuing debate and dialogue.?

Another point mentions ?clear gaps remain including our understanding of the role of human activity and what we can do about it?.  ?As a key regulatory voice, it is important for the Agency to strive for a better understanding of these gaps given their potential significant influence on our country?s domestic economic viability,? reads a third point.

The memo comes days after Administrator Pruitt announced the agency?s plans to restrict the use of science in informing regulations, by barring the use of research for which raw data has not been made public.

Other agencies have also taken similar approaches.  According to the Washington Post, the Fish and Wildlife Service has issued guidance to staff that the grant solicitations sent by the agency ?must not include any broad, generic phrases or terms that are known to be related to divisive political issues or otherwise have a political association, meaning, or inference.?  Although, no specifics were provided regarding what qualifies as politically divisive, the agency included an example where a climate change reference was substituted with ?This program will fund research activities that broaden our understanding of the impacts of changing environmental conditions, such as data collection on the frequency of severe weather events.?

There were also reports of censorship at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late last year, when news outlets reported that budget officials within the Department of Health and Human Services indicated that specific words and concepts, including ?science-based? and ?evidence-based?, should not be used in the agency?s fiscal year 2019 budget proposal.  The public outcry to these reports prompted the then director to make a public announcement that the agency would not avoid these terms.


New CDC Director Named

Dr. Robert Redfield has been named the new director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.  The position does not require Senate confirmation.  The announcement came on March 21, 2018, a couple of months after former CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald resigned from the position because of her myriad conflicts of interest arising from her failure to divest from investments in tobacco and healthcare companies.

Redfield, a virologist and professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, has an extensive background in HIV/AIDS research.  He manages clinical programs at the Institute for Human Virology that offer HIV care in the Washington, D.C.-Baltimore region, as well as on an international scale under the U.S. President?s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).  He graduated from Georgetown University?s School of Medicine and did his residency at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, after which he served as a researcher in the military.

Although Redfield has an extensive research background, some lawmakers are concerned with his lack of experience in policy and public health.  Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, wrote a letter to the White House asking the President to reconsider his choice.  She also pointed to some past scientific practices and ethics in Redfield?s research that were controversial, including his advocacy for widespread AIDS testing and allegations of data misrepresentation, although he was not found guilty of scientific misconduct.

Redfield and the CDC face several significant challenges, including the opioid epidemic, the current spike in influenza, and the significant 43 percent cut to CDC?s Public Health Preparedness and Response program proposed by the Trump Administration for FY 2019.

In an address to the agency on 29 March, Redfield assured his commitment to science by emphasizing that the agency is ?science-based and data-driven, and that's why CDC has the credibility around the world that it has.?


House Committee Considers NSF Budget Request

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology held a hearing on the Budget Proposal for the National Science Foundation (NSF) for Fiscal Year 2019 on 15 March.  NSF Director Frances Cordova and National Science Board Chairwoman Maria T. Zuber testified.

Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) has been critical of the peer-review process at the agency since 2013 when he assumed the chairmanship of the committee.  He used the hearing as another platform to criticize some of the grants included in NSF?s research portfolio.  Smith argued, ?I have been critical of the NSF for funding too many projects that seem marginal or frivolous.  When the NSF spent $700,000 on a Climate Change Musical or $1.5 million to study pasture management in Mongolia, it reduced investments in projects that could yield groundbreaking new knowledge and discoveries.?

Dr. Maria Zuber, Chairwoman of the National Science Board, acknowledged Smith?s concerns.   She said, ?I would be remiss, Chairman Smith, if I didn?t thank you for holding us to the highest standards for transparency and accountability.?

Smith once again attacked the social sciences, and said, ?I am concerned that there are still too many projects being funded in the social, behavioral and economic sciences that are not worthy of taxpayers? dollars.?

Cordova responded by noting that the online description for each NSF award would now include a sentence that the research ?reflects NSF?s statutory mission?, which ?is meant to be a pause for every division director to ask whether the research fulfills national needs.?  However, Smith did not accept her answer.  He argued that given the proposed flat FY 2019 budget for NSF, funds should be spent on computing and physical sciences in order to maintain global leadership rather than social and behavioral sciences.


Congress Approves FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations, Rejects President?s Cuts to Science

Congress has passed and the President has signed a bipartisan appropriations bill with $1.3 trillion in federal spending for fiscal year (FY) 2018.  The House voted 256-167 and the Senate voted 65-32 to approve the bill that distributes funding for the remainder of FY 2018.  The omnibus appropriations legislation provides either increased or level spending for science agencies, ignoring the deep cuts proposed by the President.

Congressional leaders announced an agreement late on 21 March after several weeks of negotiations and six months into FY 2018.  A majority of environmental riders were dropped from the final bill.

The bill funds the National Science Foundation (NSF) at $7.8 billion, $295 million above the FY 2017 enacted level, with the Research and Related Activities (RRA) accounts funded at $6.3 billion (+$301 million).  The RRA line includes funding for the various research directorates, including the biological sciences directorate.  Details are not yet available for how these funds would be allocated.  The bill states ?this strong investment in basic research reflects the Congress' growing concern that China and other competitors are outpacing the United States in terms of research spending.?

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will receive $37 billion, a boost of $3 billion, rejecting the President?s proposed 22 percent cut to the agency.  The bill includes $1.8 billion (+$414 million) for Alzheimer?s research.

The omnibus provides funding increases for many agencies and programs at the Department of the Interior (DOI).  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) is funded at $1.6 billion (+$75 million) with the legislation prioritizing funding for addressing the endangered species delisting backlog, combating invasive species, preventing illegal wildlife trafficking, and preventing closure of fish hatcheries.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), slated for a 15 percent cut under the President?s request, will be funded at $1.1 billion, an increase of $63 million over FY 2017 levels.  Funding will be targeted to critical infrastructure investments in natural hazards programs, stream gages, the groundwater monitoring network, and mapping activities. The legislation provides $23 million for early earthquake early warning systems and $26 million for funding the development of ?Landsat 9? ? a satellite program that provides land use measurements important for agriculture, forestry, energy and water resource decisions.  The agency?s eight climate science centers will remain functional.  The White House had proposed eliminating half of them.

The President?s FY 2018 request called for the Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) budget to be cut by 30 percent.  The appropriations bill, however, provides level funding to the agency at $8.1 billion.  EPA?s regulatory programs will be cut by $23.5 million.  Funding for cleanup of Superfund sites will get a $66 million boost.  The bill also includes $2.9 billion for Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Loan funds and $63 million for Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act to support for water infrastructure projects.  The bill emphasizes the Administration?s goal to ?rein in outdated, unnecessary and potentially harmful regulations at the EPA? and includes riders prohibiting the agency from regulating lead content of ammunition.  EPA's science and technology programs will be supported at a flat budget of $116 million, rejecting the administration?s proposed $30.8 million cut to the program.

A report that accompanies the bill indicates that the legislation "does not include any requested funds for workforce reshaping" at the EPA.  President Trump's proposal would have allowed EPA to extract about $68 million from various programs for the reshaping effort, to be implemented through buyouts.  The bill also limits the agency?s reorganization and restructuring efforts to $1 million.

The Energy and Water portion of the spending bill, which funds the Department of Energy (DOE) and Army Corps of Engineers, received $43.2 billion, an increase of $4.7 billion.  DOE will receive across the board funding increases, including for research efforts and energy efficiency programs.  DOE?s Office of Science will see a 16 percent or $800 million funding boost to a record $6.26 billion.  An increase of $163 million is targeted for advanced scientific computing research, a priority of the President.  The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, slated for elimination in the President?s budget, will receive a record level funding of $353 million (+$47 million).

Agricultural research programs, including the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), will receive $3.03 billion, an increase of $138 million over FY 2017.  The Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) is funded at $400 million.  The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is funded at $6 billion, with $2.8 billion targeted at wildfire prevention and suppression.  The USFS received $6.07 billion in FY 2017.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will be funded at $1.2 billion, $247 million above FY 2017.  Core research activities at NIST will receive $725 million, although support for other ?lower priority? activities will be reduced.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will receive $5.9 billion, a slight increase of $234 million above FY 2017 level, with the funding prioritized for National Weather Service ($1 billion), fisheries operations ($883 million), weather research, and ocean exploration.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is funded at $20.7 billion, $1.1 billion above the FY 2017 level.  This includes $6.2 billion (+$457 million) for NASA Science programs and $4.8 billion (+$466 million) for exploration programs.  Funding for the earth science programs will remain flat at 2017 levels.

The Smithsonian Institution will receive $1 billion in funding, an increase of $178 million, allowing all on-going operations to continue.


Newly Launched: Online Ocean Database Library, Fisheries Statistics

Two new data initiatives supporting marine resource management have been launched.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) World Conservation Monitoring Center (WCMC) has launched an online library of ocean-related data, called Ocean+Data, to aid in informed decision-making.  The library contains 183 data sources, including global marine and coastal datasets, regional datasets, and databases from scientific sources, which can be accessed through customizable searches.  The library will support marine spatial planning, environmental impact assessments, ecosystem assessments, and other ocean conservation activities, along with providing educational opportunities for students.

The Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics has launched the Pacific Strategic Plan for Agricultural and Fisheries Statistics (P-SPAFS) to ensure the use of high quality data and statistics in policy decisions relevant to agriculture, fisheries, food security, natural resources, and rural development.


Call for Ideas: Curb the Spread of Misinformation

The Rita Allen Foundation and RTI International are organizing a call for ideas to curb the spread of misinformation that is able to spread rapidly in the current climate as a result of social media and the internet.  The call solicits interventions focused on ?reducing behaviors that lead to the spread of misinformation or encouraging behaviors that can lead to the minimization of its influence.?  Proposals for interventions with technological, educational, and/or community-based components as well as projects that involve science communication, public health, and diverse populations are encouraged.

Up to five ideas will be selected and featured in the Misinformation Solutions Forum, which will be held at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2018.  At the forum, two teams will be selected to receive Misinformation Solution Prizes of $50,000 and $25,000.

Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. PDT on May 31, 2018.  Inquiries about the submission and selection process should be directed to MisinformationSolutions at ritaallen.org<mailto:MisinformationSolutions at ritaallen.org>.

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AIBS and NSC Alliance Host USGS Budget Briefing Webinar

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) and Natural Science Collections Alliance
(NSC Alliance) have arranged for Anne Kinsinger, Associate Director for Ecosystems at the
United States Geological Survey (USGS), to provide information about the administration?s fiscal year 2019 budget request for the division.  The Ecosystems program at the USGS is responsible for research and monitoring on freshwater, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems, and the human, fish, and wildlife communities they support.

The webinar program will be held from 2:00 ? 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, April 13, 2018.

This webinar program is free, but pre-registration is required.  Click here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D9e256a078f-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=hfEhqCkcTdG1cioc7bMtJBuDhLHNTvcEyDCL-HRuASU&e=> to register.


Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program to help scientists and students hone their written communication skills to increase the power of their message.

Writing for Impact and Influence combines practical instruction and hands-on exercises to improve participants' general writing proficiency and their ability to reach large audiences.  The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda.

Learn to write for stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, with a focus on perfecting the reader experience.

The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and will begin on Thursday, 7 June 2018, with subsequent course sessions held weekly on Thursdays (except July 5).  Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists.

Register now: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__io.aibs.org_writing&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=ZfrHI6ONjIgIYx504NCIWMi8HDnjy8w7Dm9bhsp3yTA&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D4eef22b7e6-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=eWq8XF3Vv2JFfXRjOypKO-26rmeZQlIh3PLYTfkfNOE&e=>


Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest

Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for your chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience.

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 depict a person, such as a scientist, researcher, technician, collections curator, or student, engaging in biological research.  The research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, at a field station, on a computer, in a classroom, or anywhere else research is done.

The First Place Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of BioScience and will receive $250 along with a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience.  The Second and Third Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside the journal and will receive a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience.

The winning photo from the 2017 contest was featured on the cover of the April 2018 issue of BioScience.

Submissions must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 1 October 2018.

For more information or to enter the contest, visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aibs.org_public-2Dprograms_photocontest.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=YyuZPji4uaVgmbTVs2dEUHS6hN9cqYOoG6Vl8kfS-G8&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D86c47d053e-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=ib67X-HlvScuw-YCd47Rba7SS1Z4H51zqitVT7PgUiM&e=>.

>From the Federal Register

The following items appeared in the Federal Register from 19 to 30 March 2018.  For more information on these or other recent items, please visit the AIBS Federal Register Resource at www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D9ce30cb7b7-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=tnXE5KwImsPdoIxischtIDq6rXG720LSaefQagV03KE&s=mrLmuMsC0dKCOQYN2RbLXdviU4HeNwaY6iRiJRI7gJU&e=>.

Week Ending 30 March 2018

Agriculture

  *   Notice of Intent To Request Revision and Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

Commerce

  *   National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS); Executive Council Meeting
  *   Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Energy

  *   Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee

Health and Human Services

  *   Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

National Science Foundation

  *   Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

Week Ending 23 March 2018

Agriculture

  *   Meeting of the Collaborative Forest Restoration Program Technical Advisory Panel

Energy

  *   Notice of Request for Information (RFI) on Critical Water Issues Prize Competition

Environmental Protection Agency

  *   Request for Nominations of Candidates to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)

Health and Human Services

  *   2018 Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research Science Symposium
  *   Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

National Science Foundation

  *   Advisory Committee for Polar Programs; Notice of Meeting

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From oleary at amnh.org  Mon Apr  2 14:54:51 2018
From: oleary at amnh.org (Ruth O'Leary)
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2018 18:54:51 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Opening: Preparator, Vertebrate Paleontology, AMNH
Message-ID: <2EC92C6A-7239-401A-9C11-E384ABD3BB2E@amnh.org>

With apologies for cross posting

Job Title:  Preparator (Paleontology, Vertebrates)

Responsibilities & Duties:
The responsibilities and duties of the position include preparation and restoration of vertebrate fossils, especially detailed microscope-based anatomical preparation, using a full range of mechanical and chemical methods; digital preparation such as SEM and CT image processing, and related data collection and management; creating molds and casts; assisting in laboratory operations, and other divisional duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
Bachelor?s degree in a related field or HS/GED and equivalent professional experience (typically at least 4 years of specimen or exhibit preparation) required.  Demonstrated high level of professional skill, innovation, and cooperativeness. Outstanding manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, attention to detail, and patience.  Knowledge of vertebrate anatomy useful. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work independently.

Preferred Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in life or earth sciences, plus at least one full year of practical experience in preparation, molding and casting.  

Interested parties should apply online:
pa495.peopleadmin.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=52773

Applications must be received no later than May 14, 2018

Applications cannot be accepted via email or snail mail

**Please Note: Due to the volume of applications, we are not able to respond to email inquires regarding the status of an application**

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Since it?s founding in 1869, the Museum has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret and 
disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education 
and exhibition. The Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and scientific collections, which serve as a field guide to the entire planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures.

The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.


Ruth O'Leary
Director of Collections, Archives and Preparation
Division of Paleontology
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West 
New York
NY 10024

Email: oleary at amnh.org

Treasurer
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
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From cjohnson at amnh.org  Tue Apr  3 09:18:53 2018
From: cjohnson at amnh.org (Christine Johnson)
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 13:18:53 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Part-time Job Opening: Curatorial Assistant,
 Invertebrate Zoology, AMNH
Message-ID: <CY1PR14MB0095DA13AFC8DE6859ADDC17B6A50@CY1PR14MB0095.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>

Please post.

Apologies for cross posting.

Opening in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology

The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History seeks to fill a part-time (17 hours per week) position. The anticipated start date is early May 2018.
Title: Curatorial Assistant

Effective Date: March 20, 2018

Closing Date for Applications: Monday, April 16, 2018 by 5 p.m. Eastern Time

Job Description: The successful applicant will work with dry and fluid (in ethanol) insect and non-insect invertebrate collections in the Division of Invertebrate Zoology.

Duties involve: preparation of specimens for incorporation into the main collection (i.e., mounting on pins, card points, minuten pins or placing into individual ethanol vials); labeling specimens with locality, species, donation labels; rehousing fluid specimens or changing lids and fluid; making unit trays, filing reprints; some data entry.

Qualifications: Candidates with good organizational skills and attention to details, fine coordination skills, data-basing experience, and a good command of MS Word and Excel are preferred. The AMNH invertebrate collection consists of approximately 24 million specimens and brings in thousands of new, sometimes delicate, specimens each year. Thus, we seek someone who is relatively unfazed by repetitive work.

Part-time: 17 hours a week

Applications will only be accepted online via the AMNH careers website:

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**Applicants will only receive notification of application status if they qualify for an interview.
The high volume of applications precludes responding to application status inquiries.**

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The American Museum of Natural History is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Museum does not discriminate due to age, sex, religion, race, color, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor prohibited by law. Qualified candidates of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds are encouraged to apply for vacant positions at all levels. Please be advised that due to the high volume of applicants, we are only able to contact those candidates whose skills and background best fit the needs of the open position.



Christine Johnson, Ph.D.
Curatorial Associate
American Museum of Natural History
Division of Invertebrate Zoology
Central Park West at 79th Street
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From dtrock at calacademy.org  Tue Apr  3 11:31:03 2018
From: dtrock at calacademy.org (Debra Trock)
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2018 08:31:03 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Collection Manager for Geology Position Open
Message-ID: <CADb9T=zagGmHadB27yRLDxuqNwihMiUPa2zBVtd9wWAZivW7gw@mail.gmail.com>

Colleagues,



The Invertebrate Zoology and Geology Department at the California Academy
of Sciences (CAS) is seeking a Collection Manager for Geology.  The Academy
is the oldest natural history museum in the western United States and
welcomes people of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs to join us in
achieving our mission to explore, explain and sustain life on Earth.



The Geological Collections at CAS contain over 8 million specimens,
including one of the best collections of Pacific Basin invertebrates of the
Mesozoic and Cenozoic ages and fossil fish, foraminifera and plants from
California and the western U.S.  The mineral collection includes a
meteorite and gemstone collection and is worldwide in scope. Also housed in
the department is the world?s third largest collection of both fossil and
recent diatoms.



*Qualifications:  *Candidates should have at least a Master?s degree in
Earth Sciences or a comparable field; four years of experience in
collections curation or closely related work; two years of experience
supervising staff and volunteers; and two years of experience managing
budgets.  Comprehensive knowledge of curatorial procedures, regulations,
taxonomy, databases and the literature relevant to the Academy?s geology
collections is also desired, as is experience with grant writing and field
work.



*Application Deadline:* April 30, 2018.  A complete job description with
further details about the duties and qualifications for this position can
be found at:  https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__calacademy.snaphire.com_jobdetails-3Fajid-3DIM4Y8&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=SMPJoJi8OYwJI4Ybj8V5_cEcAbJfHKsiq3CDDTiP2GA&s=dtC47jjPUuFzLceusEWx7zqtcpCLk9yqwazK7P8a8wk&e=

Please feel free to forward this post to colleagues and other relevant
list-serves.

Dr. Debra Trock
*Director of Science Collections &*
*Senior Collections Manager, Botany*
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
dtrock at calacademy.org
PH:  415-379-5363
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From mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu  Wed Apr  4 10:07:08 2018
From: mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu (Phillips,Molly)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 14:07:08 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Webinar: Broadening Participation of People with
 Disabilities in Science
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Title: Broadening Participation of People with Disabilities in Science

People with disabilities (PWD) are highly underrepresented in all science fields, but many of the barriers to participation faced by PWD can be removed.

On April 11, 2018 at 3 pm ET we will have three panelists discussing best practices for full inclusion of people with disabilities in science settings. They will talk about some "dos and don'ts" of accessibility, common misunderstandings and stereotypes, and ideas for increasing the participation of PWD in STEM. The panelists will draw on both their personal experiences and professional research.

Please bring your questions about advocacy, accessibility, and any other related topics!

Panelists

  *   Dr. Kara Ayers from Univeristy of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in  Developmental Disabilities

  *   Dr. Arielle Silvermen from Disability Wisdom Consulting

  *   Gabriela Serrato Marks, PhD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Office: 352-273-1530
Fax: 352-294-1921
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From emily.braker at colorado.edu  Wed Apr  4 15:27:10 2018
From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker)
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 19:27:10 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] April 10 - Arctos Webinar #8 Object Tracking in Arctos
Message-ID: <CY4PR03MB30325D6DAF5C35282DD79726E0A40@CY4PR03MB3032.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>

Please join us next Tuesday for a webinar on Tissues, Containers and Object Tracking in Arctos.

Summary: Arctos manages over 2 million physical objects using a sophisticated object tracking system. Both barcoded and non-barcoded objects are trackable through use of labels which can be attached to any object or container as a means of linking the container environment to the specimen record.  Arctos creates a hierarchical map of an object's physical location from the building down to the position in a tray, shelf, or freezer box, to the actual collection object or specimen part, making it easy to pinpoint the exact location. In addition to tracking samples from the point of collection through accession, curation, and loans, Arctos object tracking also provides logging of container history and environment. This webinar will provide information how to use and get the most out of the object tracking system in Arctos.

Full abstract and more info: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_arctosweb-2D8&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=S1DuP9XrywTeHVXj9ONGfHgLJIqcKiWSQU6ZxAm5_cQ&s=NDQXiVmWuv-LGVcyls442sBrc5KPX1TXpIDAKdijJPE&e=

Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Collection Manager, Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico) and Kyndall Hildebrandt (Collection Manager, Museum of the North, University of Alaska, Fairbanks)

When: Tuesday April 10, 2018, at 3:00 pm ET

Where: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_room&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=S1DuP9XrywTeHVXj9ONGfHgLJIqcKiWSQU6ZxAm5_cQ&s=ET8J2c1yuksBenE9Snozha4iC9FmM2h7PmHDHnwv4r0&e=

Can't make it? View our archived recordings here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__arctosdb.org_learn_webinars&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=S1DuP9XrywTeHVXj9ONGfHgLJIqcKiWSQU6ZxAm5_cQ&s=GoBwfvYfJTmoJ_yofs1KZiR2UijOb_6d6D0dHMWnXT4&e=

This is the eighth in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and hosted by iDigBio.

Emily Braker
Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building
Boulder, CO 80309-0218
Phone: 303-492-8466
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From M.Carine at nhm.ac.uk  Fri Apr  6 10:38:07 2018
From: M.Carine at nhm.ac.uk (Mark Carine)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 14:38:07 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Herbarium curator post at Natural History Museum, London
In-Reply-To: <35A6EE429BD9AF4997104C5B48609C0D022448820B@EXC-SMITH.nhm.ac.uk>
References: <35A6EE429BD9AF4997104C5B48609C0D022448820B@EXC-SMITH.nhm.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <35A6EE429BD9AF4997104C5B48609C0D022448822F@EXC-SMITH.nhm.ac.uk>

The Natural History Museum, London is recruiting a Senior Curator in Charge with responsibility for the General Herbarium sections I & II and the European Herbarium

This is an exciting opportunity to integrate curation and collections-based research in one of the World?s largest and most important botanical collections.

For further information please see: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__careers.nhm.ac.uk_templates_CIPHR_jobdetail-5F448.aspx&d=DwIF-g&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=Cs5-roSPwl3xntYeH1KcqcCWDY6L48WevQDMOFkWiP8&s=nl2D4VD3lbibpBmPjZfVEC01fqcBk7hYeAdRtwahGmE&e=


Dr Mark Carine
Principal Curator-in-Charge,
Algae, Fungi and Plants Division,
Department of Life Sciences,
The Natural History Museum,
Cromwell Road,
London, SW7 5BD,
United Kingdom

From jon.yearsley at ucd.ie  Fri Apr  6 11:46:12 2018
From: jon.yearsley at ucd.ie (Jon Yearsley)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 16:46:12 +0100
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job: Assistant professor in macroecology (University
 College Dublin)
Message-ID: <CAGut74-S0-jk56vRpGw2+eOOFZK=oLGHRjX0AfRP559_vCXafA@mail.gmail.com>

University College Dublin is seeking to appoint a Lecturer / Assistant
Professor in Macroecology, to the School of Biology & Environmental Science.

*Closing Date: 17:00hrs (local Irish Time) on Tuesday, 1 May 2018.*

Details and application link available here:

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professor-in-macroecology/


*Position Summary:*
We are looking for a candidate who uses applied or theoretical macroecology
approaches to provide insight and understanding into the patterns and
processes shaping species diversity, ecological systems and community
ecology. The successful candidate should have interests in animal study
systems and proven field skills, and will be expected to lead an original
and innovative scientific research programme and contribute to the
development of the discipline areas of ecology and zoology. Classic
ecological questions amenable to study through the techniques of
macroecology, and relevant to this post, include questions of species
richness, latitudinal gradients in species diversity, the species-area
curve, range size, body size, and species abundance. The candidate should
complement and engage with current academic staff and research programmes
within the School and wider UCD community.
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From mtaylor at andover.edu  Fri Apr  6 14:33:16 2018
From: mtaylor at andover.edu (Marla L Taylor)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 18:33:16 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting - Collections Assistant,
 Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology in Andover, MA
Message-ID: <BL0PR0102MB33162EBE4FAC581A8A72AD34B5BA0@BL0PR0102MB3316.prod.exchangelabs.com>

Collections Assistant

Reporting to the Curator of Collections at the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology, the Collections Assistant is a full-time position that will contribute significantly to the management of the Peabody's approximately 500,000+ archaeological and ethnographic objects from Native North America.  In addition to daily management of this collection, the Collections Assistant will have a pivotal role in a large scale project to gain full physical and intellectual control over the collection.  S/he will also supervise work duty students and adult volunteers as they work with the collection on this large-scale project.  The position requires a creative, self-motivated, and intellectually curious individual committed to the institute's mission and vision.

The successful candidate will have:  Bachelor's degree required in anthropology, archaeology, or an allied social science, or a degree in museum studies, Master's degree preferred.  Some background-at the undergraduate or graduate level-in archaeology is preferred.  Knowledge of broad categories of American Indian material culture, media, and literature, as well as contemporary issues in museum and collection management - including decolonizing practices in museum.  Preferably, at least three years of experience in archaeological collection management.  Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and interest in working in a small team environment are essential.  Experience with PastPerfect museum software and Photoshop preferred.

Full background check required.  Apply online by April 30th to:https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.andover.edu_employmentopportunities&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=QGcOtdi-NWHGqk3NgL5QYRr8AhEQkg19T8MvXkZ92rU&s=b1xJmkvoT4UPVQDw6_gDXHKhLUsMbQwHWaoJcCV4cso&e=



Marla Taylor
Curator of Collections
Work Duty Supervisor
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts 01810
978-749-4492

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From andrea.thomer at gmail.com  Fri Apr  6 15:41:35 2018
From: andrea.thomer at gmail.com (andrea thomer)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2018 15:41:35 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Feedback requested: survey on 3D metadata standards
Message-ID: <CAON4g+hrUrGwsB_ceV13VFCQ4qgfV7ypxAFy++cy--r94bfz6Q@mail.gmail.com>

Hi everyone,

I?m emailing on behalf of the Community Standards for 3D Digital
Preservation (CS3DP) <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A___&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=kS81QvEmoVtLrb4iKRHjjOYAmiwq4t70vIxT1VbKuUs&s=dLiPuxwDgCXz_5IkjdflMAwfWMxuev-Zy7yxa4TLfVI&e=> metadata working group. We?re trying to
identify common data standards used by the digitizers, creators, and
curators of 3D data, so that we can recommend metadata best practices that
best fit the needs and current practices of this community.

*So, if you are involved in a 3D digitization project, or are  managing 3D
models and data - we need your help!  *

We?d like to know how you describe and organize your 3D data.

   - If you use some sort of data or metadata standard (whether a community
   developed one like Audubon Core, or a ?home grown? system of your own
   devising) - what fields do you use, and with what application guidelines?
   - If you primarily embed metadata in file names and directory
   structures, what information do you encode in each of these names?


*What we need from you: descriptions of the data and metadata standards you
are using to document and manage your 3D objects! * Ideally, this would
consist of a list of fields and their definitions, or a description of your
file structure and naming practices ? however, you?re welcome to send us
screenshots of your data entry screens as well.


*If you?re willing to provide us with your metadata terms, please email me
(Andrea Thomer, athomer at umich.edu <athomer at umich.edu>) and Jasmine Clark
(jasmine.l.clark at temple.edu <jasmine.l.clark at temple.edu>).*  You can send
us your terms/screens directly, and we're also happy to answer any
questions you might have about this project (though note: we are not the
CS3DP organizers, just participants).  Please respond by April 30th at the
latest, though the sooner we get people's information, the faster we can
get to work.


Also - please feel free to forward this email to any collaborators or
colleagues that might also be willing to contribute! The more terms we get,
the better our recommendations might be.


Thanks,

Andrea Thomer, on behalf of the CS3DP metadata working group
Assistant Professor
School of Information
University of Michigan
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From mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu  Sun Apr  8 17:13:05 2018
From: mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu (Phillips,Molly)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2018 21:13:05 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Reminder - Free Webinar Broadening Participation of
 People with Disabilities in Science
Message-ID: <1a552e8d18724f42a368fa5befe76fd6@exmbxprd16.ad.ufl.edu>

Title: Broadening Participation of People with Disabilities in Science

People with disabilities (PWD) are highly underrepresented in all science fields, but many of the barriers to participation faced by PWD can be removed.

On April 11, 2018 at 3 pm ET we will have three panelists discussing best practices for full inclusion of people with disabilities in science settings. They will talk about some "dos and don'ts" of accessibility, common misunderstandings and stereotypes, and ideas for increasing the participation of PWD in STEM. The panelists will draw on both their personal experiences and professional research.

Please bring your questions about advocacy, accessibility, and any other related topics!

Panelists

  *   Dr. Kara Ayers from University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in  Developmental Disabilities

  *   Dr. Arielle Silvermen from Disability Wisdom Consulting

  *   Gabriela Serrato Marks, PhD Candidate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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This is the third webinar in a series entitled the "Moving the Needle Initiative." Learn more here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_moving-2Dneedle-2Dbroadening-2Dparticipation-2Dbiodiversity-2Dsciences&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=T6sv1LMRUOL3G-3AYKAF3DfuIkB26GdtmmxOp7ewtmM&s=f0QYCRt1f7ylk0Rm1tMGtX7CjkG6vo12ZHV92FBe3Ng&e=>.


Molly Phillips
iDigBio Education and Outreach Coordinator
Florida Museum of Natural History
Office: 352-273-1530
Fax: 352-294-1921
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From jkrishna at umnh.utah.edu  Mon Apr  9 17:15:35 2018
From: jkrishna at umnh.utah.edu (Janaki Krishna)
Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2018 21:15:35 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Opening: Associate Registrar at UMNH
Message-ID: <CDE63CD24EB8584391FD58DA7BB79296B9EFF14D@X-MB3.xds.umail.utah.edu>

With apologies for cross posting

Associate Registrar, Loans & Exhibitions
Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH)
University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Job Summary
As Associate Registrar, you will be responsible for the museum's centralized loan records, environmental data, image requests and registrarial issues related to exhibitions. You will work closely with colleagues to advance the museum's mission. Additionally, you will support the registrar in handling issues that affect all or multiple collections at the Natural History Museum of Utah (UMNH).

Responsibilities

*       You are passionate about your job, working in our museum, and specification to detail.

*       You will handle incoming, outgoing, and gallery loans.

*       Diplomatically liaising with coworkers, you will assist in finding solution for risks and concerns to collections.

*       You will collect, track, and conduct initial analysis of environmental data.

*       Acting as lead to the museum pest team, you will:

o   set and run traps for pests in the museum; trapped animals have included: insects, spiders, rodents, and snakes,

o   identify pests and document and track Integrated Pest Management (IPM) data.

*       You will collaborate with registrar to act as an EMu database administrator.

*       Handle collections image requests from researchers and commercial entities.

*       Act as liaison to exhibitions department for registrarial exhibition concerns: temporary, internal, and traveling.

*       Assist the registrar completing functions required of the office.

For further details and to apply online go to the University of Utah website:

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From roxali.bijmoer at naturalis.nl  Tue Apr 10 04:58:25 2018
From: roxali.bijmoer at naturalis.nl (Roxali Bijmoer)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 10:58:25 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] subscription to list serve
Message-ID: <CAO8QTss6mfQ-h36U3hK_GD0PLs9UcbNVr9uPfn+Leho9L_25uA@mail.gmail.com>

To whom it may concern,

Since about a week I don't receive the emails of the NHcoll-list serve
anymore. At first I thought it was just a little quiet, but yesterday I
discovered that my coworker does receive them. Is anything the matter with
my subscription?

Kind Regards,



Roxali Bijmoer
Senior Collections Manager


T 071-7519234 Website:
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Nieuwenhuizenweg 19, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden
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Website:
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*Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
offices, the botanical, zoological, geological and paleontological
collections of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to
all visitors, including Synthesys Access applicants, as well as for all
loan requests for a period from May 1 2018  till medio 2019. In case of
logistic questions and updates on planning and progress, please check
www.naturalis.nl <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturalis.nl_&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=q-JSxyPjn_uK6xMC5nHpL1-eaATtJRd4N6hfKPFqJww&s=1EI9V2JwMJf0brA0UJGwGbdfpvdtPzO-IYRNh6n7ZLw&e=> or contact
botaniecollectie at naturalis.nl <botaniecollectie at naturalis.nl>.  We
apologize for this inconvenience.*


*For acces to digital data, see:* bioportal.naturalis.nl
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From jlaherty at indiana.edu  Tue Apr 10 08:45:29 2018
From: jlaherty at indiana.edu (Laherty, Jennifer)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 12:45:29 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Indiana University, Executive Director of Collections
Message-ID: <e25557669ebd4d9d848de3ac8d735822@BL-CCI-D1S02.ads.iu.edu>

Hi all,
This is a very high level position in the Vice President for Research office at Indiana University.  Posting for the Executive Director of University Collections: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__iujobs.peopleadmin.com_postings_45748&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=1vTBpgH26rEoZ6f5MbtiBwcZDGr-xqFVoBsOtVF_YjA&s=1ZX8G4oWXrM1UZpWy-S4KE70nR4wCrTmKRuHQa8Xt1g&e=.  I encourage you to consider this position and if you know of anyone who may fit the bill, please forward it.  We expect this posting to be open for a VERY short while - as in, maybe only for this week.  A print out/pdf of the posting is also attached.  The VP Research office is here:  https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.iu.edu_-7Evpr_&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=1vTBpgH26rEoZ6f5MbtiBwcZDGr-xqFVoBsOtVF_YjA&s=g7_grpFfCr2mhxBceQRHNbhkoJ4BVJFFd8xg7M570tU&e=

Best regards,
Jen

Jennifer Laherty
Associate Librarian, Sciences
Head of Sciences, IU Libraries
Liaison for: biological, chemical, health, and psychological disciplines

Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
Chemistry C003
800 East Kirkwood Avenue
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7102
812-855-5609
jlaherty at indiana.edu<mailto:jlaherty at indiana.edu>

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From emily.braker at colorado.edu  Tue Apr 10 09:18:29 2018
From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker)
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 13:18:29 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] TODAY - Arctos Webinar #8: Tissues, Containers,
 and Object Tracking in Arctos
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Please join us TODAY for a webinar on Tissues, Containers and Object Tracking in Arctos.



Summary: Arctos manages over 2 million physical objects using a sophisticated object tracking system. Both barcoded and non-barcoded objects are trackable through use of labels which can be attached to any object or container as a means of linking the container environment to the specimen record.  Arctos creates a hierarchical map of an object?s physical location from the building down to the position in a tray, shelf, or freezer box, to the actual collection object or specimen part, making it easy to pinpoint the exact location. In addition to tracking samples from the point of collection through accession, curation, and loans, Arctos object tracking also provides logging of container history and environment. This webinar will provide information how to use and get the most out of the object tracking system in Arctos.



Full abstract and more info: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__bit.ly_arctosweb-2D8&d=DwIF-g&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=Q66MUYfBQHqpDbDMqlAUua3LDrC62qnMOjIAZD0cDt8&s=lHkTsFYVQmxXWs0oMZtICGI7PsXB3zwXgGvwu3hJQ0o&e=



Presenters: Mariel Campbell (Collection Manager, Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico) and Kyndall Hildebrandt (Collection Manager, Museum of the North, University of Alaska, Fairbanks)



When: Tuesday April 10, 2018, at 3:00 pm ET



Where: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_room&d=DwIF-g&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=Q66MUYfBQHqpDbDMqlAUua3LDrC62qnMOjIAZD0cDt8&s=0Fa4FLAbRudABq702iriBY12vMMpF6wjA8tOn6qabmo&e=



Can?t make it? View our archived recordings here: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__arctosdb.org_learn_webinars&d=DwIF-g&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=Q66MUYfBQHqpDbDMqlAUua3LDrC62qnMOjIAZD0cDt8&s=-8w5dmetWYtG22ClymP75dtUExtRA1TXwMC8KEfyNjg&e=



This is the eighth in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and hosted by iDigBio.



Emily Braker

Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section

University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building

Boulder, CO 80309-0218

Phone: 303-492-8466

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From HawksC at si.edu  Thu Apr 12 08:17:45 2018
From: HawksC at si.edu (Hawks, Catharine)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:17:45 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: NMNH seeks Deputy Director
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From: Johnson, Kirk R.
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 9:05 PM
To: Baldwin, Carole <BALDWINC at si.edu>; Brady, Sean <BRADYS at si.edu>; Butler, Carol <ButlerCR at si.edu>; Chang, Audrey <ChangA at si.edu>; Chinen, Junko <CHINENJ at si.edu>; Cones, Myra <ConesM at si.edu>; Cones, Tracey <CONEST at si.edu>; Corrigan, Robert J. <CorriganR at si.edu>; Dorr, Laurence <DORRL at si.edu>; Hawks, Catharine <HawksC at si.edu>; Johnson, Kirk R. <JohnsonKR at si.edu>; Karl, Tina <KARLT at si.edu>; Kearney, Maureen <KearneyM at si.edu>; Kremer, Randall <KREMERR at si.edu>; Lawrence, Michael <LawrenceM at si.edu>; Loudin, Sarah <LoudinS at si.edu>; Lovinguth, Sandra <LovinguthS at si.edu>; Marzec, Colleen <MarzecC at si.edu>; Kearney, Maureen <KearneyM at si.edu>; Mayo, Michelle <MAYOM at si.edu>; McCarthy, Mike (NMNH) <McCarthyM2 at si.edu>; McDermott, Matthew <MCDERMOTTM at si.edu>; Musteen, Elizabeth <MUSTEENE at si.edu>; Paul, Valerie <Paul at si.edu>; Post, Jeffrey <POSTJ at si.edu>; Rick, Torben <RickT at si.edu>; Sangrey, Mary <SANGREYM at si.edu>; Smith, J.R. (NMNH/MSC) <SmithJR at si.edu>; Stauffer, Barbara <STAUFFERB at si.edu>; Strong, Ellen <STRONGE at si.edu>; Sues, Hans <SUESH at si.edu>; Tennessen, Tina <TennessenT at si.edu>; Tuggle, Donna <TuggleD at si.edu>; Weigt, Lee A. <WEIGTL at si.edu>; Werb, Shari <WerbS at si.edu>; Williams, Charmone <WILLIACH at si.edu>; Williams, Jennifer <WilliamsJL at si.edu>; Wiswall, Wendy <WISWALLW at si.edu>; Wong, Chun-Hsi <WongC at si.edu>; Yoon, Catherine C <YoonC at si.edu>
Subject: NMNH seeks Deputy Director

Dear Friends,

The NMNH Deputy Director posting will soon appear publicly in a variety of outlets. Please find attached the ad and the position description for this trust position. I welcome your assistance in ensuring awareness of the opportunity for qualified candidates. Please encourage applications, or alternatively pass along any names you might have, to ensure the broadest possible candidate pool.

Over the next few weeks, I will be organizing the panels and process for an inclusive and transparent selection process. I look forward to your support in this effort.

Cheers,

Kirk


Kirk Johnson
Sant Director
w 202.633.2664  johnsonkr at si.edu<mailto:johnsonkr at si.edu>

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
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From j.sigwart at qub.ac.uk  Thu Apr 12 13:50:22 2018
From: j.sigwart at qub.ac.uk (Julia Sigwart)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:50:22 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Unitas Malacologica - student research awards 2018
Message-ID: <D4587EB3-5567-45A5-BE25-B623F06CDDAA@qub.ac.uk>

Dear all

Unitas Malacologica offers member-supported small grants for student research activities in malacology.

Any project, related to any kind of mollusc, anywhere, in any field of science, will be considered. There is no restriction on how the funds should be spent, though the funds should not be used to supplement the income of the awardee, and we do not support projects with direct commercial or industrial applications.

These awards are generally granted to PhD students who undertake a small, self contained project related to their dissertation research. Awards will be made up to a maximum of 1000 euro (=$1080 USD). Usually two or three awards are granted each year, and the normal value is around 750 euro.

The next deadline for applications is 15 May 2018.

To apply - submit the application form, and a letter of recommendation, by email to j.sigwart at qub.ac.uk

The application form and links to reports from past award winners is available at 
www.unitasmalacologica.org/projects.html

Please note we have also recently updated instructions to join the MOLLUSCA email listserve
www.unitasmalacologica.org/links.html

Please spread the word, and good luck to all applicants!

Cheers,

Julia

--
Dr Julia Sigwart
Queen's University Belfast, Marine Laboratory
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sabbatical address (2015-2018):
University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology

From gnelson at bio.fsu.edu  Mon Apr 16 11:06:00 2018
From: gnelson at bio.fsu.edu (Gil Nelson)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:06:00 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Abstract due date: Digital Data in Biodiversity Research
 Conference
Message-ID: <bf41a0a6-086c-105c-a796-7600feee7664@bio.fsu.edu>

*Reminder: The due date for abstract submission for the Digital Data in 
Biodiversity Research Conference: Emerging Innovations for Biodiversity 
Data is 30 April 2018. Attendees must register to submit an abstract. 
Your emailed registration confirmation will contain a link to the 
abstract form.*

*

You may submit abstracts for oral presentations, posters, or discussion 
sessions. Discussion sessions are 40 or 60 minutes; oral presentations 
are 20 minutes. It is possible to submit an abstract for each of these 
on a single form.


For more information about the conference, visit: 
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_registration-2Dnow-2Dopen-2Demerging-2Dinnovations-2Dbiodiversity-2Ddata&d=DwICaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=cf6RUIGvD_S3FRpV4eLVO2ZVZ2yuwGy-yIo_zu4Hn1U&s=n6TH7_QOkX7thV4SkOwIX7q3n5J06hf8hnjRwSKUbCo&e=.


For the conference wiki and agenda, visit: 
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Please email Gil Nelson (gnelson at bio.fsu.edu 
<mailto:gnelson at bioi.fsu.edu>) with questions.


Many thanks!


Gil

*

-- 
Gil Nelson, PhD
Research Faculty
iDigBio Steering Committee
Integrated Digitized Biocollections
Institute for Digital Information and Scientific Communication
College of Communication and Information

Courtesy Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium
Florida State University
gnelson at bio.fsu.edu

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From abentley at ku.edu  Mon Apr 16 11:12:20 2018
From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles)
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:12:20 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Science Policy News from AIBS
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AIBS Public Policy Report



AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 19, Issue 8, April 16, 2018

  *   President?s USGS, DOE, EPA Nominees Confirmed
  *   Lawmakers Urge Speaker to Bring Scientific Integrity Legislation to Floor
  *   Pruitt Claims Authority Over WOTUS Protection Decisions
  *   Lawmakers Ask Interior to Investigate Scientific Integrity at NPS
  *   House Appropriations Panel Examines NOAA Budget
  *   OMB Releases President?s Management Agenda
  *   NSB Announces Public Service Award Winners
  *   New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President?s FY 2019 Budget Request
  *   BCoN Announces 2018 Webinar Series
  *   Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course
  *   Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest
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President?s USGS, DOE, EPA Nominees Confirmed

On 12 April, the Senate confirmed Andrew Wheeler as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Deputy Administrator.  Wheeler, a former energy lobbyist, has previously served as a Republican aide to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.  Republican Senators unanimously voted for Wheeler.  Democrats, who questioned Wheeler?s qualifications at his hearing, were expected to block his confirmation.  However, moderate Democratic Senators opted to vote for his confirmation.

President Trump?s nominee to lead the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Dr. James Reilly, was confirmed by the Senate on 9 April along with two Department of Energy (DOE) nominees.
Reilly, a former National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut and exploration geologist, had support from both sides of the aisle.  He vowed at his confirmation hearing to not let politics obstruct scientific integrity.

Theodore Garrish, who has previously served as a special assistant to the Secretary and General Counsel at DOE, was confirmed as the Assistant Secretary of Energy for International Affairs.   James Campos, who previously served as a Senior Adviser to the President of Nevada State College and a board member of the Nevada Taxicab authority, was confirmed as head of DOE?s Office of Economic Impact and Diversity.

Lawmakers Urge Speaker to Bring Scientific Integrity Legislation to Floor

House Democratic lawmakers, led by Representative Paul Tonko (D-NY), have requested that House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) bring legislation related to scientific integrity to the floor for a vote posthaste.  A letter stressing the importance of scientific integrity and signed by 76 members of the House Representatives was sent to the Speaker on 12 April.

The Scientific Integrity Act (H.R. 1358) was introduced last year by Representative Tonko, ahead of the March for Science, and has gathered significant support with 152 cosponsors.  The Act would set baseline standards for scientific integrity policies at all federal agencies that fund or conduct scientific research, requiring agencies to ?create and enforce clear scientific integrity standards.?

In the letter, the lawmakers argue, ?As public confidence in the integrity of our government continues to falter, demand for legislation of this kind will only grow.?  The letter also emphasizes that the Act would ?make it clear that independent science and evidence should be the basis for shaping federal policy, free from inappropriate political interference or bias due to ideology or conflicts of interest.?

The momentum to bring the legislation to a vote comes after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the agency?s plan to restrict the use of science in informing regulations, by barring the use of research for which raw data has not been made public.  At a congressional hearing on 12 April, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Administrator Neomi Rao, was grilled by Senator Maggie Hassan (D-MA) on EPA?s ?secret science? proposal.  Rao said, ?I think we do want to make sure that we have the best available evidence.  I think it's also important for the public to have notice and information about the types of studies which are being used by agencies for decision-making.?  EPA has yet to release details of the plan.

Pruitt Claims Authority Over WOTUS Protection Decisions

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a directive giving himself authority to make decisions related to regulatory protections under the Clean Water Act.
The one-page memo signed by Pruitt on 30 March gives the Administrator the power to make ?final determinations of geographic jurisdiction? under the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule.  He will now be able to make decisions regarding the protection of streams, ponds, and wetlands.

Most of these ?jurisdictional determinations? are made by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps), with EPA taking over the decisions in special cases "where significant issues or technical difficulties are anticipated or exist,? according to a 1989 memorandum of understanding with the Army Corps.  In the past, EPA?s regional administrators would make the final recommendations and decisions.  The new directive will allow Pruitt to personally assess whether a project, including coal refineries and power plants, near waterways or wetlands would have a negative environmental impact.

EPA Spokeswoman Liz Bowman stated, ?This memo explains that jurisdictional determinations that raise significant issues or technical difficulties should be handled in a consistent and uniform manner, particularly during the WOTUS rulemaking.  Regions will absolutely be involved in the process and work closely with the Administrator's office when doing the work to assess jurisdiction for very select, and often rare, cases.?  According to Bowman, the memo is part of the agency?s efforts to redefine WOTUS to be more restrictive than previous definitions, so that only ?relatively permanent? waters get federal protections.

The memo also gives the administrator the authority to issue a Clean Water Act veto of a project that the Army Corps has permitted.  EPA has had the right to veto the Army Corp?s decisions but has rarely done so in the past.

A former EPA wetland specialist, Kyla Bennett, indicated that although it is a seldom used strategy, EPA can use the threat of a veto as a bargaining chip to pressure Army Corps or developers to make environmental concessions.  ?If it is all in Pruitt's hands, everyone will know that it will never happen," she said.  "It's going to be a free-for-all.  Developers will know that they can do whatever they want without minimizing the impacts.?

Lawmakers Ask Interior to Investigate Scientific Integrity at NPS

Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate have sent letters to the Deputy Inspector General of the Interior Department, Mary Kendall, requesting an investigation into the ?effectiveness of scientific integrity policy? at the National Park Service (NPS).

According to a report<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D2b4ac054db-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=O-QQP0mt_iKSwFIYhUuEn88SiPDQKvsiH2xvdHaYSOU&e=> from Reveal, a nonprofit investigative journalism organization, NPS officials have removed any mention of human role in climate change from drafts of a report on sea-level rise and storm surge.  An analysis of eighteen different versions of the scientific report revealed that the word ?anthropogenic? and references to ?human-activities? were crossed out.

The NPS report, written by a scientist at the University of Colorado at Boulder, describes research that projects risks from rising sea-levels at coastal national park sites and is intended to inform park officials as well as the public on ways to protect park resources and visitors from the impacts of climate change.  The long-awaited report is not yet published and has been held up for ten months.

Many scientists have criticized the move as a violation of an NPS policy to protect science from political influence.  Joel Clement, a former Department of the Interior official under the Obama Administration, called the NPS report ?probably the biggest scientific integrity violation at the Department of Interior, by far ? because this is an actual scientific report.?

Interior Secretary, Ryan Zinke, had vowed earlier to Congress that the department will not be censoring science.  At a Senate hearing last month, he testified, ?There is no incident, no incident at all that I know that we ever changed a comma on a document itself.  Now we may have on a press release? And I challenge you, any member, to find a document that we?ve actually changed on a report.?

Lawmakers have urged the Inspector General to investigate if ?the changes were made in response to explicit verbal or written direction or whether they were a result of a culture of climate denial.?  The House letter<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D7262ae4512-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=H0_7gAdlrXL5StvFJaJFN7GzTymJ_rgOBGwBpBxaY1o&e=> was signed by Representatives Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee,  Donald McEachin (D-VA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Niki Tsongas (D-MA), and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA).  The Senate letter was signed by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).

House Appropriations Panel Examines NOAA Budget

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science held a hearing on 12 April to consider the FY 2019 budget request for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).  The acting Administrator for the agency, Timothy Gallaudet, testified at the hearing.

Gallaudet defended the President?s plan to slash the agency?s budget by 23 percent in FY 2019, eliminate 355 jobs at the National Weather Service, and significantly reduce climate research.  ?We had to make some tough calls, and we decided to prioritize core government services,? expressed Gallaudet.

Gallaudet explained that increased automation and improved ?business practices? at the agency will allow for budget cuts and staff reductions.

Representative Matt Cartwright (D-PA) expressed concerns about the elimination of the agency?s Arctic climate research program and said that the budget plan seemed to have been prepared by ?climate deniers.?  Worried about NOAA?s climate science work getting derailed, Cartwright said, ?I hope this committee can fix the serious problems in this budget proposal.?  Gallaudet responded, ?We haven't eliminated our climate work ? it's just been reduced.?

When asked about NOAA?s plan to end the agency?s coastal zone management grants, the Sea Grant program, the National Estuarine Research Reserve System, the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund, and the Office of Education, Gallaudet said that termination of these programs would be necessary to focus on the Administration?s broader goals of ?national security, public safety, economic growth and job creation.?

Gallaudet has been serving as the Acting Administrator since he was confirmed last October as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere.  President Trump?s nominee to lead NOAA, Accuweather Inc. CEO Barry Myers, has yet to be confirmed by the Senate.

OMB Releases President?s Management Agenda

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the President?s Management Agenda on 20 March 2018.  The Agenda<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D6c01a6dd7e-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=v6O7GMkwN4iKAzPyFrSIuEV37qgZjHIB_KOdXXssG88&e=> provides a broad framework to improve the federal government?s efficiency through modernization in key areas and is expected to guide agency reorganization plans that are supposed to become available in coming months.

The Agenda defines a long-term plan that incorporates goals of successfully accomplishing missions, providing better services to Americans, and effectively managing taxpayer dollars.  The plan describes ?three key drivers of transformation? that the Administration will focus on to achieve modernization.  These include, information technology modernization across the government, data accountability and transparency to hold agencies accountable for tax dollars, and developing a modern federal workforce.

The Agenda establishes ?Cross-Agency Priority? or CAP goals for each key area to be led by an interagency team of senior federal staff.  Progress on these CAP goals can be tracked online on a quarterly basis at www.performance.gov/PMA<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D800d32b138-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=yXgvrl8xSJKurpXFrTcCTsGyDP6FsaqMGWC3ek9yY_U&e=>.

NSB Announces Public Service Award Winners

The National Science Board (NSB) has announced that Dr. Jane Lubchenco, distinguished university professor and marine studies advisor to the President at Oregon State University, will receive the 2018 Vannevar Bush Award.  The award recognizes lifetime achievement for pursuits to improve the welfare of mankind and the nation through public-service activities in science, technology and public policy.

Lubchenco is an environmental scientist and marine ecologist with experience in science, academia, as well as government.  She has a diverse background in ecology, zoology, marine biology, ocean management, and public policy.  Lubchenco?s work has contributed extensively to the field of ecology as well as stimulated public engagement from the scientific community.  She served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and on President Obama?s Science Team (2009-2013).

The NSB also announced that Dean Kamen, entrepreneur and inventor, will receive NSB?s Public Service Award, which honors exemplary service in promoting the public understanding of science and engineering.  Kamen is widely known for inventing the Segway Human Transporter and several medical devices.  He also founded FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), an organization that promotes the understanding and use of science and technology among more than a million young people globally.

Lubchenco and Kamen will be honored during the National Science Foundation Annual Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C. this May.

New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President?s FY 2019 Budget Request

A new report by the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Public Policy Office analyzes the President?s fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget request for biological sciences research and education.

The report summarizes proposed budget and program changes relevant to the biological sciences.  The document analyzes the budget proposals for several federal agencies and programs, including National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Geological Survey, Department of Energy Office of Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Environmental Protection Agency, among others.

The report is available here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D5ac955c63b-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=KCgwkA01LujQOtxpBP-6foctherHqLOPHw6YXj_C_7M&e=>.

BCoN Announces 2018 Webinar Series

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) will convene a series of webinar programs in 2018 to share information about BCoN activities with the community and to receive community input on prior and pending BCoN programs.  These webinars will include a formal presentation followed by an opportunity for participants to ask questions and share information.  All programs will be recorded and posted to the BCoN website.

BCoN is supported by a National Science Foundation funded Research Coordination Network grant to the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

The first webinar, titled NIBA: A Status Report from BCoN, will be held 2:00 ? 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on April 25, 2018.  In 2017, BCoN convened a two-day workshop of biodiversity collections community stakeholders to review community progress toward the goals and objectives outlined in the Strategic and Implementation Plans for a Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance (NIBA).  This webinar will summarize the findings from that workshop.

Click here<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D95df28c631-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=0BmlCWtDaqlNmqhNjFktO5tGFTo1SI-JwAchG_WPkBI&e=> for more information regarding the webinar series and to register.

Registration Open for 2018 AIBS Writing for Impact and Influence Course

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is offering a professional development program to help scientists and students hone their written communication skills to increase the power of their message.

Writing for Impact and Influence combines practical instruction and hands-on exercises to improve participants' general writing proficiency and their ability to reach large audiences.  The program will provide participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda.

Learn to write for stakeholders, decision-makers, and the general public, with a focus on perfecting the reader experience.

The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and will begin on Thursday, 7 June 2018, with subsequent course sessions held weekly on Thursdays (except July 5).  Individuals who actively participate in and complete the full course will receive a certificate recognizing that they have completed a nine-hour professional development course on business writing for scientists.

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Enter the 2018 Faces of Biology Photo Contest

Enter the Faces of Biology Photo Contest for your chance to win $250 and to have your photo appear on the cover of the journal BioScience.

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 depict a person, such as a scientist, researcher, technician, collections curator, or student, engaging in biological research.  The research may occur outside, in a lab, with a natural history collection, at a field station, on a computer, in a classroom, or anywhere else research is done.

The First Place Winner will have his/her winning photo featured on the cover of BioScience and will receive $250 along with a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience.  The Second and Third Place Winners will have his/her winning photo printed inside the journal and will receive a one-year membership in AIBS, including a subscription to BioScience.

The winning photo from the 2017 contest was featured on the cover of the April 2018 issue of BioScience.

Submissions must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 1 October 2018.

For more information or to enter the contest, visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.aibs.org_public-2Dprograms_photocontest.html&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=e27izPOl1V1RFyvdr-PIaKK6yWMO21JaDZjzg4kObu8&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Da7da0b5765-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=XjWUlDwkifdFkaN0Lqq2Sp5ULGwEk1uEpO0_I_xz2Qc&e=>.

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  *   The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF) have published their report ?Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities,? which incorporates data collected from the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED).  According to the latest SED, U.S. institutions awarded 54,904 research doctorate degrees in 2016, only five fewer than the record high in 2015.  In 2016, the largest share of doctorates awarded was in the life sciences (23 percent), followed by engineering (17 percent), and psychology and the social sciences (16.5 percent).  To read the full report go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nsf.gov_news_news-5Fsumm.jsp-3Fcntn-5Fid-3D244922-26WT.mc-5Fid-3DUSNSF-5F51-26WT.mc-5Fev-3Dclic&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=OmU_OAyviGpavZPkA_V8Z7g7HYkouAKjvAykjgaaEX4&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3Daf115b0f64-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=d48pK_DpyzPxqpoq5_L2QaLmfEikuwnjFSKeypOsEY8&e=>

>From the Federal Register

The following items appeared in the Federal Register from 2 to 13 April 2018.  For more information on these or other recent items, please visit the AIBS Federal Register Resource at www.aibs.org/federal-register-resource/index.html<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D7d6543d6aa-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=d3WUCqgu-4AD7rXvAVY4ZKv4Hk3Tm5DLeJiGJu5jTSQ&e=>.

Week Ending 13 April 2018

Commerce

  *   Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings
  *   Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Environmental Protection Agency

  *   Environmental Modeling Public Meeting; Notice of Public Meeting

Health and Human Services

  *   Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
  *   National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting
  *   Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of Meeting

Interior

  *   2018 Call for Nominations, North Slope Science Initiative, Science Technical Advisory Panel, Alaska
  *   Call for Nominations for the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board

National Science Foundation

  *   Sunshine Act Meetings: National Science Board

Week Ending 6 April 2018

Commerce

  *   Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South Atlantic Fishery Management Council; Public Meetings

Environmental Protection Agency

  *   Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings
  *   Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Sulfur Oxides Panel

Health and Human Services

  *   Board of Scientific Counselors, Office of Infectious Diseases (BSC, OID)
  *   Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods; Notice of Public Meeting; Request for Public Input
  *   Meeting of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee
  *   National Library of Medicine; Amended; Notice of Meeting
  *   Solicitation of Nominations for Membership on the National Vaccine Advisory Committee

Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center

Quick, free, easy, effective, impactful! Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D0f70470d61-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=BjWZCfK9CedsF0y7mUpMdxf26SKUSBZtWsGv3Fxl1Zg&e=>.  The Legislative Action Center is a one-stop shop for learning about and influencing science policy. Through the website, users can contact elected officials and sign-up to interact with lawmakers.  The website offers tools and resources to inform researchers about recent policy developments. The site also announces opportunities to serve on federal advisory boards and to comment on federal regulations.

This tool is made possible through contributions from the Society for the Study of Evolution, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, and the Botanical Society of America.  AIBS and our partner organizations invite scientists and science educators to become policy advocates today. Simply go to policy.aibs.org<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__aibs.us1.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3Da2886d199362c2554974f78af-26id-3D3eae1a890b-26e-3D6708ed45cf&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=RV1KXUlL9f46woZzx17yHDaV3oaQOyjHyrcYOGLGwL4&s=flsNIxkV7DLgNSUHOGui6eQRBu-_Jxsb79ahuSGCl_o&e=> to get started.

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From Sergio.Montagud at uv.es  Tue Apr 17 07:02:33 2018
From: Sergio.Montagud at uv.es (Sergio Montagud)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:02:33 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Osteological samples ID
Message-ID: <1498929747smontagu@uv.es>



We began now with the labeling and registration of the osteological collections. Mainly, we have skulls and total skeletons, but a few part are small bones or teeths.
We need to identify these samples with a number code, as for all collections, but we have a doubt if is better to add a label with a cord or write directly (with a permanent pen) the ID number. The first option seems "cleaner", but a lot of pieces are small to find a proper label and is difficult to insert the cord. Furthermore, the label is annoying for exhibition samples and is danger to keep out the label in these specimens...

What kind of label system do you use for your osteological collections?

Thanks in advance!!!!


Sergio


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Sergio Montagud Alario
Museu [UV] Hist?ria Natural
Universitat de Val?ncia
e-mail: sergio.montagud at uv.es
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From ekrimmel at gmail.com  Tue Apr 17 08:45:27 2018
From: ekrimmel at gmail.com (Erica Krimmel)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 05:45:27 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] 4/24 DwC Hour Webinar "The Problem of Time: Dealing with
 Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core!
Message-ID: <CAFnTmHysKneSBuXkK8BrQ6KFJgi8P=Y3sHkTO6xTdA=wy+u0rw@mail.gmail.com>

Darwin Core (DwC) Hour #13 is almost here: *The Problem of Time: Dealing
with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_darwin-2Dcore-2Dhour-2Dproblem-2Dtime-2Ddealing-2Dpaleontological-2Dand-2Dzooarchaeological-2Dspecimens-2Ddarwin&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=lKW5ai30VkvaeFOb0TQCJbfusGbbel5azwR9ZS4wEE0&s=OZ2CGcmfHVTUcy89VzhprRhT3-AgvTLPwPPKenjg1cE&e=>!*

*When*: *Tuesday, 24 April 2018*

*Time*: *1pm Eastern / 5pm UTC*

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The temporality of specimens is a quintessential piece of information that
undeniably adds research value.  Part of what makes specimens so invaluable
is the fact that they represent life in a certain form at a particular
place and time.  However, there are some complications when it comes to
reporting and comparing collection dates and the ages or chronology of
?modern? specimens to those from paleontological or zooarchaeological
relevant time frames.  This Darwin Core Hour aims to take a deeper look at
some of these complexities, to begin community discussions of how these
important data should be portrayed in Darwin Core, and to provide a
starting point for these discussions by introducing the Chronometric
extension for Darwin Core that is currently under development.

However, there are some complications when it comes to reporting the
collecting dates versus the ages or chronology of ?modern?,
paleontological, and zooarchaeological specimens, as well as making
meaningful comparisons across represented time frames (e.g., modern,
archaeological, paleontological).

*Presenter*: Laura Brenskelle

Please bring or submit questions for open discussions in each webinar:
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EXTRAS:

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   - Compare the above to what's actually inside some of the DwC fields
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   VertNet, and soon ALA): https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_tree_master_data&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=lKW5ai30VkvaeFOb0TQCJbfusGbbel5azwR9ZS4wEE0&s=Ya_hOe8xkO9Z3i-R0Xw9jPeThskMiZWjOJjDmle7IOI&e=


Happy Darwin Core and Data Quality, and hope to see you soon!

- Erica Krimmel, et al from the* iDigBio Data Mgmt Interest Group *and
the *Darwin
Core Hour Team*



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From gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il  Tue Apr 17 11:28:55 2018
From: gali.beiner at mail.huji.ac.il (Gali Beiner)
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 15:28:55 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Osteological samples ID
Message-ID: <CAF3y2wgqpT813a6nrTXTv7ssG6ZTuYL3ru_vgc0jq3K07CW7HQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hello Sergio,

The basic solution I would recommend is to apply a barrier layer and then
write the number on that layer with ink. This way, the number can be
corrected or removed if necessary, but it can't just fall off.

A conservation-grade barrier layer would be Paraloid B-72 (dissolved in
acetone. About 5-10% should do). Apply it with a brush, wait a few minutes,
then write the number. Most "permanent" markers do fade sometime, so we use
the old way: black china ink or white ink (whatever is most visible on the
surface) applied with a pen nib.

With some practice, this is easy to do even on small bits.

Hope this helps,

Gali Beiner
Conservator
National Natural History Collections at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem,
Israel
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From HawksC at si.edu  Wed Apr 18 13:09:00 2018
From: HawksC at si.edu (Hawks, Catharine)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 17:09:00 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Supervisory Collections Manager position announcement
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From: Kaplan, Emily
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:43 AM
To: SI-Conservation <SI-Conservation at si.edu>
Subject: FW: Supervisory Collections Manager position announcement

Subject: Supervisory Collections Manager position announcement

The supervisory collections manager position is posted on USA Jobs. Please share this link with interested groups. Thank you.

Vacancy announcement number: 18R-JC-303710-DEU-NMAI
Title/Series/Grade: Supervisory Museum Specialist (Collections Management), GS-1016-13
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Open Date: April 18th, 2018
Closing Date:  May 2nd, 2018

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Vacancy announcement number: 18R-JC-303710-MPA-NMAI
Title/Series/Grade: Supervisory Museum Specialist (Collections Management), GS-1016-13
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI)
Open Date: April 18th, 2018
Closing Date:  May 2nd, 2018

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From Tonya.Haff at csiro.au  Wed Apr 18 18:42:58 2018
From: Tonya.Haff at csiro.au (Tonya.Haff at csiro.au)
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2018 22:42:58 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Free cabinet trays
Message-ID: <0ffbe7142f20433da447098706f8bff5@exch3-mel.nexus.csiro.au>

Hi all,

Here at the Australian National Wildlife Collection in Canberra, Australia, we have a couple hundred wooden standard museum cabinet trays that we are no longer using, which we would like to offer up to anyone who would like or need them. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Thanks,

Tonya
Collections Manager
CSIRO ANWC
Canberra, Australia
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From pwimberger at pugetsound.edu  Thu Apr 19 01:28:20 2018
From: pwimberger at pugetsound.edu (Peter H Wimberger)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:28:20 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] History of Mercuric chloride use in collections
Message-ID: <c5f25e7bb8914fe28b5cec2b8ad91c6a@wnmbs03.pugetsound.edu>

Hello all,

We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections.  In addition we would be interested in learning the results of mercury tests done on specimens, if folks are willing to share those.

Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in collections in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Thanks very much,

Peter

Peter Wimberger
Director, Slater Museum of Natural History
Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416-1088



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From pwimberger at pugetsound.edu  Thu Apr 19 01:33:49 2018
From: pwimberger at pugetsound.edu (Peter H Wimberger)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:33:49 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections
Message-ID: <857cac0ea88e4a61bed3ce345a54b59e@wnmbs03.pugetsound.edu>

Hello all,

We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections.  In addition we would be interested in learning the results of mercury tests done on specimens, if folks are willing to share those.

Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in collections in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Thanks very much,

Peter

Peter Wimberger
Director, Slater Museum of Natural History
Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416-1088



Peter Wimberger
Director, Slater Museum of Natural History
Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416-1088

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From dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de  Thu Apr 19 02:03:41 2018
From: dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de (Dirk Neumann)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 08:03:41 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] History of Mercuric chloride use in collections
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Dear Peter,

my colleague Joachim H?ndel has been looking into this (recipes, 
mixtures, etc.) for his book Makroskopische Pr?parationstechnik; he 
might know producers (but I suspect that mercury salts have been mixed 
into fixatives by preparators themselves)

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Would be interested to learn more about your work on sublimate in museum 
collections - would appreciate if you could circulate a link to the 
publication once your results are available.

All the best
Dirk


Am 19.04.2018 um 07:28 schrieb Peter H Wimberger:
> Hello all,
> We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are 
> interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of 
> mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections.? In 
> addition we would be interested in learning the results of mercury 
> tests done on specimens, if folks are willing to share those.
> Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in 
> collections in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries?
> Thanks very much,
> Peter
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From HawksC at si.edu  Thu Apr 19 06:06:39 2018
From: HawksC at si.edu (Hawks, Catharine)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:06:39 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections
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Hi Peter

There are numerous publications that refer to the use of mercury with museum specimens.  I have attached three that may have bibliographic information that would be useful.

We have monitored extensively for mercury vapor volatilized from treated herbarium specimens, vertebrate specimens, invertebrate specimens, mineral specimens, and ethnographic objects here at the  NMNH, as have other institutions. Staff in museums with technology, history, and decorative arts collections have done so as well.

If you would like to explore this further, it might be easiest to have a phone conversation to narrow down the types of information that would be most pertinent for your study.

Cathy
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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of Peter H Wimberger
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 1:34 AM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections


Hello all,

We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of mercuric chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections.  In addition we would be interested in learning the results of mercury tests done on specimens, if folks are willing to share those.

Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in collections in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Thanks very much,

Peter

Peter Wimberger
Director, Slater Museum of Natural History
Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416-1088



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Director, Slater Museum of Natural History
Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA  98416-1088

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From prc44 at drexel.edu  Thu Apr 19 11:15:12 2018
From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:15:12 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: Invertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager
 position, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Dear colleagues,

The Invertebrate Paleontology Department of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University is searching for a Collection Manager. The Academy is the oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, and is situated within Philadelphia's scenic Museums District on the Ben Franklin Parkway. The Invertebrate Paleontology collection consists of over 1 million specimens, ~ 75% of which are fossil mollusks, including ~5,000 types, with strengths in Mesozoic and Cenozoic mollusks from the US Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plains and from Britain.

Qualifications: Candidates should have at least a Master's Degree in either museum studies, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, or zoology. Candidates with a Bachelor's degree and extensive experience will also be considered. Experience in collections operations and digitization initiatives are required. Familiarity with collections management software, such as Specify or Arctos, and with national and international collections digitization efforts, such as iDigBio, ALA, GBIF, is desirable, as is experience in grant writing for collections management.

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From apinzl at sbcglobal.net  Thu Apr 19 18:58:47 2018
From: apinzl at sbcglobal.net (Ann Pinzl)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:58:47 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections
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Greetings,

                You didn?t indicate for which collections  receiving mercury
that you were interested in.  I?ve been gathering references to herbarium
materials & methods for a while now, and I can  say that there are numerous
mentions in the latter part of the 1800s, but the earliest reference I?ve
come across is :

Franklin Society of Providence, R.I.  1829.  General directions for
collecting and preserving articles in the various departments of natural
history respectfully submitted by the Franklin Society of Providence, R.I.
to the attention of travellers, seafaring men and all lovers of nature and
of nature?s handy works, who are willing to lend their aid in promoting the
cause of science, and advancing the progress of the arts. Franklin Society
of Providence R. I. 8pp.   (Since. I have been concentrating on
plants/herbaria I noted only pages 6 & 7 as dealing with them.)

            As for tests, I am aware of the following:

Odegaard,N., D.R. Smith, .V.Boyer,, and J. Anderson.  2006.  Use of handheld
XRF for the study of pesticide residues on museum objects.  Collect. Forum
2220(1):42-48.

Purewal, V.  1999.  The identification of hazardous pesticide and fungicide
residues on herbarium material.  Scottish Society for Conservation and
Restoration Journal.  10(4):5-9.

Purewal, V.  2001.  The identification of four persistent and hazardous
residues present on historic plant collections housed within the National
Museum and Galleries of Wales.  Collect. Forum 16(1-2):77-86.

Purewal, V., and B. Colston.  2006.  New approaches to the identification
and treatment of contaminants in  P.57 in: Society for the Preservation of
Natural History Collections Program and Abstracts. 21st  Annual Meeting,
23-27 May 2006.  

Purewal, V., B. Colston, and S. R?hrs.  2008.  Developing a simple screening
method for the identification of historic biocide residues on herbarium
material in museum collections.  X-Ray Spectrom. 37:137-141.

Use of hand-held UV lamp as screening method; PIXE analysis for details on
mercury and arsenic contamination.

Purewal, V.J.  2012.  Novel Detection and removal of Hazardous Biocide
Residue Historically Applied to Herbaria. 192 pp. (Doctoral dissertation,
University of Lincoln).
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eprints.lincoln.ac.uk_13573_13_Purewal-5FPhD-5FApril-5F2012-5Fv2.pdf&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=yIRQqbTguMPoWiNONyA1QA0XEGAt58kSYEDDjhz8SQ8&s=sOW7heQt77wKoiAh7GsbvPAyZNy4Nq82So5Jw6riaJQ&e=

The Odegaard et al. paper covers cultural objects, while V. Purewal has
pretty much restricted herself to herbarium specimens.

 

Good luck,

Ann Pinzl

 

From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Peter
H Wimberger
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 10:34 PM
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] mercury in collections

 

Hello all,
We have been doing some work on mercury in museum specimens and are
interested in finding more reports/papers that document the use of mercuric
chloride or corrosive sublimate in museum collections.  In addition we would
be interested in learning the results of mercury tests done on specimens, if
folks are willing to share those.  
Does anyone know who produced the mercury products that were used in
collections in the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Thanks very much,
Peter

 

Peter Wimberger

Director, Slater Museum of Natural History

Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA  98416-1088

 

 

 

Peter Wimberger

Director, Slater Museum of Natural History

Albertson Professor, Biology and Environmental Studies

University of Puget Sound

Tacoma, WA  98416-1088

 

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From apinzl at sbcglobal.net  Thu Apr 19 19:12:06 2018
From: apinzl at sbcglobal.net (Ann Pinzl)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 16:12:06 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] I should have included ...RE:  mercury in collections
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Message-ID: <005c01d3d833$d6df81a0$849e84e0$@net>

I should have included:

 

Grenda-Kurmanow, M. 2017 Conservation versus genetics. Challenges of
conservation planning for historic herbaria. In ICOM-CC 18th Triennial
Conference Preprints, Copenhagen, 4-8 September 2017, ed. J. Bridgland, art.
1103. Paris: International Council of Museums.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.researchgate.net_profile_Magdalena-5FGrenda-2DKurmanow_publication_3&d=DwICAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=O3Dk6iqwYqSaNILC7pb7Hel5aadAU-QvZ4iVEbhk28k&s=lXvLr7kOsggc5RahDJuNP-dnCsmB7IUMRsccn-5spIQ&e=
20004717_Conservation_versus_genetics_Challenges_of_conservation_planning_fo
r_historic_herbaria/links/59c6bbdfaca272c71bc2c95b/Conservation-versus-genet
ics-Challenges-of-conservation-planning-for-historic-herbaria.pdf

 

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From gnelson at bio.fsu.edu  Fri Apr 20 08:44:44 2018
From: gnelson at bio.fsu.edu (Gil Nelson)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:44:44 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Economy Lodging Reminder: Digital data in biodiversity
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From dpaul at fsu.edu  Sun Apr 22 23:32:30 2018
From: dpaul at fsu.edu (Deborah Paul)
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Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Timey Wimey Stuff 4/24 DwC Hour Webinar "The Problem of
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    that suggest using a controlled vocabulary (data from GBIF, iDigBio,
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From becky.desjardins at naturalis.nl  Tue Apr 24 02:57:38 2018
From: becky.desjardins at naturalis.nl (Becky Desjardins)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:57:38 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vivianite preservation
Message-ID: <CAHuKY=HeRskr=Zb5C6T61zuQrEoVSO+cA7tmJo5M_GX1c28CRw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all;

One of our curators recently collected a sample of  waterlogged wood (could
be clay) with crystals of vivianite on it. Vivianite changes color when
exposed to air (which is already happening) and the wood/clay is drying
out. Does anyone have any tips for how to preserve it? Keep it in
glycerine? Or oil? I welcome your suggestions.



Met vriendelijke groeten,

Becky Desjardins
Taxidermist/Preparator





T 071-751 9252 , M 06-16144902


Darwinweg 2 - 2333 CR Leiden
E Becky.Desjardins at naturalis.nl I , www.naturalis.nl

Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors,
including Synthesys Access applicants, as well as for all loan requests for
two months during March and April 2016, and for a period of about two
years from
August 2016 till summer 2018. The botany collections, housed elsewhere in
Leiden, will remain open to visitors and available for loans until further
announcement. In case of logistic questions and updates on planning and
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From Christian.Baars at museumwales.ac.uk  Tue Apr 24 04:57:49 2018
From: Christian.Baars at museumwales.ac.uk (Christian Baars)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 08:57:49 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vivianite preservation
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Hi Becky,

What is more important to preserve, the waterlogged wood or the vivianite?

Vivianite is an iron-phosphate mineral often associated with archaeological objects (i.e. waterlogged wood and skeletons), as it can form from the oxidation of pyrite and in association with phosphate-rich minerals (e.g. bone). Vivianite is originally clear but oxidises quickly and then turns blue. It also contains 8 molecules of crystalline water per molecule of mineral, and is therefore prone to dehydration. If waterlogged wood (which itself is preserved because it would have been buried in an anoxic environment) is exposed to the atmosphere, the oxidation and associated colour change in vivianite can happen quite quickly. Dehydration of vivianite can result in cracking and physical disintegration.

To preserve the vivianite you would need to contain it in a micro environment under high relative humidity and exclusion of oxygen.

If you were more interested in preserving the waterlogged wood, any of the usual ways for doing so (e.g., impregnation, replacement of water with non-aqueous solvents, freeze drying) would be mutually exclusive with the preservation of vivianite.

Kind regards
Christian



Dr Christian Baars AMA
Senior Preventive Conservator
National Museum Cardiff
Department of Collection Services
Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 4NP, UK
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From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Becky Desjardins
Sent: 24 April 2018 07:58
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Arike Gill <arike.gill at naturalis.nl>
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vivianite preservation

Hello all;

One of our curators recently collected a sample of  waterlogged wood (could be clay) with crystals of vivianite on it. Vivianite changes color when exposed to air (which is already happening) and the wood/clay is drying out. Does anyone have any tips for how to preserve it? Keep it in glycerine? Or oil? I welcome your suggestions.



Met vriendelijke groeten,

Becky Desjardins
Taxidermist/Preparator



[Image removed by sender.]


T 071-751 9252 , M 06-16144902

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Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors, including Synthesys Access applicants, as well as for all loan requests for two months during March and April 2016, and for a period of about two years from August 2016 till summer 2018. The botany collections, housed elsewhere in Leiden, will remain open to visitors and available for loans until further announcement. In case of logistic questions and updates on planning and progress, please check www.naturalis.nl<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturalis.nl_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=9gG_DklWLxsTRW4hBfOVfu37farkF4kFuQi8IKeNO0Y&s=SjnEWfoDPTAf6RfRqX33-beWwzQ3nWO5sTM9_X9FAb0&e=> or contact collectie at naturalis.nl<mailto:collectie at naturalis.nl>. We apologize for this inconvenience.




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From becky.desjardins at naturalis.nl  Tue Apr 24 05:29:40 2018
From: becky.desjardins at naturalis.nl (Becky Desjardins)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:29:40 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] vivianite preservation
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The mineral, not the wood.

Thanks!

Met vriendelijke groeten,

Becky Desjardins
Taxidermist/Preparator





T 071-751 9252 , M 06-16144902


Darwinweg 2 - 2333 CR Leiden
E Becky.Desjardins at naturalis.nl I , www.naturalis.nl

Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of
Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors,
including Synthesys Access applicants, as well as for all loan requests for
two months during March and April 2016, and for a period of about two
years from
August 2016 till summer 2018. The botany collections, housed elsewhere in
Leiden, will remain open to visitors and available for loans until further
announcement. In case of logistic questions and updates on planning and
progress, please check www.naturalis.nl or contact collectie at naturalis.nl. We
apologize for this inconvenience.




On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 10:57 AM, Christian Baars <
Christian.Baars at museumwales.ac.uk> wrote:

> Hi Becky,
>
>
>
> What is more important to preserve, the waterlogged wood or the vivianite?
>
>
>
> Vivianite is an iron-phosphate mineral often associated with
> archaeological objects (i.e. waterlogged wood and skeletons), as it can
> form from the oxidation of pyrite and in association with phosphate-rich
> minerals (e.g. bone). Vivianite is originally clear but oxidises quickly
> and then turns blue. It also contains 8 molecules of crystalline water per
> molecule of mineral, and is therefore prone to dehydration. If waterlogged
> wood (which itself is preserved because it would have been buried in an
> anoxic environment) is exposed to the atmosphere, the oxidation and
> associated colour change in vivianite can happen quite quickly. Dehydration
> of vivianite can result in cracking and physical disintegration.
>
>
>
> To preserve the vivianite you would need to contain it in a micro
> environment under high relative humidity and exclusion of oxygen.
>
>
>
> If you were more interested in preserving the waterlogged wood, any of the
> usual ways for doing so (e.g., impregnation, replacement of water with
> non-aqueous solvents, freeze drying) would be mutually exclusive with the
> preservation of vivianite.
>
>
>
> Kind regards
>
> Christian
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *Dr Christian Baars AMA*
>
> Senior Preventive Conservator
>
> National Museum Cardiff
>
> Department of Collection Services
>
> Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 4NP, UK
>
> Telephone: +44 (0)29 2057 3302
>
> E-mail: christian.baars at museumwales.ac.uk
>
> Twitter: @NMWPrevCons
>
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>
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of
> *Becky Desjardins
> *Sent:* 24 April 2018 07:58
> *To:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu; Arike Gill <arike.gill at naturalis.nl>
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] vivianite preservation
>
>
>
> Hello all;
>
>
>
> One of our curators recently collected a sample of  waterlogged wood
> (could be clay) with crystals of vivianite on it. Vivianite changes color
> when exposed to air (which is already happening) and the wood/clay is
> drying out. Does anyone have any tips for how to preserve it? Keep it in
> glycerine? Or oil? I welcome your suggestions.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Met vriendelijke groeten,
>
>
>
> Becky Desjardins
>
> Taxidermist/Preparator
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> [image: Image removed by sender.]
>
>
>
> T 071-751 9252 , M 06-16144902
>
>
> Darwinweg 2 - 2333 CR Leiden
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>
>
> *Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
> offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of
> Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors,
> including Synthesys Access applicants, as well as for all loan requests for
> two months during March and April 2016, and for a period of about two years
> from August 2016 till summer 2018. The botany collections, housed elsewhere
> in Leiden, will remain open to visitors and available for loans until
> further announcement. In case of logistic questions and updates on planning
> and progress, please check **www.naturalis.nl*
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.naturalis.nl_&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=9gG_DklWLxsTRW4hBfOVfu37farkF4kFuQi8IKeNO0Y&s=SjnEWfoDPTAf6RfRqX33-beWwzQ3nWO5sTM9_X9FAb0&e=>*
> or contact **collectie at naturalis.nl <collectie at naturalis.nl>**. We
> apologize for this inconvenience.*
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
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From Sergio.Montagud at uv.es  Tue Apr 24 05:39:32 2018
From: Sergio.Montagud at uv.es (Sergio Montagud)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:39:32 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tail Shark
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We had received a dry tail of a thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus). People who give it dried the tail outdoors, only protected by sunlight and hanging from the tip of the tail. The preservation is quite good, but the base still contains some tissues and muscles that look dry, but smell a lot.  Could someone give us recommendations for preservation? For the moment, we have no intention to expose it.

Thanks in advance


Sergio


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From dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de  Tue Apr 24 06:27:49 2018
From: dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de (Dirk Neumann)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:27:49 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tail Shark
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... interesting question - we will receive 50 kg of dried shark fins 
confiscated by customs because of CITES violations. I was opting to keep 
them dry, but outside of climate controlled storage areas (because of 
the risks of malfunctioning of our climate control systems) ...

Dirk


Am 24.04.2018 um 11:39 schrieb Sergio Montagud:
> We had received a dry tail of a thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus). People who give it dried the tail outdoors, only protected by sunlight and hanging from the tip of the tail. The preservation is quite good, but the base still contains some tissues and muscles that look dry, but smell a lot.  Could someone give us recommendations for preservation? For the moment, we have no intention to expose it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> 
Sergio
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From prc44 at drexel.edu  Tue Apr 24 08:38:44 2018
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Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 12:38:44 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tail Shark
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Would chemical drying (by immersion in, say, acetone for a while before air drying) work? The problem with the smell is likely to continue due to the persistence of lipids even if all water is driven out. 


Am 24.04.2018 um 11:39 schrieb Sergio Montagud:
> We had received a dry tail of a thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus). People who give it dried the tail outdoors, only protected by sunlight and hanging from the tip of the tail. The preservation is quite good, but the base still contains some tissues and muscles that look dry, but smell a lot.  Could someone give us recommendations for preservation? For the moment, we have no intention to expose it.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> 
Sergio
>
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From dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de  Tue Apr 24 09:03:35 2018
From: dirk.neumann at zsm.mwn.de (Dirk Neumann)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 15:03:35 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tail Shark
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the smell was my concern, too (also potentially attracting pests); but 
aceton treatment would harm the DNA


Am 24.04.2018 um 14:38 schrieb Callomon,Paul:
> Would chemical drying (by immersion in, say, acetone for a while before air drying) work? The problem with the smell is likely to continue due to the persistence of lipids even if all water is driven out.
>
>
> Am 24.04.2018 um 11:39 schrieb Sergio Montagud:
>> We had received a dry tail of a thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus). People who give it dried the tail outdoors, only protected by sunlight and hanging from the tip of the tail. The preservation is quite good, but the base still contains some tissues and muscles that look dry, but smell a lot.  Could someone give us recommendations for preservation? For the moment, we have no intention to expose it.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>>
> Sergio
>>
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From ekrimmel at gmail.com  Tue Apr 24 09:50:31 2018
From: ekrimmel at gmail.com (Erica Krimmel)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 06:50:31 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Darwin Core webinar on paleo/zooarch time,
 TODAY at 1pm Eastern
Message-ID: <CAFnTmHwf_W+ZTeBkzHumbhN-Zb3MC2qwD4-kcaxvtBzvY0Oe9Q@mail.gmail.com>

Join us later today for Darwin Core (DwC) Hour #13: *The Problem of Time:
Dealing with Paleontological and Zooarchaeological Specimens in Darwin Core
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_darwin-2Dcore-2Dhour-2Dproblem-2Dtime-2Ddealing-2Dpaleontological-2Dand-2Dzooarchaeological-2Dspecimens-2Ddarwin&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=jtpVKfAoM3SH2u4okitR0M-fpO-eYQtk7qNp8h00Jws&e=>!*

*When*: *TODAY, 24 April 2018*

*Time*: *1pm Eastern / 5pm UTC*

*Where*: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_room&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=9fj5EkNYZ-VPWorrHC8qL_mGFJM_Wg1zVPIbaMcjGpI&e=

The temporality of specimens is a quintessential piece of information that
undeniably adds research value.  Part of what makes specimens so invaluable
is the fact that they represent life in a certain form at a particular
place and time.  However, there are some complications when it comes to
reporting and comparing collection dates and the ages or chronology of
?modern? specimens to those from paleontological or zooarchaeological
relevant time frames.  This Darwin Core Hour aims to take a deeper look at
some of these complexities, to begin community discussions of how these
important data should be portrayed in Darwin Core, and to provide a
starting point for these discussions by introducing the Chronometric
extension for Darwin Core that is currently under development.

However, there are some complications when it comes to reporting the
collecting dates versus the ages or chronology of ?modern?,
paleontological, and zooarchaeological specimens, as well as making
meaningful comparisons across represented time frames (e.g., modern,
archaeological, paleontological).

*Presenter*: Laura Brenskelle, University of Florida/Florida Museum of
Natural History

Please bring or submit questions for open discussions in each webinar:
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_zja2muz&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=Sql1xIJ3MNsdqaT82X6OoJ9zzYgEZV_exupVX9yTf5I&e=

EXTRAS:

   - Explore the Darwin Core Questions & Answers wiki:
   https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_wiki&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=h5YF8txlI7RdVabxCUHTFNKzVfQE-zP08nKd3S0VT34&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_wiki&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=h5YF8txlI7RdVabxCUHTFNKzVfQE-zP08nKd3S0VT34&e=>
   - See which of your questions have been asked and answered so far:
   https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_issues&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=hDO938xVcogOMmfUK-Y9A5qs-REGPDxcOfVVCPZ-fDM&e=
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_issues&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=hDO938xVcogOMmfUK-Y9A5qs-REGPDxcOfVVCPZ-fDM&e=>
   - Submit your question / volunteer (yourself or someone) to do a webinar
   on a DwC topic: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__tinyurl.com_zja2muz&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=Sql1xIJ3MNsdqaT82X6OoJ9zzYgEZV_exupVX9yTf5I&e=
   - See what terms DwC recommends using a controlled vocabulary for:
   https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_wiki_Controlled-2DVocabularies&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=lTg3AnrAz0tVl2V0VXx7VHpJJyGLaZBVUAjcuUXgG_0&e=
   <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_wiki_Controlled-2DVocabularies&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=lTg3AnrAz0tVl2V0VXx7VHpJJyGLaZBVUAjcuUXgG_0&e=>
   - Compare the above to what's actually inside some of the DwC fields
   that suggest using a controlled vocabulary (data from GBIF, iDigBio,
   VertNet, and soon ALA): https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_tdwg_dwc-2Dqa_tree_master_data&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=NjhLn2h23Aa7_HJPG6OSs9RXDOduQ5qnTXHZfewKZaI&e=


Happy Darwin Core and Data Quality, and hope to see you soon!

- Erica Krimmel, et al from the* iDigBio Data Mgmt Interest Group *and
the *Darwin
Core Hour Team*



*(please kindly excuse cross-postings!)DwC Hour is a regular webinar series
brought to you by the iDigBio Data Management Interest Group (DMI). We
welcome input for this series from everyone worldwide. We use Adobe Connect
for our webinars.
See https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_index.php_Web-5FConferencing&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=3mc-LXI8ekJKWdtyBX_03Lhm9xQh8V6hMLmUmkr-f44&e=
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_index.php_Web-5FConferencing&d=DwIFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=oI79wEmSAad2YALyTUbZVsm8JH6QtjfAtNIVRw7pbSE&s=3mc-LXI8ekJKWdtyBX_03Lhm9xQh8V6hMLmUmkr-f44&e=> for hints on best
experience (hint: use headsets!)*
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From dtrock at calacademy.org  Tue Apr 24 10:29:35 2018
From: dtrock at calacademy.org (Debra Trock)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 07:29:35 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] BLM repository agreements
Message-ID: <CADb9T=yhJZq+XPH0V15Kpm5xHrxFgpQomKOq3J2PtnzF1geBgQ@mail.gmail.com>

Good Morning All,

We have a post-doctoral student who is applying for a permit to collect
paleontological specimens on BLM land.  We currently have no collection
manager in Geology, and I am unfamiliar with Repository Agreements for
BLM.  They are asking for a "Curation Agreement Letter", followed up once
specimens are acquired, by an MOU.  The odd thing to me is that the
repository is expected to write the Curation Agreement (Repository) Letter.

We have a paralegal who must do this for us, but if she has to start from
scratch with this initial letter it is likely to hold up the student's
project, and become more cumbersome than it needs to be.  Does anyone have
such an agreement letter with BLM and the follow-up MOU that they would be
willing to share as a template?

I've put the link to the BLM web site, describing the requirements for
these permits below

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.blm.gov_policy_ib-2Dca-2D2016-2D007&d=DwIBaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=3s3IEFW51KIMK4JkhjUd6Av5GP1lsy6mUyBLggjXp5M&s=CpDftlk8HQy_uUabtr78T_nlMgS0-XIkJhcjuInMMqE&e=

Thanks in advance for any help!!

Best Regards,
Deb


Dr. Debra Trock
*Director of Science Collections &*
*Senior Collections Manager, Botany*
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, CA 94118
dtrock at calacademy.org
PH:  415-379-5363
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From voraghl at gmail.com  Tue Apr 24 10:36:42 2018
From: voraghl at gmail.com (Sebastien Enault)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:36:42 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Clearing & Staining issue
Message-ID: <CABi6RTv0fxzjjJtOSThoNeHp_jn6oF+zKpZ=7kWqw-sgqMC4kw@mail.gmail.com>

Hello all,

I have a quick question for those of you that routinely use clearing and
staining for embryonic specimens. I mostly use the technique on small fish
and herps without issues, but when processing foetal/juvenile rodents, I've
had white tissue not clearing at all during the process. Attached are a
couple of pictures to illustrate the issue. This happened on two distinct
batches, and if any of you know what's going on and how to solve the issue,
that would be greatly appreciated. So far the only way it could be removed
is by careful manual scraping, which is obviously not satisfactory
considering how time consuming it is and due to the increased risk to
damage such fragile specimens.
Thanks and best regards,
S. Enault
======================
Sebastien Enault, PhD
www.kraniata.com
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From Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org  Tue Apr 24 12:00:41 2018
From: Jeff.Stephenson at dmns.org (Jeff Stephenson)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 16:00:41 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] May - June On-Line Courses -- Museum Studies, LLC
Message-ID: <BY1PR0801MB10156F134417D72A150318FC98880@BY1PR0801MB1015.namprd08.prod.outlook.com>

Hello,
Please see below for a compendium of on-line courses in Museum Studies and Collections Management.  This list is provided by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Professional Development Committee as a monthly service for Nhcoll subscribers.  Please contact the course providers or instructors for more information or questions.  We have included some other course opportunities here as well.
Thank you.

>From Museum Study, LLC

Storage Techniques online course begins May 7 on MuseumStudy.com
Join Instructor Rebecca Newberry for the 4 week course Storage Techniques. Is your collection at risk due to poor storage methods? Good storage mounts are essential for preserving museum collections. Building on the related course, Materials for Exhibit, Moving and Storage, in Storage Techniques, you will learn about the materials, tools, ideas and techniques needed to create quality storage mounts. You will design and build a storage mount for an object of your choosing and plan a storage improvement project for a collection of objects using archival materials and techniques.
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Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens course begins May 7 on MuseumStudy.com
Join interpretive planning consultant John Veverka for the 4 week online course Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens. This course will: Guide you in developing your interpretive plan. Give you expertise in being an interpretive planning project manager. Give you direction in writing a Request for Proposal for hiring a consultant to do an interpretive master plan for you if you don't want to do the interpretive plan yourself. Give you specific details of what should be in an Interpretive Master Plan for a Historic Home and Garden. Give you skills in reviewing draft interpretive master plans prepared by others.
For more information visit our website: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_interpretive-2Dplanning-2Dfor-2Dhistoric-2Dhomes-2Dand-2Dgardens_&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=E8fx9YNIBEVfRf-HF70JMsjKY-eLVjmvzHTwBqPoaSo&e=

Policies for Managing Collections 4 week online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com
Join instructor John Simmons author of Things Great and Small: Collections Management Policies for the course Policies for Managing Collections. In this course we will critically examine the purposes and functions of collections management policies, including how collections are defined, acquired, managed, used, maintained, and deaccessioned.
This will be the first time John Simmons has taught the course since the Second Edition of Things Great and Small was released. Participants in the course can purchase the book at a discount.
For more information visit our website: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.museumstudy.com_courses_course-2Dlist_policies-2Dfor-2Dmanaging-2Dcollections_&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=bcaiEy9DktsB8dJbVcsihgohroEXx1mPHzENurcahD4&s=chyzdyHYnlOKNFDGJZp8SiAP2e2eJe_ch4uXAzEKWHA&e=

Rights & Reproductions: Guidelines and Best Practices 4 week online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com
One of our most popular courses returns. In the ever-shifting environment of new technologies, digital reproductions, and burgeoning social media uses, the rights and permissions landscape is rapidly changing. Join instructor Anne M. Young for the four week online course "Rights & Reproductions: Guidelines and Best Practices" participants will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural institution.
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Practical Approaches to Disaster Preparations online course begins June 4 on MuseumStudy.com
A Disaster Preparedness/Emergency Response Plan is one of the 5 core documents listed by the American Alliance of Museums. Join Susan Duhl for the four week online course Practical Approaches to Disaster Preparationss where we will discuss initiating an emergency planning effort, writing an emergency plan, assembling and training a recovery team, and evaluating and maintaining readiness.
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Any museum can contribute to improving conditions in its own neighborhood, city, country and the world. Together these efforts build capacity for continued change, and they build greater positive impact. On this Earth Day and going forward what will your change be?
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From couteaufin at btinternet.com  Tue Apr 24 12:46:09 2018
From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 17:46:09 +0100
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Clearing & Staining issue
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Hi Sebastian,

These look like mice and preserved in glycerine or propylene glycol (I use the former).  The white tissue looks to me like fatty deposits, mainly tri-glyceride.  This will become more transparent if the concentration of the glycerine is increased to about 70/80%.  I have found that lab. Bred mice tend to have more fat bodies than wild ones.  In some cases, I skinned, eviscerated and fixed the specimens (10% formalin), then dehydrated them into acetone to reduce the body fat problem, then macerated, stained and preserved in 10% glycerine, gradually increasing the concentration of glycerine to c. 80%.  
For foetal mice, that need no skinning, the process is much the same.  However, as I first stated, the more concentrated glycerine used reduces the opacity of the fat bodies.

With all good wishes, Simon.

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From: Sebastien Enault
Sent: 24 April 2018 15:37
To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Clearing & Staining issue

Hello all,
I have a quick question for those of you that routinely use clearing and staining for embryonic specimens. I mostly use the technique on small fish and herps without issues, but when processing foetal/juvenile rodents, I've had white tissue not clearing at all during the process. Attached are a couple of pictures to illustrate the issue. This happened on two distinct batches, and if any of you know what's going on and how to solve the issue, that would be greatly appreciated. So far the only way it could be removed is by careful manual scraping, which is obviously not satisfactory considering how time consuming it is and due to the increased risk to damage such fragile specimens.
Thanks and best regards,
S. Enault

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From acohen at austin.utexas.edu  Tue Apr 24 12:48:27 2018
From: acohen at austin.utexas.edu (Adam Cohen (Univ. TX))
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 11:48:27 -0500
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] otolith storage
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 We are about to greatly increase our otolith holdings so it seems like a
good time to seek advise from this group to develop a consistent system.
Currently our rather small otolith collection includes specimens stored in
a variety of containers and we've mostly been putting them in gel caps (one
cap for each of left and right side). We'd like to develop a single robust
system to store all of our otoliths and potential derivatives (whole
otoliths, slide mounted sections, etc) and keep all material from single
individuals together.

I was thinking of using 4X4in plastic bags (something like this link
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with a somewhat rigid Datamax label of same size inserted, including a
catalog number in the upper left. I think we could store a wide variety of
otoliths and derivatives in these, thus keeping all material from a single
individual together. We'd file each bag, stored upright, in a 4X4X?? box.
Specifically:

1) What's your experience with gel caps? Since they are biodegradable I am
dubious about using them long-term. Some sort of screw cap vial seems
better.

2) What sorts of otolith derivatives might we ever expect to see. Here's my
list (please add): whole otoliths, slide mounted sections, resin
encapsulated pieces??

3) What else are people doing to store otoliths?

Adam

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From pearsonk at uw.edu  Tue Apr 24 16:11:35 2018
From: pearsonk at uw.edu (Katherine Maslenikov)
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2018 13:11:35 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] otolith storage
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Hi Adam,

We have 2.5 million pairs of otoliths here at the UW Fish Collection and
I'm happy to chat with you about how we manage the collection. In short,
the otoliths are collected by NMFS and are put into glass vials at sea and
stored in styrofoam boxes to keep them safe and organized in the field. We
then transfer them into archival cardboard boxes and store them in a
dedicated room on compactor shelving. Currently any preparations are stored
in the box with the otoliths. We have not run into any space issues with
this yet, but I can see that happening. We would probably then need to have
a designated spot for preparations and just cross-reference everything so
we know where to find them.

Feel free to call or email me to chat further. (pearsonk at uw.edu),
(206)543-3816.

-Katherine

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 9:48 AM, Adam Cohen (Univ. TX) <
acohen at austin.utexas.edu> wrote:

> We are about to greatly increase our otolith holdings so it seems like a
> good time to seek advise from this group to develop a consistent system.
> Currently our rather small otolith collection includes specimens stored in
> a variety of containers and we've mostly been putting them in gel caps
> (one cap for each of left and right side). We'd like to develop a single
> robust system to store all of our otoliths and potential derivatives (whole
> otoliths, slide mounted sections, etc) and keep all material from single
> individuals together.
>
> I was thinking of using 4X4in plastic bags (something like this link
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.grainger.com_category_reclosable-2Dpoly-2Dbags_bags-2Dand-2Dbag-2Daccessories_packaging-2Dand-2Dshipping_material-2Dhandling_ecatalog_N-2D18ck-3Fokey-3Dzip-2Bbags-26mkey-3Dzip-2Bbags-26refineSearchString-3Dzip-2Bbags-26NLSCM-3D14-26EndecaKeyword-3Dzip-2Bbags-26searchBar-3Dtrue-26searchRedirect-3Dzip-2Bbags-26sst-3Dsubset-23nav-3D-252Fcategory-252Freclosable-2Dpoly-2Dbags-252Fbags-2Dand-2Dbag-2Daccessories-252Fpackaging-2Dand-2Dshipping-252Fmaterial-2Dhandling-252Fecatalog-252FN-2D18ckZ1yz82iqZ1yz729aZ1z0o0mzZ1yyw9inZ1z0ntw6-252FNtt-2Dzip-252Bbags-253FEndecaKeyword-253Dzip-252Bbags-2526NLSCM-253D14-2526searchRedirect-253Dzip-252Bbags-2526sst-253Dsubset&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=-uQlRhbOqZiAg7iBthYtbBVVETJuCONdt09RfYLy6kM&s=jWHdITdGayUOEX3Sx8DttdwF8UJSzyIEAHM3Lb5-KRw&e=>)
> with a somewhat rigid Datamax label of same size inserted, including a
> catalog number in the upper left. I think we could store a wide variety of
> otoliths and derivatives in these, thus keeping all material from a
> single individual together. We'd file each bag, stored upright, in a 4X4X??
> box. Specifically:
>
> 1) What's your experience with gel caps? Since they are biodegradable I am
> dubious about using them long-term. Some sort of screw cap vial seems
> better.
>
> 2) What sorts of otolith derivatives might we ever expect to see. Here's
> my list (please add): whole otoliths, slide mounted sections, resin
> encapsulated pieces??
>
> 3) What else are people doing to store otoliths?
>
> Adam
>
> -------------------------
>
> Adam E. Cohen
> Ichthyology Collection Manager
> Biodiversity Collections
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__integrativebio.utexas.edu_about_collections&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=-uQlRhbOqZiAg7iBthYtbBVVETJuCONdt09RfYLy6kM&s=Solpg8ylYh47zTqnxhmfF-IBIuuZshKZk31KSEHAVRU&e=>
> (Texas Natural History Collections), University of Texas,
>
> 10100 Burnet Rd., PRC176/R4000
> Austin, Texas 78758-4445 U.S.A.
>
> Phone: Cell: 512 970 2479 | Office: 512 471-8845 | Lab: 512 471-4823
>
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From fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch  Wed Apr 25 02:21:30 2018
From: fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch (Fabian Neisskenwirth)
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 08:21:30 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Tail Shark
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I would recommend you to dry it more in some oven (at 40?C) for a few more days, to be sure it's completely dry. But the smell is not going away.

If you would rather prefer to make a wet conservation, there is a good method I'm working on now to rehydrate dried out material. Afterwards the tail should be conserved in Ethanol. So there is no smell.
If this is a solution, don't bother to ask about the rehydration, even though it?s a long process (maybe 3 month at least). 


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We had received a dry tail of a thresher shark (Alopias superciliosus). People who give it dried the tail outdoors, only protected by sunlight and hanging from the tip of the tail. The preservation is quite good, but the base still contains some tissues and muscles that look dry, but smell a lot.  Could someone give us recommendations for preservation? For the moment, we have no intention to expose it.

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From: ellen.paul at verizon.net (Ellen Paul)
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From lford at oeb.harvard.edu  Wed Apr 25 15:27:53 2018
From: lford at oeb.harvard.edu (Ford, Linda S.)
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2018 19:27:53 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] FW: GBIF Young Researchers Award
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FYI

From: Roberts, Roland [mailto:ROLROBER at nsf.gov]
Subject: GBIF Young Researchers Award

Colleagues,
I appreciate any help you can provide with disseminating the following information. The Young Researchers Award is a prestigious award made yearly by GBIF.
https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gbif.org_news_5uADI7GJY4amKs88Q4Ug4I_call-2Dfor-2Dnominations-2Dopens-2Dfor-2D2018-2Dgbif-2Dyoung-2Dresearchers-2Daward&d=DwIGaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=xJFh6cTJbo7EUVxkR7DbpK_cMK5DvCJu2jLH1h7LE9o&s=eOQrp4z6jqajbVbvqBXuOUNeVTE5P46rDi196BlMa48&e=<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.gbif.org_news_5uADI7GJY4amKs88Q4Ug4I_call-2Dfor-2Dnominations-2Dopens-2Dfor-2D2018-2Dgbif-2Dyoung-2Dresearchers-2Daward&d=DwMGaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=_EekXyDnqyDJbjUVvAb_UJolU-631fxKk78iqckD60k&m=2w4lq4S4PfKN9Pqj7cartm2MBcoZK-Kcuo0rPTfrlfs&s=c24JhmsxFQUynC2bDFKr9cqpjrc6BqqF2JXYrWCI4xg&e=> provides information on the nomination process. Each country/delegation is allowed two nominations. Nominations are due to GBIF by June 15. The US Delegation is planning on evaluating nominations received beginning June 1st. Let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks for your help.
Roland


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Roland P. Roberts, Ph.D.
Science Advisor ? BIO Centers
Program Director, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), Operations
Division of Biological Infrastructure
Directorate for Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
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From voraghl at gmail.com  Thu Apr 26 05:27:49 2018
From: voraghl at gmail.com (Sebastien Enault)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:27:49 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Clearing & Staining issue
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Dear Simon,
Thanks a lot for your detailled reply. I suspected some form of fat tissue
as well, and these are indeed captive bred foetal rats (in 20%KOH/glycerine
on the pictures). I was hesitant to use acetone once they are stained, but
next time I have to stain further specimens I'll give it a try.
Thanks again and all the best,
Sebastien

======================
Sebastien Enault, PhD
www.kraniata.com

On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 6:46 PM, Simon Moore <couteaufin at btinternet.com>
wrote:

> Hi Sebastian,
>
>
>
> These look like mice and preserved in glycerine or propylene glycol (I use
> the former).  The white tissue looks to me like fatty deposits, mainly
> tri-glyceride.  This will become more transparent if the concentration of
> the glycerine is increased to about 70/80%.  I have found that lab. Bred
> mice tend to have more fat bodies than wild ones.  In some cases, I
> skinned, eviscerated and fixed the specimens (10% formalin), then
> dehydrated them into acetone to reduce the body fat problem, then
> macerated, stained and preserved in 10% glycerine, gradually increasing the
> concentration of glycerine to c. 80%.
>
> For foetal mice, that need no skinning, the process is much the same.
> However, as I first stated, the more concentrated glycerine used reduces
> the opacity of the fat bodies.
>
>
>
> With all good wishes, Simon.
>
> Simon Moore, MIScT, FLS, RScI, ACR,
> Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian.
>
> www.natural-history-conservation.com
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>
>
>
> *From: *Sebastien Enault <voraghl at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *24 April 2018 15:37
> *To: *nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject: *[Nhcoll-l] Clearing & Staining issue
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have a quick question for those of you that routinely use clearing and
> staining for embryonic specimens. I mostly use the technique on small fish
> and herps without issues, but when processing foetal/juvenile rodents, I've
> had white tissue not clearing at all during the process. Attached are a
> couple of pictures to illustrate the issue. This happened on two distinct
> batches, and if any of you know what's going on and how to solve the issue,
> that would be greatly appreciated. So far the only way it could be removed
> is by careful manual scraping, which is obviously not satisfactory
> considering how time consuming it is and due to the increased risk to
> damage such fragile specimens.
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
> S. Enault
>
> ======================
> Sebastien Enault, PhD
> www.kraniata.com
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.kraniata.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=6PM7vVYv8TDiqCfeB7kk6JJd6BlQJM3lTi2RtGaI_kM&s=was9EyF54MNYgSpeG-aMUShaO8kOYfsmCUlgPUo3F5w&e=>
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From rgropp at aibs.org  Thu Apr 26 10:29:15 2018
From: rgropp at aibs.org (Robert Gropp)
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:29:15 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] BCoN Webinar: Collections Communications
Message-ID: <1B5E9ED9-4CA0-450A-A945-90B61D24A717@aibs.org>

On May 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern, the Biodiversity Collections Network will host a webinar on Collections Communications.  The program will discuss the findings from a BCoN workshop on the topic, as well as some of the opportunities for training and outreach that have arisen since the workshop.  

The program is free, but registration is required.  Please register for this and future webinars at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org_events_&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=I0ktR2wHl5fgyxY4--Iono1oojonWcygzvBkRfln-Mg&s=v5zFsFUTPB6nX-NbysKBwUk8NXfTBovTAgnQoViyZjc&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org_events_&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=I0ktR2wHl5fgyxY4--Iono1oojonWcygzvBkRfln-Mg&s=v5zFsFUTPB6nX-NbysKBwUk8NXfTBovTAgnQoViyZjc&e=>

The schedule for future programs is also available in the Events section of the BCoN website at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=I0ktR2wHl5fgyxY4--Iono1oojonWcygzvBkRfln-Mg&s=Pfj2pUs2A1ShlJRXt7cEZj_LZtDOT2jFKxKLyPk8VRk&e=.

We look forward to seeing you at a future program.  


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Robert Gropp, Ph.D.
Co-Executive Director
American Institute of Biological Sciences
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Phone: 202-628-1500 x 250
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From mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu  Fri Apr 27 08:38:52 2018
From: mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu (Phillips,Molly)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 12:38:52 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Using Digitized Collections-Based Data in Research: A
 Free, Hands-On Crash Course in Ecological Niche Modeling
Message-ID: <eefa42e0920f46128643441739ff8079@exmbxprd16.ad.ufl.edu>

When: Tuesday, May 01, 2018 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm EDT
Where: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__idigbio.adobeconnect.com_room&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=--h6SQzV3qIu7HbeU3Tl5f1OVHW4ApjibF3LD5f78kw&s=10fH7lSlVrE5fagzpTn1pBH7icN6m4mHysjK_BrVm2M&e=
Emerging cyberinfrastructure and new data sources provide unparalleled opportunities for mobilizing and integrating massive amounts of information from organismal biology, ecology, genetics, climatology, and other disciplines.  Key among these data sources is the rapidly growing volume of digitized specimen records from natural history collections. With over 100 million specimen records available online in iDigBio alone - an ever-increasing number - these data provide excellent information on species distributions, changes in distributions over time, phenology, and more.  As such, they provide a fantastic resource for ecological niche modeling. However, navigating the many available methods can be bewildering.
In this webinar, we will provide step-by-step, hands-on instruction on ways to access and download these specimen data, how to process climate layer data, and how to apply Maxent software to construct ecological niche models.  The webinar is designed to introduce the concepts and practice of ecological niche modeling, so little experience is needed.
Resources needed: Excel (or similar), QGIS, ENMTools, Maxent
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Calendar Announcement: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_content_using-2Ddigitized-2Dcollections-2Dbased-2Ddata-2Dresearch-2Dfree-2Dhands-2Dcrash-2Dcourse-2Decological-2Dniche&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=--h6SQzV3qIu7HbeU3Tl5f1OVHW4ApjibF3LD5f78kw&s=pR_oqYkWFFrTr82MqvV6R2zVBcPWr8_nDAqT4UUc3qo&e=

Molly Phillips
iDigBio Education and Outreach Coordinator
Florida Museum of Natural History
Office: 352-273-1530
Fax: 352-294-1921
mphillips at flmnh.ufl.edu<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mail.ufl.edu_owa_redir.aspx-3FC-3DZG-5FYBmqlnkW6D-5FT0d2h-5FNERGxrjg0tEInhFeDkq6cuK0shEZMAH6BcpgfCUGgAo23h5KUKxVeqw.-26URL-3Dmailto-253amphillips-2540flmnh.ufl.edu&d=DwIFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=--h6SQzV3qIu7HbeU3Tl5f1OVHW4ApjibF3LD5f78kw&s=CGVPT3jtFKBTe2NNxblbU78WVhPtvCDH1hIZ_nmlycI&e=>
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From rgropp at aibs.org  Fri Apr 27 09:13:37 2018
From: rgropp at aibs.org (Robert Gropp)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:13:37 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] BCoN Webinar: Collections Communications, May 2
Message-ID: <D90FA2C9-CC96-45A2-8B3F-FF7A5221CB4F@aibs.org>

On May 2, 2018 at 2:00 PM Eastern, the Biodiversity Collections Network will host a webinar on Collections Communications.  The program will discuss the findings from a BCoN workshop on the topic, as well as some of the opportunities for training and outreach that have arisen since the workshop.  

The program is free, but registration is required.  Please register for this and future webinars at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org_events_&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=OiVMPwIJlI7iIgb0zSBXGHvI4q9wGn5lvmqWAJfDgQE&s=q1z2RKy84ofUyoeAlbRNeA4VLI-gMz-gUVLY7Vbi5uc&e= <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org_events_&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=OiVMPwIJlI7iIgb0zSBXGHvI4q9wGn5lvmqWAJfDgQE&s=q1z2RKy84ofUyoeAlbRNeA4VLI-gMz-gUVLY7Vbi5uc&e=>

The schedule for future programs is also available in the Events section of the BCoN website at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__bcon.aibs.org&d=DwIFAw&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=OiVMPwIJlI7iIgb0zSBXGHvI4q9wGn5lvmqWAJfDgQE&s=k59pjyPh2KwGcq53rLt98AUVaFRjPpmw23JKbEYAKpI&e=.

We look forward to seeing you at a future program.  


___________________________________________
Robert Gropp, Ph.D.
Co-Executive Director
American Institute of Biological Sciences
1201 New York Avenue, NW 
Suite 420
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Phone: 202-628-1500 x 250
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From gnelson at bio.fsu.edu  Fri Apr 27 10:47:14 2018
From: gnelson at bio.fsu.edu (Gil Nelson)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 10:47:14 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Final update for the Digital Data in Biodiversity
 Research Conference
Message-ID: <0971fa0c-7ef1-3fd2-e89d-2cfb413ce9fe@bio.fsu.edu>

This is the final update prior to the *30 April early 
registration/abstract deadline* for the *Digital Data in Biodiversity 
Research* conference, to be held at UC Berkeley, 4-6 June 2018. Those 
desiring to take advantage of the economy housing option or submit an 
abstract for a poster, oral presentation, or discussion session must 
register by end of day Eastern time on the early registration deadline. 
Others may register as late as 15 May, though we *may close registration 
even earlier if we reach capacity*.

*NEW WEDNESDAY FIELD TRIP*: Cal Academy is offering space for 20 people 
to do tours in two groups of 10 each. Tours will involve two scientific 
collections and an aquarium tour for each group, which will take about 2 
hours, after which participants will be invited to explore the public 
floor including catching a planetarium show. If you have already 
registered and want to take advantage of this opportunity, please email 
me (gnelson at bio.fsu.edu) to indicate your interest and I?ll put you on 
the list. Those who have not registered can select this option on the 
registration form. First come, first served. Transportation to Cal 
Academy is not provided.

If you want to participate in the *Wednesday field trip to Pt. Reyes 
National Seashore* 
(https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.idigbio.org_wiki_index.php_Digital-5FData-5Fin-5FBiodiversity-5FResearch-5FConference-2C-5FBerkeley-23Wednesday.2C-5F6-5FJune-5F2018&d=DwIDaQ&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=LpYc_Z_iN1KRw0hheb3x6-8MJUMu482qfHowpGYJqwc&m=N4-i26b---snTwLOJ120eFndt2dRt4a1DeSCoJtMRsg&s=t2iEHOgeEaYkGu81jyieY50CyfilGFqWFg1grOeY4w8&e=), 
there are still a few spaces. You must register for the field trip 
($25.00 fee) when you register for the conference. After clicking 
Register and selecting your registration category, scroll down to the 
bottom of the list and check the box for optional field trip. If you 
have already registered and want to add the field trip to your previous 
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Florida State University
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From rgropp at aibs.org  Fri Apr 27 11:13:03 2018
From: rgropp at aibs.org (Public Policy Office)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:13:03 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Writing for Impact & Influence: An AIBS Professional
 Development Program for Scientists
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Writing for Impact and Influence: 
An AIBS Professional Development Program for Scientists


The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has heard a common refrain from faculty, scientists, government and private sector executives, and everyone in between: Scientists would benefit from additional training in how to communicate effectively in writing. The concern is not just about how well a scientific manuscript is drafted, but also about how routine business and public engagement information are communicated.

AIBS is responding by re-offering our professional development program designed to help scientists, including graduate students, hone their written communication skills to increase the impact and influence of their message. This course complements AIBS's highly successful Communications Boot Camp for Scientists, which focuses on oral communication.

Writing for Impact and Influence provides practical instruction and hands-on exercises that will improve the participant's general writing proficiency. The program provides participants with the skills and tools needed to compose scientific press releases, blog posts, emails, and memoranda, with a focus on the reader experience. Each product-oriented session will have an assignment to be completed independently, with feedback from the instructor. The course is interactive, and participants are encouraged to ask questions and exchange ideas with the instructor and other participants.


Who Should Take the Course?

?  Individuals interested in furthering their professional development by augmenting their writing skills.

?  Graduate students and early-career professionals interested in increasing their marketability to employers.

?  Individuals interested in more effectively informing and influencing segments of the public, supervisors, policymakers, reporters, organizational leaders, and others.


Topics

?  Press releases and writing for the media

?  Blogging and social media campaigns

?  E-Correspondence and writing for professional audiences

?  One-pagers and writing for stakeholders

?  Action/decision memoranda and writing for diverse professional audiences

?  Synthesis


Participant Requirements

Internet access, email account, and computer audio and video capabilities.

 

Course Structure

The course consists of six 90-minute online modules conducted live and subsequently archived online for participant review. Modules are spaced at weekly intervals to allow time for assignment completion. Live attendance is recommended but not required, and the instructor can be contacted by email at any time during the course.


Certificate of Completion

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From joda_paleontology at nps.gov  Fri Apr 27 12:08:35 2018
From: joda_paleontology at nps.gov (JODA Paleontology, NPS)
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 09:08:35 -0700
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Museum Tech position John Day Fossil Beds
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 Hello,

Apologies for crossposting. We have a GS-5 museum technician positions
available this summer (entry date in June) at John Day Fossil Beds
stationed at the Thomas Condon Paleontology Center in the Sheep Rock unit.
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From esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl  Mon Apr 30 10:09:18 2018
From: esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl (Esther Dondorp)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:09:18 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
Message-ID: <CAGaR2xfWy6y50KRRX8grOBJdeMGWS73EKgXzX0WV_fpCZrC=YQ@mail.gmail.com>

 For new health and safety procedures we are tying to find out if specimens
in collections that are intrinsically poisonous can still be a hazard to
work with. Think about venomous snakes in ethanol or formalin, stone fish,
mollusks. Does anyone has experience with this? Do you have special safety
procedures for working with these type of specimens or is there really
nothing to worry about after fixation/preservation.

Many thanks!


Esther Dondorp



Collection manager Reptiles and Amphibians


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From simmons.johne at gmail.com  Mon Apr 30 10:19:58 2018
From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 10:19:58 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
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Esther,
I can't answer for stonefish or mollusks, but snake venom is effectively
neutralized with preservation in formaldehyde or alcohol. Snake venoms are
complex proteins which break down fairly rapidly unless they are dried, and
and are denatured in fluid preservatives. Other than the possibility of
being scratched by the teeth or fangs, preserved venomous snakes do not
present a hazard. The fangs of dry skulls may contain a bit of dry venom
and should be handled carefully. The toxins in amphibian skins are also
effectively neutralized in preservatives.

As a general rule, I strongly recommend wearing nitrile or neoprene gloves
when handling any fluid-preserved specimen, not because of the animal's
toxins but because of trace amounts of formaldehyde and other chemicals
that may be in the alcohol.

--John


John E. Simmons
Museologica
128 E. Burnside Street
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010
simmons.johne at gmail.com
303-681-5708
www.museologica.com
and
Adjunct Curator of Collections
Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
and
Instructor, Museum Studies
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:09 AM, Esther Dondorp <
esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl> wrote:

> For new health and safety procedures we are tying to find out if specimens
> in collections that are intrinsically poisonous can still be a hazard to
> work with. Think about venomous snakes in ethanol or formalin, stone fish,
> mollusks. Does anyone has experience with this? Do you have special safety
> procedures for working with these type of specimens or is there really
> nothing to worry about after fixation/preservation.
>
> Many thanks!
>
>
> Esther Dondorp
>
>
>
> Collection manager Reptiles and Amphibians
>
>
> T +31 (0)71 751 9313, M +31 (0)6 4870 4107
> Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands
> E estherdondorp at naturalis.nl <estherdondorp at naturalis.nl>, I
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> Due to the construction of new public museum facilities, depots, labs and
> offices, the zoological, geological and paleontological collections of
> Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden will be closed to all visitors *till
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From abentley at ku.edu  Mon Apr 30 10:28:59 2018
From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 14:28:59 +0000
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
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The same is true for fishes venom.

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From: Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> On Behalf Of John E Simmons
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2018 9:20 AM
To: Esther Dondorp <esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl>
Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection

Esther,
I can't answer for stonefish or mollusks, but snake venom is effectively neutralized with preservation in formaldehyde or alcohol. Snake venoms are complex proteins which break down fairly rapidly unless they are dried, and and are denatured in fluid preservatives. Other than the possibility of being scratched by the teeth or fangs, preserved venomous snakes do not present a hazard. The fangs of dry skulls may contain a bit of dry venom and should be handled carefully. The toxins in amphibian skins are also effectively neutralized in preservatives.
As a general rule, I strongly recommend wearing nitrile or neoprene gloves when handling any fluid-preserved specimen, not because of the animal's toxins but because of trace amounts of formaldehyde and other chemicals that may be in the alcohol.
--John

John E. Simmons
Museologica
128 E. Burnside Street
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010
simmons.johne at gmail.com<mailto:simmons.johne at gmail.com>
303-681-5708
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and
Adjunct Curator of Collections
Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
Penn State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
and
Instructor, Museum Studies
School of Library and Information Science
Kent State University

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:09 AM, Esther Dondorp <esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl<mailto:esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl>> wrote:
For new health and safety procedures we are tying to find out if specimens in collections that are intrinsically poisonous can still be a hazard to work with. Think about venomous snakes in ethanol or formalin, stone fish, mollusks. Does anyone has experience with this? Do you have special safety procedures for working with these type of specimens or is there really nothing to worry about after fixation/preservation.

Many thanks!


Esther Dondorp



Collection manager Reptiles and Amphibians


T +31 (0)71 751 9313, M +31 (0)6 4870 4107
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From couteaufin at btinternet.com  Mon Apr 30 10:34:55 2018
From: couteaufin at btinternet.com (Simon Moore)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 15:34:55 +0100
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
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Thanks John,

I have often wondered about this breakdown of venoms but when I worked at the NHM in London before nitrile gloves were around, I noted that venomous snakes had their mouths filled with cotton wool to prevent accidental pricking and slight, ensuing envenomation.  This always puzzled me as these venoms are protein-based but I had to follow orders being a junior back then!

With all good wishes, Simon.

Simon Moore MIScT, RSci, FLS, ACR
Conservator of Natural Sciences and Cutlery Historian, 



www.natural-history-conservation.com 




> On 30 Apr 2018, at 15:19, John E Simmons <simmons.johne at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Esther,
> I can't answer for stonefish or mollusks, but snake venom is effectively neutralized with preservation in formaldehyde or alcohol. Snake venoms are complex proteins which break down fairly rapidly unless they are dried, and and are denatured in fluid preservatives. Other than the possibility of being scratched by the teeth or fangs, preserved venomous snakes do not present a hazard. The fangs of dry skulls may contain a bit of dry venom and should be handled carefully. The toxins in amphibian skins are also effectively neutralized in preservatives.
> 
> As a general rule, I strongly recommend wearing nitrile or neoprene gloves when handling any fluid-preserved specimen, not because of the animal's toxins but because of trace amounts of formaldehyde and other chemicals that may be in the alcohol.
> 
> --John
> 
> 
> John E. Simmons
> Museologica
> 128 E. Burnside Street
> Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010
> simmons.johne at gmail.com <mailto:simmons.johne at gmail.com>
> 303-681-5708
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From roxali.bijmoer at naturalis.nl  Mon Apr 30 10:58:21 2018
From: roxali.bijmoer at naturalis.nl (Roxali Bijmoer)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 16:58:21 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Decontamination of herbarium specimens by freezing
Message-ID: <CAO8QTstb3XX6FT+KnvT=8-iHdP99NsAt49ywwWSocp2934+g_A@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,

We're working on new collection protocols, trying to write everything down
and see if all is up to date. One of the topics is the decontamination by
freezing of herbarium specimens.

We are familiar with the herbarium handbook, but do any of you know about
recent research on this matter? We decontaminate our herbarium specimens
for 72 hours at -30 Celsius. I'm finding varying policies on
decontaminating herbarium specimens. From at least 48 hours at -18 to 14
days at -40. Is there a bare minimum of hours that specimens need to be
frozen and is freezing at colder temperatures more damaging to the
specimens?

Thanks for you help,


Roxali Bijmoer
Collections Manager Herbarium


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From bmoc at umich.edu  Mon Apr 30 11:10:59 2018
From: bmoc at umich.edu (Barry OConnor)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 11:10:59 -0400
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
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Perhaps a bit off the topic, but I'll share a story regarding dry
Hymenoptera specimens. Being allergic to bee/wasp venom, I'm usually
careful when handling live or fresh specimens. Some years ago, while
working with old pinned wasps, I accidentally dropped a specimen and
reflexively reached out and caught it in the palm of my hand (everted sting
down). I had a distinct (non-life threatening) allergic reaction causing my
hand to swell up. So I learned that old, dry wasp venom is still active.
All the best! - Barry

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:28 AM, Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
wrote:

> The same is true for fishes venom.
>
>
>
> Andy
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> Ichthyology Collection Manager
> University of Kansas
> Biodiversity Institute
>
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> 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *John
> E Simmons
> *Sent:* Monday, April 30, 2018 9:20 AM
> *To:* Esther Dondorp <esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl>
> *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Poisonous specimens in collection
>
>
>
> Esther,
>
> I can't answer for stonefish or mollusks, but snake venom is effectively
> neutralized with preservation in formaldehyde or alcohol. Snake venoms are
> complex proteins which break down fairly rapidly unless they are dried, and
> and are denatured in fluid preservatives. Other than the possibility of
> being scratched by the teeth or fangs, preserved venomous snakes do not
> present a hazard. The fangs of dry skulls may contain a bit of dry venom
> and should be handled carefully. The toxins in amphibian skins are also
> effectively neutralized in preservatives.
>
> As a general rule, I strongly recommend wearing nitrile or neoprene gloves
> when handling any fluid-preserved specimen, not because of the animal's
> toxins but because of trace amounts of formaldehyde and other chemicals
> that may be in the alcohol.
>
> --John
>
>
> John E. Simmons
> Museologica
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> Bellefonte, Pennsylvania 16823-2010
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> and
> Adjunct Curator of Collections
> Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
> Penn State University
> University Park, Pennsylvania
> and
> Instructor, Museum Studies
> School of Library and Information Science
> Kent State University
>
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:09 AM, Esther Dondorp <
> esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl> wrote:
>
> For new health and safety procedures we are tying to find out if specimens
> in collections that are intrinsically poisonous can still be a hazard to
> work with. Think about venomous snakes in ethanol or formalin, stone fish,
> mollusks. Does anyone has experience with this? Do you have special safety
> procedures for working with these type of specimens or is there really
> nothing to worry about after fixation/preservation.
>
>
>
> Many thanks!
>
>
>
>
>
> Esther Dondorp
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Collection manager Reptiles and Amphibians
>
>
>
>
>
> T +31 (0)71 751 9313, M +31 (0)6 4870 4107
>
> Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR, Leiden, The Netherlands
>
> E estherdondorp at naturalis.nl <estherdondorp at naturalis.nl>, I
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-- 
-So many mites, so little time!

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From fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch  Mon Apr 30 11:48:06 2018
From: fabian.neisskenwirth at nmbe.ch (Fabian Neisskenwirth)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 17:48:06 +0200
Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Decontamination of herbarium specimens by freezing
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Dear Roxali,

 

I can imagine that it could indeed have a bad effect the structure of the plant.

 

We usually decontaminate in a CO2 Chamber here at the museum. This is much safer for all kind of dry objects. If you are not familiar whit this method, maybe try some asking at some local historical museum, the usually do the same procedure for older Artifacts or Textile garment.  

 

Wish you luck,

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Von: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] Im Auftrag von Roxali Bijmoer
Gesendet: Montag, 30. April 2018 16:58
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Betreff: [Nhcoll-l] Decontamination of herbarium specimens by freezing

 

Dear all,

 

We're working on new collection protocols, trying to write everything down and see if all is up to date. One of the topics is the decontamination by freezing of herbarium specimens.

 

We are familiar with the herbarium handbook, but do any of you know about recent research on this matter? We decontaminate our herbarium specimens for 72 hours at -30 Celsius. I'm finding varying policies on decontaminating herbarium specimens. From at least 48 hours at -18 to 14 days at -40. Is there a bare minimum of hours that specimens need to be frozen and is freezing at colder temperatures more damaging to the specimens?

 

Thanks for you help,

 

 

Roxali Bijmoer

Collections Manager Herbarium

 

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Please see attached. If specimens are properly packaged before freezing, this process will do no harm and will eliminate all life stages of pest insects.

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Dear all,

We're working on new collection protocols, trying to write everything down and see if all is up to date. One of the topics is the decontamination by freezing of herbarium specimens.

We are familiar with the herbarium handbook, but do any of you know about recent research on this matter? We decontaminate our herbarium specimens for 72 hours at -30 Celsius. I'm finding varying policies on decontaminating herbarium specimens. From at least 48 hours at -18 to 14 days at -40. Is there a bare minimum of hours that specimens need to be frozen and is freezing at colder temperatures more damaging to the specimens?

Thanks for you help,


Roxali Bijmoer
Collections Manager Herbarium

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AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 19, Issue 9, April 30, 2018

  *   AIBS Congressional Testimony Calls for Increased FY 2019 Science Funding
  *   EPA Administrator Under Ten Ethics Investigations Signs ?Secret Science? Proposal
  *   White House Rescissions Proposal Could Cut Funding from Omnibus Spending Bill
  *   Biologists Visited Congress as Part of AIBS Grassroots Event
  *   Over 500 Scientists Issue Statement Rebuking President Trump
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AIBS Congressional Testimony Calls for Increased FY 2019 Science Funding

The American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) has provided testimony to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees regarding fiscal year (FY) 2019 funding for the National Science Foundation (NSF), as well as for biological research programs within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Smithsonian?s National Museum of Natural History.

AIBS urged Congress to reject the deep cuts proposed for many agencies in the President?s FY 2019 budget request and to continue the bipartisan tradition of investing in our nation?s scientific capacity.  AIBS encouraged Congress to provide the NSF with at least $8.45 billion; the USGS with $1.2 billion, along with $174 million for the Ecosystems mission area and restored funding for the Biological Survey Unit; EPA Science and Technology with at least $760 million; restored funding for Science Support at USFWS; and new funding to the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History.

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EPA Administrator Under Ten Ethics Investigations Signs ?Secret Science? Proposal

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt signed a proposed rule on April 24, 2018 intended to restrict the use of science in crafting regulations.  The proposed rule would do this by prohibiting the use of research for which data are not publicly available.

The ?secret science? proposal titled ?strengthening transparency and validity in regulatory science? was sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on April 19, 2018.  ?We need to make sure [scientists?] data and methodology are published as part of the record,? said Pruitt. ?Otherwise, it's not transparent.  It's not objectively measured, and that's important.?  E&E News reported that OMB completed its review of the proposed rule a day after Pruitt signed it, breaking protocol.  After reports of the discrepancy surfaced, OMB backdated the review completion date to suggest it had been completed a day prior to Pruitt releasing the proposed rule.

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) have given their support to the proposal.  Smith had also met with Pruitt in January to discuss the issue.  Both Smith and Rounds have previously introduced legislation that would bar the EPA from using data that is not ?transparent or reproducible.?  Versions of the legislation have previously been passed by the House of Representatives but had ultimately died in the Senate.

The proposed rule, however, is more specific than the legislation and is intended to increase access to ?dose response data? that measure the reaction of animal or human subjects to increasing levels of pollutants or other chemicals and are used in developing regulations.  ?Considering the breadth of dose response data and models used in the development of significant EPA regulations, the requirements for availability may differ,? the proposed rule reads.  ?These mechanisms may range from deposition in public data repositories, consistent with requirements for many scientific journals, to, for certain types of information, controlled access in federal research data centers that facilitate secondary research use by the public.?

Nancy Beck, deputy assistant administrator of EPA's chemicals office, raised concerns about the policy in emails released under a Freedom of Information Act Request.  ?Making data available is very different than requiring a publication requirement.  Such a requirement would be incredibly burdensome, not practical and you would need to create a whole new arm of the publishing industry to publish these types of studies that nobody is interested in,? she wrote.

The proposal would also grant the Administrator the power to exempt regulatory decisions on a ?case-by-case basis? if compliance is deemed ?impracticable.?

There will be a 30-day public comment period once the proposed rule is published in the Federal Register, after which a final rule will be issued.  Many science policy experts view the proposed rule as an attempt to paralyze rulemaking because many studies rely on scientific data that cannot be made public for reasons such as patient privacy or industry confidentiality.  The effort would also cost millions of dollars to execute.

Administrator Pruitt signed-off on the proposed rule, while facing several ethics investigations by EPA, lawmakers, as well as the White House.  Pruitt testified before two House committees on April 26 after several allegations surfaced that he had misused taxpayer money, sidelined EPA staff who opposed some actions, and that he misrepresented relationships with lobbyists.  The Administrator received scathing criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers at the hearing.

According to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the agency broke appropriations law when they failed to inform lawmakers about a $43,000 secure phone booth Pruitt installed in his office.  Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) questioned Pruitt about his use of multiple email accounts in a letter.  Barrasso added that he would not be holding any hearings on the issue but would wait to see how the White House responds.

White House Rescissions Proposal Could Cut Funding from Omnibus Spending Bill

The White House is expected to send a proposal to Congress, potentially drawing funding cuts, known as rescissions, from the recently approved omnibus spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2018.

The White House plan is based on a 1974 budget law that allows the President to propose rescissions, which then need to be approved by Congress within 45 days.  In its FY 2018 budget request, the Trump Administration had proposed deep cuts to several agencies, which were rejected in the final FY 2018 Omnibus Appropriations Act.  The President had expressed opposition to increased domestic spending and had initially threatened to veto the bill before finally signing it into law.  The rescissions proposal could be seen as a way to reverse some of those increases.

The proposal has received skepticism from several lawmakers.  Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) said, ?If we reach agreement, we ought to honor it. That's the way I always believed.?  Shelby believes that it would be difficult to get the proposal approved by the committee but did not rule out some cuts.  Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) also expressed doubts about the proposal advancing in the Senate but added, ?Obviously, we ended up spending more money than many Republicans, including me, were happy with, but that was the price of getting the defense spending number at an acceptable level.  I think it's worth talking about, but the devil is going to be in the details.?

Other Republican lawmakers like Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Interior and Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, as well as Democratic lawmakers are also wary of the Administration?s effort to reverse spending.  Democrats are also worried about the prospect of the rescissions package causing agencies to put plans on hold until the matter is resolved.

According to Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), who discussed the proposal with Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, $25 billion is likely to be the ?ceiling? for any package.  Cole indicated that the package could take money from unobligated funds, which is money that agencies did not spend in the past.  But if it draws cuts from the new spending package, the move could cause delays in and undermine bipartisan negotiations for next year?s appropriations.

The rescissions proposal is being pushed by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to placate conservatives opposed to the recent budget deal and possibly to help his expected bid to take over as the next House Speaker.

The White House also sought $14 billion in rescissions last year in a bid to pay for emergency hurricane relief, with the proposal taking unallocated funds from a Department of Energy Program.  Another proposal requested $1 billion in rescissions related to Superstorm Sandy. However, these proposals were ignored by Congress.

Biologists Visited Congress as Part of AIBS Grassroots Event

Biological scientists from Alaska to Florida and California to Connecticut were in Washington, DC, on April 16-17, 2018, to participate in an AIBS communications and advocacy training workshop.  Following the training program, scientists headed to Capitol Hill where they spent April 18 meeting with their members of Congress.  The meetings provided participants with an opportunity to put into practice what they had learned in the training program, while also advocating for increased federal funding for scientific research.

The meetings with members of Congress were an opportunity for scientists to help lawmakers understand the importance of sustained federal investments in scientific research, particularly how federal investments support cutting-edge research in their districts and states.  Most participants talked with their elected officials about the need for Congress to appropriate at least $8.45 billion to the National Science Foundation in FY 2019, but some discussed the importance of new investments in the National Institutes of Health and United States Department of Agriculture.

In addition to AIBS members, scientists participating in the event represented: Society for the Study of Evolution, American Society of Naturalists, Animal Behavior Society, Botanical Society of America, Ecological Society of America, American Society for Microbiology, Genetics Society of America, Organization of Biological Field Stations, American Society of Mammalogists, American Society for Plant Biology, and American Society for Plant Taxonomy.

Over 500 Scientists Issue Statement Rebuking President Trump

Over five hundred and seventy scientists, who are members of the National Academy of Sciences, have issued a statement publicly denouncing the Trump Administration?s ?denigration of scientific expertise and harassment of scientists.?

Scientists from social, biological, environmental, and physical sciences published the statement independently of the Academy.  They note in the statement that the dismissal of scientific evidence in policy formulation with respect to climate science is particularly ?egregious.?  The signatories highlight the efforts led by Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to hold a ?Red Team/Blue Team? debate on the validity of climate change research and brands it as an exercise that ?seeks to foster erroneous impression of deep uncertainty concerning reality and seriousness of anthropogenically driven climate change.?

In 2016, three hundred and seventy-five scientists published an open letter warning against the dangers of human-induced climate change and the negative consequences of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Climate Accord.  Many of those scientists have also signed the new statement, which stresses that ?human-caused climate disruption? has become more apparent.

In the statement, the scientists urge the government ?to maintain scientific content on publicly accessible websites, to appoint qualified personnel to positions requiring scientific expertise, to cease censorship and intimidation of Government scientists, and to reverse the decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.?

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NASEM Report Calls for Reforms to Support Young Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has released a new report entitled ?The Next Generation of Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences Researchers: Breaking Through,? which examines the policy and programmatic steps to ensure successful and sustained careers for scientists, particularly postdoctoral researchers.  The report calls for substantial reforms to ?strengthen the U.S. Biomedical Research System for the next generation of scientists? and urges Congress, federal agencies, universities, and other research institutions to take significant steps to empower early career scientists.

The report makes several recommendations, such as levying a fee of $1,000 on principal investigators (PIs) for every postdoc they hire and requiring that the funds support mentorship and professional development programs for postdocs; increasing the number of National Institutes of Health (NIH) individual research fellowships and career development awards five-fold over five years to give scientists more autonomy; a 3-year hard cap on the duration that postdocs can be funded by a PI?s grants to encourage postdocs to seek more permanent staff positions or employment outside academia; and raising postdoc salaries coming out of NIH grants from $43,700 to $52,700, which would in turn serve as a model for institutional postdoc salaries.

The report also identifies obstacles that have hindered prior reform efforts such as ?a lack of shared guardianship between the federal government and research institutions, constrained funding for NIH, and a lack of data on the career outcomes of young researchers, which has prevented students and trainees from making informed decisions about their career options.?  The report makes recommendations to Congress, NIH, and research institutions to overcome these obstacles by creating conditions conducive for sustained change.

The report, commissioned by Congress in 2016, was prepared by the NASEM Committee on the Next Generation Initiative.  It is informed by an 18-month study that collected career aspiration, training, and outcome data from NIH, research institutions, and professional societies and incorporated suggestions from individual university administrators and biomedical scientists.

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Senate Confirms NASA Administrator

Representative Jim Bridenstine (R-OK) was confirmed as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator by a narrow 50-49 vote in the Senate on April 19, 2018.

There was a dramatic turn during the vote when Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ), who had initially voted against the nominee, changed his vote.  Also notable for this vote, for the first time in the history of the Senate, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), recently out of maternity leave, brought her newborn baby to the Senate floor while she cast her vote.

Democratic lawmakers unanimously voted against Bridenstine, citing concerns over his lack of science experience and views on climate change.  Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) said, ?Jim Bridenstine, the nominee we are considering, served as a Navy pilot, and I thank him for his service, but that does not qualify him to run NASA.  Just because you know how to fly a plane does not mean that you have the skills and experience to lead the federal government's space agency.?

Republican Senators defended Bridenstine?s ?remarkable record of service? and pointed to his recent legislation, the American Space Renaissance Act, which was sponsored by Bridenstine and did not make it past Committee.  Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) said, ?If ever there were a need for a renaissance in space, it's now.  Because who can deny that ever since Neil Armstrong's fateful one small step in 1969, America has in some respects been retreating from space??

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee had approved Bridenstine?s nomination earlier this year, but it was unclear for a while if he had enough support to be confirmed by the Senate.  NASA has been without an Administrator for the past 15 months, with Associate Administrator Robert Lightfoot serving as Acting Administrator.  Lightfoot recently announced that is retiring.

Stay Up-to-Date on Biodiversity Collections: BCoN 2018 Webinar Series

The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) will convene a series of webinar programs in 2018 to share information about BCoN activities with the community and to receive community input on prior and pending BCoN programs.  These webinars will include a formal presentation followed by an opportunity for participants to ask questions and share information.  All programs will be recorded and posted to the BCoN website.

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The next webinar, titled Collections Communications: A Report from BCoN, will be held 2:00 ? 3:00 p.m. Eastern time on May 2, 2018.  One goal of BCoN is the identification of ways for the community to sustainably advance the goals and objectives outlined in the Network Integrated Biocollections Alliance (NIBA) strategic and implementation plans.  Among these goals are improved community governance and the development of a community positioned to sustainably advance the digitization efforts associated with biodiversity collections.  Toward this end, BCoN recognized that improved communication with various stakeholders within and outside of the biodiversity collections community is essential.  BCoN thus organized a workshop to identify communication needs and resources to help advance the goals of the NIBA and the community more generally.  This webinar explores the recommendations arising from this workshop.

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  *   The Environmental Protection Agency?s (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) has scheduled its first in-person meeting after EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt?s controversial directive to bar active recipients of EPA grants to serve on the board.  SAB members have traditionally been academic researchers, several of whom were forced to leave under the new policy and were replaced by associates of the industries regulated by EPA.  The SAB advises EPA on a wide range of scientific and technical issues and will be discussing the agency?s semi-annual regulatory agenda during their meeting scheduled for May 31 and June 1 in Washington, D.C.
  *   A new piece of legislation introduced by Representative Don McEachin (D-VA), ranking member of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and investigations, would ?prohibit any reduction, consolidation, or termination of offices and activities related to science research? within the Environmental Protection Agency.  The bill is aimed at protecting the National Center for Environmental Research and related initiatives at the Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers that promote public health.  The legislation titled ?Healthy Environment for Children Act? has been referred to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee.

>From the Federal Register

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Week Ending April 27, 2018

Commerce

  *   National Sea Grant Advisory Board (NSGAB); Public Meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board
  *   Ocean Exploration Advisory Board (OEAB) Public Meeting of the Ocean Exploration Advisory Board
  *   Science Advisory Board (SAB); Public Meeting of the NOAA Science Advisory Board

Energy

  *   Environmental Management Advisory Board Meeting

Health and Human Services

  *   Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (BSC, NCEH/ ATSDR)
  *   Meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
  *   Meeting of the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group
  *   Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

Interior

  *   Public Meeting of the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (NCGMP) and National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program (NGGDPP) Advisory Committee

National Science Foundation

  *   Advisory Committee for Education and Human Resources; Notice of Meeting
  *   Sunshine Act Meetings: National Science Board

Week Ending April 20, 2018

Agency for International Development

  *   Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting
  *   Board for International Food and Agricultural Development; Notice of Meeting

Agriculture

  *   Request for Applications: The Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program

Commerce

  *   Evaluation of State Coastal Management Programs
  *   Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting

Environmental Protection Agency

  *   Notification of a Public Meeting of the Chartered Science Advisory Board

Health and Human Services

  *   Announcement of Meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030
  *   National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting

Interior

  *   Agency Information Collection Activities; National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (EDMAP and STATEMAP)
  *   Federal Interagency Collaborative on Environmental Modeling and Monitoring

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