From emily.braker at colorado.edu Mon Apr 1 11:24:09 2019 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2019 15:24:09 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Webinar April 9th - An Arctos and Aim-Up! Educational Module Message-ID: Please join us Tuesday, April 9th for an Arctos webinar on integrating digital biodiversity data into teaching. Title: An Arctos and Aim-Up! Educational Module Abstract: Recent NSF collaborations such as Aim-UP! (Advancing Integration of Museums into Undergraduate Programs), BLUE (Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education), and QUBES (Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis) develop educational modules that leverage the vast information contained in natural history museum archives and cyberinfrastructures to provide collections-based training in large-scale questions for students. This webinar will provide an introduction to a module first developed in Aim-UP! and later expanded in BLUE and QUBES on the theme of Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution. The module has been used in several ecology and evolutionary courses in home schools, high schools, and undergraduate programs and is an example of how educators can begin to use digital biodiversity data to actively engage students in the scientific process. See https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-arctos-and-aim-educational-module for a detailed outline of this module. Presenter: Joseph Cook (Curator of Mammals and Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology) When: Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 at 3pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ This is the 16th in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and kindly hosted by iDigBio. 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 20, Issue 7, April 1, 2019 * American Academy Offers Guidance for Use of Science During Crisis * Trump Proposes $1B Cut to NSF * President Proposes Shrinking DOE Science Budget by 16 Percent * USDA Research and Forest Service Slated for Cuts in FY 2020 * NASEM Study: Red Wolves Are a Distinct Species * BCoN Report to Offer National Agenda for Biodiversity Collections Research and Education * Radioactivity Largely Cleared from Fish Near Fukushima Plant * NSF Announces First Convergence Accelerator Pilot * AIBS Opens 2019 Faces of Biology Photo Contest * From the Federal Register * Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center ________________________________ The AIBS Public Policy Report is distributed broadly by email every two weeks to the AIBS membership. Any interested party may self-subscribe to receive these free reports by email or RSS news feed, by going to www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports. With proper attribution to AIBS, all material from these reports may be reproduced or forwarded. AIBS staff appreciates receiving copies of materials used. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Robert Gropp, at 202-628-1500 x 250. ________________________________ American Academy Offers Guidance for Use of Science During a Crisis The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Academy) has released a new report co-authored by Drs. Rita Colwell and Gary Machlis that offers best practices and identifies research and policy priorities for improving the use of science during a significant crisis. ?From earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, and landslides to oil spills, wildfires, and floods, major disasters place profound stresses on the ability of our society to respond quickly and effectively to safeguard lives, health, and property,? wrote Academy President Jonathan Fanton in the report?s preface. The number of significant, and expensive, crises is increasing, as noted by a disaster response professional from the American Red Cross during the rollout of the report. Fanton further notes: ?Scientists from a broad range of disciplines are critical for mounting an effective response to such crises? Yet while there has been considerable research on the role of science in predicting and preparing for disaster, less attention has been given to the application of science during disasters, including data collection, community engagement, and the integration of scientists into crisis response teams.? The report, Science During Crisis: Best Practices, Research Needs, and Policy Priorities, is the result of a 2017 workshop convened by the Academy. Among the best practices offered is a call for agencies of government to have available funds for science during crisis. Additionally, emergency-response and scientific communities must increase and expand joint training to ensure they are prepared when a crisis occurs. At the onset of a crisis, ?a central curated clearinghouse developed in advance should be activated to collect, disseminate, and coordinate relevant scientific information.? A research agenda was suggested. There is a need to understand the best approaches for gathering, archiving and sharing baseline data that will be necessary for short- and long-term understanding of the environmental, human health, economic, and social dimensions of a crisis. Three is also a significant need for research that contributes to understanding cascading consequences to document and predict the complexity of environmental and social disasters, and to improve response and remediation strategies. Not surprisingly, given the dynamics of a crisis and the likely involvement of a diversity of scientific and engineering disciplines and expertise, research is required to better understand how to resolve conflicts and divergent opinions. Research is also needed to develop best practices for communications during crisis, assessing how science-based decisions are made, and how big data can be used to support science during a crisis. Rounding out the report are calls for policy changes. Importantly, most states lack a chief science advisor ? a senior government official with the authority and responsibility to facilitate science across government and between levels of government. Publishers of scientific journals must develop and implement policies that improve accessibility of scientific information during a crisis. Additionally, the report calls on the scientific community to develop a code of conduct that addresses ethical and professional practices to which scientists engaged in science during crisis would adhere. Federal agencies and academic institutions must ease administrative restrictions on collaboration, information sharing, and data collection to enable more effective science. Trump Proposes $1B Cut to NSF The President has proposed a $7.1 billion budget fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget for the National Science Foundation (NSF), which represents a 12.5 percent cut from its current funding level. The President?s budget asserts that NSF would accelerate its progress on its ?10 Big Ideas for Future Investments,? allocating support to high-priority areas that integrate science and engineering fields and create partnership opportunities with industry, private foundations, other federal agencies, and the education sector. The agency would provide $30 million to each of the six research-focused Big Ideas, that include Understanding the Rules of Life (URoL) - Predicting Phenotype; Navigating the New Arctic (NNA); The Future of Work at the Human Technology Frontier (FW-HTF); and Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR), among others, for a total of $180 million. Research overall at NSF would be cut 13 percent. All research directorates across the agency would lose funding relative to the FY 2018 funding levels: Biological Sciences (BIO) would receive $683.4 million (-9.7 percent); Geosciences would get $787 million (-13.3 percent); Computer and Information Science and Engineering would get $883 million (-8.1 percent); Mathematical and Physical Sciences would receive $1.25 billion (-16.5 percent); Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences would get $230 million (-8.2 percent); and Office of Polar Programs would receive $403.4 million (-20 percent), while Integrative Activities would get $491 million (+4.2 percent). Overall, BIO which provides 69 percent of federal funding for fundamental non-medical biological research at academic institutions, would allocate funding to its five divisions accordingly (numbers relative to FY 2018 funding): * Molecular and Cellular Biosciences: $125.8 million (-12.1 percent) * Integrative Organismal Systems: $169 million (-12.1 percent) * Environmental Biology: $141.7 million (-8.6 percent) * Biological Infrastructure: $163.2 million (-10 percent) * Emerging Frontiers: $83.8 million (-1.5 percent) Major BIO investments include stewardship for Understanding the Rules of Life (URoL), Advanced Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Information Sciences (QIS), and Understanding the Brain (UtB), which includes the BRAIN initiative. URoL would emphasize research on how complex traits of organisms emerge from the interaction of its genetic makeup with the environment. In collaboration with the Engineering Directorate would support Advanced Manufacturing through investments in synthetic biology. Investments in Artificial Intelligence through the Division of Biological Infrastructure would focus on applying machine learning and genetic algorithms in biological research to solve problems such as genome sequence alignment and prediction of protein structure. The directorate would also increase funding for QIS through investments in fundamental research in biophysics to understand quantum phenomena within living systems. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) would receive $62.6 million in FY 2020, a decrease of almost 8 percent from FY 2018. Workforce development programs within BIO would receive less funding, with a 9.8 percent cut to CAREER grants that support young investigators who excel as educators. The Education and Human Resources (EHR) Directorate would receive a 9.5 percent budget cut. Within EHR, the Division of Graduate Education and the Division of Undergraduate Education would see their budgets cut. NSF's investments in the STEM workforce investments would take a 15 percent hit, falling to $393 million. Support for Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) would decrease by 24.5 percent as a result of the completion of construction of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON), the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, and three Regional Class Research Vessels, which provide scientific infrastructure to enable better understanding of the impacts of storms, natural resource identification and extraction, and fisheries and aquaculture. Support for Agency Operations and Award Management would receive a 2.2 percent boost, while the National Science Board would lose 6 percent. Funding for NSF-wide cross-disciplinary initiatives would remain flat or decline in FY 2020. Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (INFEWS), which supports research on the natural, social, and human-built factors involved in these interconnected systems, would receive $15 million, a 55 percent decrease from FY 2018. The NSF Innovation Corps, which improves researchers' access to resources that help transfer knowledge to downstream technological applications, would receive $33 million (+0.5 percent). Understanding the Brain (UtB), which improves scientific understanding of the complexity and function of the brain, would receive $123.4 million in FY 2020, 22 percent below FY 2018. Cross-cutting programs would receive funding cuts all across the board. The Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) network would receive $28.4 million, 3.5 percent below FY 2018. The Research Experiences for Undergraduates program would be slashed by 12.7 percent compared to FY 2018. Graduate Research Fellowships would be cut by 10 percent compared to FY 2018 to $257 million and support for NSF's Research Traineeship program would be decrease to $49.5 million. Support for Faculty early career development programs would also be cut by 13.2 percent compared to FY 2018. President Proposes Shrinking DOE Science Budget by 16 Percent The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) would receive $31.7 billion in FY 2020, $3.8 billion below FY 2019 enacted appropriation. Within this, $5.5 billion (-16 percent) would be directed toward the Office of Science. The request allocates 40 percent of Office of Science?s FY 2020 budget to research. Approximately 22,000 researchers are supported by grants from the Office of Science. Funding for Biological and Environmental Research (BER) would be slashed by nearly 30 percent from the FY 2019 level to $494 million, with funds directed to research in foundational genomic sciences. The proposed level of funding for BER would be the lowest the program has received since FY 2007. The FY 2020 request for Biological Systems Science prioritizes core research areas of genomic sciences, including new efforts in secure biosystems design, particularly genome-scale engineering tools, ongoing activities in systems biology and environmental genomics, and the four Bioenergy Research Centers. Overall, Biological Systems Science would receive $327 million, a decrease of 11 percent. The budget for foundational genomics research would increase by 11 percent to $100 million, which includes $20 million (+$16 million) for biosecurity research, an Administration priority for FY 2020. Support would decrease for environmental genomics (-48 percent) and computational biosciences (-50 percent), and the Bioenergy Research Centers would receive a flat budget of $100 million, resulting in an overall decrease for Genomic Science (-7.9 percent). The Biomolecular Characterization and Imaging Science account would receive a 29 percent cut and Biological Systems Facilities and Infrastructure would receive a 14 percent cut. The budget would shrink for all three BER scientific user facilities, namely the Joint Genome Institute (-14 percent), the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Research Facility (-50 percent), and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (-11 percent). Earth and Environmental Systems Sciences, formerly Climate and Environmental Sciences, would receive $167.6 million (-50 percent) in FY 2020, with funding reduced substantially for all accounts including atmospheric systems research (-$16 million), environmental system science (-$43.1 million), earth and environmental systems modeling (-$59.3 million), and facilities and infrastructure (-$45.5 million). Environmental system science supports the study of terrestrial ecosystems, including the Arctic. Advanced scientific computing research would receive $921 million, a decrease of 1.5 percent, with $464 million targeted to the development of exascale computing. The budget for basic energy sciences would be slashed by $308 million (14 percent) to $1.86 billion, with funding directed towards fundamental energy research, development of clean energy technologies, the Energy Frontier Research Centers, two Energy Innovation Hubs, and five research centers for nanoscale science, among others. Science Laboratories Infrastructure is slated to receive $164 million, a decrease of 30 percent, with the funds directed towards five new construction projects at the Brookhaven National Labs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the Large-Scale Collaboration Center, and six ongoing construction projects. Workforce development for teachers and scientists would be cut by $2.5 million to $20 million, with funds targeted towards programs that place qualified students in STEM learning opportunities at Department of Energy laboratories as well as the National Science Bowl competition. USDA Research and Forest Service Slated for Cuts in FY 2020 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is slated to receive $20.8 billion in FY 2020, $3.6 billion below FY 2019. The proposed budget for research, education, and economics at USDA is 8.2 percent below the FY 2019 level. The National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), which partners with extramural academic institutions to conduct research, education, and extension activities, would receive $1.4 billion (-5 percent) in FY 2020. Within NIFA, the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative (AFRI) would receive funding at $500 million (+20 percent) for competitive extramural research grants. Lower priority programs such as Renewable Resources Extension Act (-$4 million), Animal Health and Disease Research (-$4 million), Crop Protection and Pest Management Activities (-$20 million) and the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative (-$8 million) would be eliminated. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education, and Extension is slated to receive $19 million (-$18 million) in FY 2020. The Budget provides $9.5 million to relocate NIFA outside the National Capital Region. The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) would receive $1.25 billion in FY 2020, $431 million below FY 2019. ARS conducts intramural research in the areas of natural and biological science. Funding for seven out of eight research areas within ARS would decrease, resulting in an overall budget of $1.08 billion (-$73 million). Research on livestock protection would increase by 6 percent. Research in support of environmental stewardship would receive $214 million (-$5 million). The budget includes $92.8 million to replace the Plum Island Disease Center with the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, a biocontainment facility for the study of foreign, emerging, and zoonotic animal diseases that pose a threat to United States animal agriculture and public health. This includes an increase of $33 million for operations and maintenance and other transition costs. The budget also includes an increase of $5 million to expand research on foreign animal diseases. USDA Forest Service would receive $5.1 billion (-15.6 percent) in FY 2020. Funding for Forest Service research would decrease by 15 percent to $255 million. Research funding has generally been limited since FY 2010, when program funding hit a high of $312 million. The trend has reversed in recent years with Congress allocating $297 million in FY 2018 and $300 million in FY 2019. The plan prioritizes research that identifies practical strategies and tactics to improve forest and rangeland condition, support community economic development, and help save lives and protect property from wildfires. The budget proposes a new Forest Service National Research Plan (NRP), which re-directs the Forest Service?s research mission and identifies five emphasis areas: Inventory and Monitoring; Water and Biological Resources; Forest and Rangeland Management; Forest Products Innovations; and People and the Environment. Wildland fire would be the primary focus of the Forest and Rangeland Management emphasis area. Forest Service research would focus on the immediate needs of forest land managers and their partners, which include forest restoration, insect and disease management, wildland fire, and water quality and quantity. A flat budget of $77 million is proposed for Forest Inventory and Analysis for the collection, coordination, and assessment of field inventory data across the country. The National Fire Plan (-$14.8 million) and Joint Fire Sciences Program (-$3 million) are slated for elimination in FY 2020, with the agency focusing on reducing wildland fire risk, contributing to the improvement of forest and grassland conditions, and contributing to rural economic prosperity. NASEM Study: Red Wolves Are a Distinct Species A National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) panel has found that the red wolf is a taxonomically distinct species from the Mexican gray wolf. The committee released its congressionally mandated report, Evaluating the Taxonomic Status of the Mexican Gray Wolf and the Red Wolf, on March 28, 2019. In 2018, at the direction of Congress, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) asked NASEM to conduct an independent assessment of the taxonomic status of the red wolf and Mexican gray wolf. The study was mandated as a part of an appropriations bill passed in March 2018, in order to inform conservation actions under the Endangered Species Act. ?Over time ... [lawmakers] heard lots of different stories about the red wolf and the Mexican gray wolf, and I think they wanted to put an end to all of the back-and-forth,? Elsa Haubold with the USFWS said during the committee's first meeting. In 2017, USFWS had acknowledged ?a lack of consensus? among scientists on whether the red wolf was a subspecies of the gray wolf or a separate species. The report concludes that, ?the historic red wolves constituted a taxonomically valid species? and that, ?extant red wolves are distinct from the extant gray wolves and coyotes,? but also cautions that, ?additional genomic evidence from historic specimens could change this assessment.? The study findings support USFWS?s current view that the red wolf is ?a valid taxonomic species? and the Mexican gray wolf is ?a valid taxonomic subspecies? of the gray wolf. Both wolves are listed as endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. ?The findings ... validate everything we've been doing to try to goad USFWS into taking better care of the remaining wild red wolves in North Carolina,? said Ron Sutherland, Chief Scientist at Wildlands Network, according to E&E News. The nine-member NASEM research committee that conducted the assessment was chaired by Dr. Joseph Travis, Distinguished Professor of Biology at Florida State University and a Past President of AIBS. BCoN Report to Offer National Agenda for Biodiversity Collections Research and Education The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) will release its new report, Extending U.S. Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education, at 9:00 AM eastern time on April 4, 2019, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. You are invited to this event to learn more about this important report and what it means for science and society. The report is the outcome of a series of workshops and stakeholder conversations that BCoN has held over the past four years. Scientists familiar with the report have expressed enthusiasm for its recommendations. This event is free and open to the public. Space is limited. Individuals confirmed to attend this briefing will be notified by e-mail by April 3, 2019. Location: National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045 Time: 9:00 ? 10:00 AM Date: April 4, 2019 Briefing participants include: * Dr. John Bates, The Field Museum of Natural History * Mr. Andrew Bentley, Biodiversity Institute at the University of Kansas * Dr. Linda Ford, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology * Dr. Robert Gropp, American Institute of Biological Sciences * Mr. David Jennings, iDigBio * Dr. Anna Monfils, Central Michigan University * Dr. Barbara Thiers, New York Botanical Garden * Dr. Jennifer Zaspel, Milwaukee Public Museum Registration is required. Sign up here to attend or to receive a copy of the report: https://www.aibs.org/events/registration_for_biodiversity_collections_network_report_release.html Radioactivity Largely Cleared from Fish Near Fukushima Plant An independent study published in PLOS ONE has found that fish in the waters around Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant are largely clear of dangerous radiation resulting from a March 2011 tsunami that destroyed the plant. According to a report by E&E News, the researchers said that they sampled popular seafood species taken from near the Fukushima plant and measured the concentrations of radioactive cesium in fish. Their analysis showed that cesium concentrations had either decreased to levels before the 2011 tsunami or to levels safe for consumption. The research also confirmed that fish species higher up the food chain are safe for consumption under Japanese health standards, but because contaminants tend to accumulate in larger carnivorous species, more time will be required for complete recovery. The research team warned that ?these species still require another 6 to 14 years... to reach the pre-accident levels.? These findings confirmed the claims of Japanese scientists, specifically the work done by Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority and the Japan Fisheries Agency. The study was conducted by the Institut de Radioprotection et de S?ret? Nucl?aire (IRSN) and a laboratory at the University of Toulouse in France in collaboration with a Japanese scientist. NSF Announces First Convergence Accelerator Pilot The National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on March 15, 2019 for a pilot Convergence Accelerator (C-Accel) activity. The program intends to fund 50 Phase 1 projects (up to 9 months) at up to $1 million each. In 2020, Phase 1 projects will be eligible to apply for Phase 2 C-Accel funding, for up to $5 million. The NSF C-Accel pilot seeks to transform how NSF supports innovative science and engineering to accelerate convergence research in areas of national importance by facilitating convergent team-building capacity around high-risk proposals. The initiative reflects NSF?s commitment to invest in fundamental research while encouraging rapid advances through partnerships between academic and non-academic stakeholders. It will begin with three convergence tracks that align with two of NSF?s 10 Big Ideas: Harnessing the Data Revolution for 21st-Century Science and Engineering and the Future of Work at the Human-Technology Frontier. The three tracks are: * An Open Knowledge Network (as part of Harnessing the Data Revolution) * AI and Future Jobs (as part of Future of Work) * A National Talent Ecosystem (as part of Future of Work) The DCL provides more detailed information about participating in the pilot Convergence Accelerator initiative. The first step in participation, submission of a Research Concept Outline, is due April 15, with full proposals due by June 3. A webinar to answer questions about the submission process will be held on April 3 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Details to join the webinar are below. Event URL: https://nsf2.webex.com/nsf2/onstage/g.php?MTID=e04d3fd93478e4f349d47b0dc6db31fb0 Meeting ID/Event number: 902 798 511 Event Password: Ca2019! Audio Conference: To receive a call back, provide your phone number when you join the event, or call the number below and enter the access code. USA Toll: +1-510-210-8882 Access code: 902 798 511 AIBS Opens 2019 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 2018 contest will be featured on the cover of the May 2019 issue of BioScience. Submissions must be received by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 30, 2019. For more information or to enter the contest, visit http://www.aibs.org/public-programs/photocontest.html. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from March 18 to 29, 2019. 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. 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Summer internships coincide with MNA's internationally recognized Native American Heritage Festivals which introduce visitors to the culture and artistry of the Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni peoples. The three, multidisciplinary, collection internships are posted on MNA's website at https://musnaz.org/about/careers/. Housing and a $12.50 per hour salary (up to 29 hours per week) are provided for 10-12 weeks between May 1st and September 30th 2019. To apply, email a cover letter, resume and 3 letters of recommendation as either MS Word or PDF to Jill Thomas at employment at musnaz.org. Application review begins April 15, 2019, so get your application in early. The Museum of Northern Arizona is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Open until filled. Please excuse cross-postings. Cheers, Janet Janet Whitmore Gillette Natural Science Collections Manager Museum of Northern Arizona 3101 N. 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Do you buy it as a powder or liquid? Would you recommend it instead of thymol or should i stick with the thymol because that is already what I used before with these specimens. Many thanks for any advice you have on this! Best wishes, Esther Dondorp Senior Collectiebeheerder 071-751 9313 - esther.dondorp at naturalis.nl - www.naturalis.nl Vondellaan 55, 2332 AA Leiden Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soledad.esteban at transmittingscience.org Wed Apr 3 03:28:38 2019 From: soledad.esteban at transmittingscience.org (Soledad De Esteban Trivigno) Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2019 09:28:38 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Transmitting Science courses on Scientific Illustration Message-ID: <1657485215.569548.1554276518072@email.ionos.es> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emily.braker at colorado.edu Mon Apr 8 11:21:38 2019 From: emily.braker at colorado.edu (Emily M. Braker) Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2019 15:21:38 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] TOMORROW (April 9th) - An Arctos and Aim-Up! Educational Module Message-ID: Please join us Tuesday, April 9th for an Arctos webinar on integrating digital biodiversity data into teaching. Title: An Arctos and Aim-Up! Educational Module Abstract: Recent NSF collaborations such as Aim-UP! (Advancing Integration of Museums into Undergraduate Programs), BLUE (Biodiversity Literacy in Undergraduate Education), and QUBES (Quantitative Undergraduate Biology Education and Synthesis) develop educational modules that leverage the vast information contained in natural history museum archives and cyberinfrastructures to provide collections-based training in large-scale questions for students. This webinar will provide an introduction to a module first developed in Aim-UP! and later expanded in BLUE and QUBES on the theme of Islands as a Tool for Teaching Ecology and Evolution. The module has been used in several ecology and evolutionary courses in home schools, high schools, and undergraduate programs and is an example of how educators can begin to use digital biodiversity data to actively engage students in the scientific process. See https://www.idigbio.org/content/webinar-arctos-and-aim-educational-module for a detailed outline of this module. Presenter: Joseph Cook (Curator of Mammals and Genomic Resources, Museum of Southwestern Biology) When: Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 at 3pm ET Where: https://idigbio.adobeconnect.com/room Can't Make It?: View archived recordings here https://arctosdb.org/learn/webinars/ This is the 16th in a series of webinars on Arctos brought to you by the Arctos Working Group and kindly hosted by iDigBio. 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Registration is still open and there is still room in many of the fieldtrips, workshops, and social activities. For more details, visit the web page at: https://www.spnhcchicago2019.com/ __________________________ Paul Mayer Collections Manager Fossil Invertebrates Gantz Family Collections Center Science and Education 312.665.7631 The Field Museum 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL 60605-2496 fieldmuseum.org pmayer at fieldmuseum.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jessica.bazeley at yale.edu Wed Apr 10 09:01:00 2019 From: jessica.bazeley at yale.edu (Utrup, Jessica) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:01:00 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Job Posting - Yale Peabody Museum - Vertebrate Paleontology Collections Manager Message-ID: Collection Manager, Vertebrate Paleontology - 54457BR Yale University offers exciting opportunities for achievement and growth in New Haven, Connecticut. Conveniently located between Boston and New York, New Haven is the creative capital of Connecticut with cultural resources that include three major museums, a critically-acclaimed repertory theater, state-of-the-art concert hall, and world-renowned schools of Architecture, Art, Drama, and Music. General Purpose: Reporting to the Curator-in-Charge of the Division, under the direction of Vertebrate Paleontology (VP) Curators, and in conjunction with the Director of Collections and Research, the VP Collection Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the VP Division, with the primary goal of promoting the use, maintenance, and growth of Vertebrate Paleontology collections at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM). * Manages all aspects of specimen loans, including consultation with Preparation Lab to ensure safe packing and shipping, and tracks internal and external usage statistics, including frequency of taxon/specimen use. * Manages the housing of specimens and the arrangement of collections for long-term preservation and usefulness; oversees collections facilities, access requests, and security. * Oversees cataloging and digitization efforts for incoming collections, backlogs, loans, and research or teaching requests; promotes dissemination of specimen information through on-line collections portals including image databases and 3-D libraries. * Provides taxonomic identifications of specimens and assesses their associated data for accuracy and historical context, including promoting continuous upgrades to specimen identifications and nomenclature. * Oversees efforts to improve specimen organization, preservation, and conservation, in consultation with the Chief Preparator. * Manages specimen acquisition, accessioning, permitting and reporting processes associated with acquisitions, incoming collections; manages international, federal and state compliance issues related to collecting, import/export, and transportation of collections for acquisitions and loans. * Coordinates with Development staff on fund-raising opportunities; writes collections-improvement grants to improve curation, accessibility, and preservation of VP collections. * Plans and develops exhibits, including writing interpretive labels, and assists with selecting specimens for display; consults with Chief Preparator on specimen preparation, mount making, exhibit maintenance (e.g., cleaning, repair) and installation. * Leads field expeditions, where 3-5 mile hikes over rough terrain are common. * Uses various industrial equipment to conduct duties. Operates gas-powered and pneumatic saws, jack hammers, and tools for removal of rock matrix in the field and laboratory. * Represents VP Division on YPM committees. The Peabody Museum is preparing to embark on a four-year expansion project, that will allow the Peabody to add 50% more gallery space and will enhance the experience of museum-goers, students and researchers alike. For more information on the expansion project, please visit http://peabodyevolved.yale.edu/. Required Education and Experience: Master's degree in a related field and three years of museum related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Qualifications: * Administrative, management, and supervisory skills. * Knowledge of vertebrate anatomy, systematics, and fossil record. * Knowledge of conservation principles, procedures, methods, and materials. * Knowledge of collection databasing, imaging, and workflows. Knowledge of fieldwork techniques. * Oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal skills. Ability to work independently. * Preferred Education and Experience: Advanced degree preferred, preferably in a field related to vertebrate paleontology. At least three years' experience in a museum environment, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, in a field related to vertebrate paleontology. Valid motor vehicle license. Application: For more information and immediate consideration, please apply online at http://bit.ly/2HA1yiz. Please be sure to reference this website when applying for this position. We invite you to discover the excitement, diversity, rewards and excellence of a career at Yale University. One of the country's great workplaces, Yale University offers exciting opportunities for meaningful accomplishment and true growth. Our benefits package is among the best anywhere, with a wide variety of insurance choices, liberal paid time off, fantastic family and educational benefits, a variety of retirement benefits, extensive recreational facilities, and much more. Yale University considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of an individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a veteran, or national or ethnic origin; nor does Yale discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity or expression. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From ruyvalka1 at gmail.com Wed Apr 10 12:32:15 2019 From: ruyvalka1 at gmail.com (Ruy Alves) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 13:32:15 -0300 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] =?utf-8?q?Requesting_letters_of_support_-_Brazil?= =?utf-8?q?=C2=B4s_National_Museum?= Message-ID: Dear colleagues, As you are aware, on September 2nd last year the Brazilian National Museum palace (in Rio) burned down but not everything housed in it was lost. Currently rescue parties recover specimens which escaped the fire either intact or with some degree of damage, on a daily basis. Evidently the disaster sparked a series of investigations by Brazilian Authorities (mostly still under way). The Brazilian Federal Audit Court (*Tribunal de Contas da Uni?o* - *TCU*), for instance, demands the Museum to produce a full annual inventory of collections. The Audit Court insists that the Museum disobeyed the law by not implementing complete annual inventories, invoking a law from 2009 (see link below) which was quite evidently designed by someone who cared about art museums. To the best of our knowledge you can count statues and pictures by Picasso etc. on the wall with some precision, but not individual diatoms in every vial, plants on every voucher, pinned insects in every drawer. We have pretty much ceased our research to cope with this unusual demand for overly meticulous inventory from the Audit Court, to the best of our knowledge unprecedented in natural history museums worldwide. With the aforementioned pointlessness for annual inventory in natural history museums, could you, as an experient curator/director/researcher (and maybe some of your peers we don?t have e-mails of) kindly send us a letter saying so and how your institution deals with Museum input-output? Could you please inform if you do an annual inventory of your collection? This will be of great help for us. Link to Law 11.904/2009: http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2009/Lei/L11904.htm With my kind regards! Ruy Jos? V?lka Alves, Curator, R-Herbarium. *Ruy J. V. Alves*, Prof. Titular, PhD, *Curador do Herb?rio R* *Laborat?rio de Flor?stica e Biogeografia Insular & Montana*, [image: Displaying] Departamento de Bot?nica, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista s./no., S?o Crist?v?o, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20940-040, BRASIL, tel. 21+*39381145* "*Never put away a specimen unlabeled, not even for an hour, you may forget it or die.*" - Elliott Coues - Field and General Ornithology (1890) For herbarium-related subjects please visit http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/dptbot/herbario.html or e-mail herbarior at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One of the larger German collections also had to use an inventory system that was originally designed to register fine arts, but also here inventory units were entered (and number of specimens if countable). Hope this helps Dirk Am 10.04.2019 um 18:32 schrieb Ruy Alves: > > Dear colleagues, > > As you are aware, on September 2^nd last year the Brazilian National > Museum palace (in Rio) burned down but not everything housed in it was > lost. Currently rescue parties recover specimens which escaped the > fire either intact or with some degree of damage, on a daily basis. > Evidently the disaster sparked a series of investigations by Brazilian > Authorities (mostly still under way). > > ??????????? The Brazilian Federal Audit Court (/Tribunal de Contas da > Uni?o/ - /TCU/), for instance, demands the Museum to produce a full > annual inventory of collections. > > The Audit Court insists that the Museum disobeyed the law by not > implementing complete annual inventories, invoking a law from 2009 > (see link below) which was quite evidently designed by someone who > cared about art museums. To the best of our knowledge you can count > statues and pictures by Picasso etc. on the wall with some precision, > but not individual diatoms in every vial, plants on every voucher, > pinned insects in every drawer. > > We have pretty much ceased our research to cope with this unusual > demand for overly meticulous inventory from the Audit Court, to the > best of our knowledge unprecedented in natural history museums worldwide. > > With the aforementioned pointlessness for annual inventory in natural > history museums, could you, as an experient > curator/director/researcher (and maybe some of your peers we don?t > have e-mails of) kindly send us a letter saying so and how your > institution deals with Museum input-output? Could you please inform if > you do an annual inventory of your collection? This will be of great > help for us. > > Link to Law 11.904/2009: > http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2007-2010/2009/Lei/L11904.htm > > With my kind regards! > > Ruy Jos? V?lka Alves, Curator, R-Herbarium. > > *Ruy J. V. Alves*,?Prof. Titular, PhD, *Curador do Herb?rio R* > *Laborat?rio de Flor?stica e Biogeografia Insular & Montana*, > Displaying > Departamento de Bot?nica, > Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, > Quinta da Boa Vista s./no., S?o Crist?v?o, > Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 20940-040, BRASIL, > tel. 21+*39381145* > > "/Never put away a specimen unlabeled, not even for an hour, you may > forget it or die./" - Elliott Coues - Field and General Ornithology?(1890) > > For herbarium-related subjects please visit > http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/dptbot/herbario.html or e-mail > herbarior at gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* Postanschrift: Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns Zoologische Staatssammlung M?nchen Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage M?nchhausenstr. 21 81247 M?nchen Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ --------- Dirk Neumann Tel: +49-89-8107-111 Fax: +49-89-8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Arising from these deliberations is a consensus to focus future biodiversity documentation on building a network of extended specimens that represent the depth and breadth of biodiversity held in U.S. collections institutions. The extended specimen will consist of the physical voucher and preparations (e.g. tissue samples); digitized representations such as occurrence records and images; derivative products such as gene sequences or metagenomes; and taxon- or locality-specific data such as observations, phylogenies or species distributions. New collections, needed now more than ever to inform solutions to societal problems, should be ?born-extended?, i.e., accessioned with a full suite of supplemental data. Collectively, these extended specimens will form a network of linked data to enable exploration across taxonomic, temporal and spatial scales. Such exploration will help us understand the rules that govern how organisms grow, diversify and interact with one another, and how environmental change and human activities may affect those rules. As a resource for formal and informal education (including citizen science), the extended specimen network will afford scalable learning opportunities for K-Life in data literacy as well as biological science and the humanities. To create this resource will require continued specimen digitization, new collections, standardization of existing digital data to facilitate discovery, and implementation of a robust specimen identifier tracking system. It will also require new approaches to data sharing and collaboration, partnerships with national and international data providers, computer and data scientists and educators. Thanks to everyone who contributed their insights to the surveys, discussions, and comments on the draft report! We launched the report at the National Press Club last Thursday (4 April). If you'd like to hear more about the Extended Specimen network, listen to the BCoN team talking about it in the Bioscience podcast: http://bioscienceaibs.libsyn.com/biodiversity-and-the-extended-specimen-network [http://assets.libsyn.com/show/67374?height=250&width=250&overlay=true] BioScience Talks: Biodiversity and the Extended Specimen Network Natural history specimens housed in museums, herbaria, and other research collections are revolutionizing science?largely as a result of growing efforts to digitize samples and share data among many users. To meet the robust promise of digital collections, the Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN) has developed a national agenda that leverages new techniques and capabilities to create what they call the Extended Specimen Network. Members of BCoN join us on this episode of BioScience Talks to describe the newly conceived network and to talk about its potential to change the way science is performed?both now and in the future. Pictured above are our guests at a National Press Club briefing where they formally released their report (from left to right: David Jennings, Andrew Bentley, Linda Ford, Anna Monfils, Jennifer Zaspel, John Bates, Barbara Thiers, and Robert Gropp). Photograph: Samuel Hurd. Download the report. Subscribe on iTunes. Subscribe on Stitcher. Catch up with us on Twitter.    bioscienceaibs.libsyn.com Dr. Barbara M. Thiers Vice President Patricia K. Holmgren Director William and Lynda Steere Herbarium The New York Botanical Garden President-Elect, SPNHC Editor, Index Herbariorum 2900 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 Download: The World?s Herbaria 2017 (second Index Herbariorum annual report) Index Herbariorum Registration Form Index Herbariorum Registration Form Example -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu Wed Apr 10 15:09:43 2019 From: gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu (Nelson,Gil) Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 19:09:43 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] REGISTER NOW: Third Annual Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference Message-ID: <5c0c26a24f4b4c3ba3532e6c7f2ff153@exmbxprd05.ad.ufl.edu> The 3rd annual Digital Data in Biodivesity Research Conference is scheduled for 10-12 June, 2019 hosted by Yale University. The registration deadline for submitting an oral presentation or poster abstract is 30 April. To register, visit our EventBrite registration page at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rd-annual-digital-data-conference-methods-protocols-and-analytical-tools-for-specimen-based-tickets-54760252389. Note: you will receive a link to submit registration with your EventBrite confirmation email. To learn more about the conference, visit the iDigBio website: https://www.idigbio.org/content/save-date-methods-protocols-and-analytical-tools-specimen-based-research-biological-sciences. Space is limited! All best. Gil Gil Nelson PhD, Director Integrated Digitized Biocollections (iDigBio) Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida gnelson at floridamuseum.ufl.edu [FM_logo_horizontal_CMYK] Courtesy Professor Department of Biological Sciences Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium Florida State University gnelson at bio.fsu.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Evers Laboratory Room 2003 1909 South Oak Street, MC-652 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of Marr, Kendrick RBCM:EX Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2019 11:55:16 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] herbarium databases Hi, On behalf of another institution, I?m seeking information regarding free/inexpensive databases for entering herbarium specimen label content. Ideally the database could easily be uploaded to GBIF. Thanks for any ideas. Ken ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Kendrick Marr Curator, Botany | Collections, Knowledge and Engagement ROYAL BC MUSEUM Traditional Territory of the Lekwungen (Songhees and Xwsepsum Nations) 675 Belleville Street, Victoria, BC Canada V8W 9W2 T 250 356-8176 | F 250 387-0534 KMARR at royalbcmuseum.bc.ca | www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca Join us on:Facebook | Twitter | Flickr | Instagram See stunning ancient Maya artifacts for the first time ever in North America at Maya: The Great Jaguar Rises, opening May 17, 2019. Purchase advance tickets now. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From neumann at snsb.de Thu Apr 11 08:05:35 2019 From: neumann at snsb.de (Dirk Neumann) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 14:05:35 +0200 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Ongoing discussion to cover Open Seas (Areas beyond national jurisdiction, ABNJ) under NAGOYA Message-ID: <0ed1c3a2-4f3c-a87c-ee91-1f2aa93d817d@snsb.de> Dear SPHNC members and followers of the NHColl mailing list, on behalf of the legislation & Regulations committee of SPHNC, I would be interested to know if anyone following the posts on this mailing list is engaged in ABNJ (or knows colleagues and his/her institution which follow or are engaged). Last week, the second session of the intergovernmental conference took place from 25 March to 5 April 2019 in New York. (Results of this meeting are available here: https://www.un.org/bbnj/).? If Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) and marine organisms occurring outside the territorial sea would fall under the Nagoya Protocol, this would have tremendous implications for those working on marine projects. The L&R committee would appreciate information of or contact to SPNHC members who are engaged in ABNJ and/or UNCLOS matters, or information from marine researchers on relevant discussions or planned submissions on this subject. With kind regards Dirk Neumann & Stephanie Carson -- Dirk Neumann Tel: 089 / 8107-111 Fax: 089 / 8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* Postanschrift: Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns Zoologische Staatssammlung M?nchen Dirk Neumann, Sektion Ichthyologie / DNA-Storage M?nchhausenstr. 21 81247 M?nchen Besuchen Sie unsere Sammlung: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ --------- Dirk Neumann Tel: +49-89-8107-111 Fax: +49-89-8107-300 *new email: neumann(a)snsb.de* postal address: Bavarian Natural History Collections The Bavarian State Collection of Zoology Dirk Neumann, Section Ichthyology / DNA-Storage Muenchhausenstr. 21 81247 Munich (Germany) Visit our section at: http://www.zsm.mwn.de/sektion/ichthyologie-home/ From elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov Thu Apr 11 17:02:12 2019 From: elisa_dahlberg at fws.gov (Dahlberg, Elisa) Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2019 15:02:12 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Skull repair/bonding agent help Message-ID: Good afternoon all, Might anyone have some tips for removing what I believe is rubber cement from a skull? 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A questionnaire has been designed to collect additional input on what should be the purpose, scope and structure of the group/network. The results from this survey will guide the next steps in development. If you would like to add your input please use the link below and do please forward to others who may have an interest in such a network. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WC3GDFH Thanks and my apologies for any cross posting ROBERT MORRIS Director, Collections and Research OTAGO MUSEUM robert.morris at otagomuseum.nz Ph +64 (03) 479 3231 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand [cid:image003.png at 01D4F142.627B99B0] [cid:image005.png at 01D4F142.627B99B0] [cid:image007.png at 01D4F142.627B99B0] [cid:image009.png at 01D4F142.627B99B0] [cid:image011.png at 01D4F142.627B99B0] This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. 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All responses will be recorded anonymously and should only take about 2-5 minutes to complete. If you can, please take a few minutes and help her out for this project. Your input is valuable and encouraged. The results of this survey are not only for her class project but will also be presented as a poster at the upcoming American Society of Mammalogists meeting in Washington, DC. Feel free to forward the survey to anyone off-list. The link to the survey is here: https://ufl.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eu4LcDrzpLbN3jn? Any questions about the survey may be sent off-list to Eve Rowland (erowland at flmnh.ufl.edu) or to myself (vmathis at flmnh.ufl.edu) Thanks so much and apologies for any cross-posting, Verity ****************************** Verity L. 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Thank you. https://sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search/Home/Home?partnerid=25240&siteid=5341#jobDetails=1449027_5341 11-Apr-2019 Curatorial Assistant II Faculty of Arts and Sciences: 48689BR Job Code 403079 Curatorial Assistant II Duties & Responsibilities The Curatorial Assistant II will work under the direct supervision of the Director of Collections to data base and image plant specimens at the Harvard University Herbaria (HUH). The core function of the position involves locating plant material, mainly from the United States and Canada in the HUH collections, capturing of digital images, and data basing of label information. Work may also involve some conservation and repair of damaged specimens. May perform other related general curatorial duties as required. Basic Qualifications: One year of museum collections experience or related coursework in the field of plant biology. Additional Qualifications Candidate must be detail oriented and able to perform repetitive tasks, with excellent interpersonal skills. Must be flexible and willing to take on new assignments. Experience working both independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively with other team members. Should be able to demonstrate good written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of PC/Mac computer platforms and Microsoft Office software, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Access, and comfort with learning new software applications. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to reach with hands and arms and lift and/or move up to 10 pounds; occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds; and rarely lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Regular working positions are to sit and/or stand at a work station such as imaging station and computer. The employee is occasionally required to get up a step stool or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Additional Information When applying for this position, a cover letter and resume are required. This is one year term position with an estimated end date of June 30, 2020, with the possibility of an extension based on funding and performance. Harvard University will not provide visa sponsorship for this position. ***All formal offers made by FAS Human Resources The Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) include six collections and more than five million specimens of algae, bryophytes, fungi, and vascular plants. Together they form one of the largest university herbarium collections in the world, and the third largest herbarium in the United States. With their state-of-the art research laboratories and world class libraries, the HUH have been a centerpiece of biodiversity science since the early 1800s. www.huh.harvard.edu Job Function Museum Sub-Unit ------------ Location: USA - MA - Cambridge Department: Harvard University Herbaria (HUH) Time Status: Full-time Union: 55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers Salary Grade 051 Appointment End Date: 30-Jun-2020 Pre-Employment Screening: Criminal, Identity Schedule: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm EEO Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. ================================================= Genevieve E. 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AIBS Public Policy Report AIBS Public Policy Report, Volume 20, Issue 8, April 15, 2019 * Action Alert: Ask Your Members of Congress to Support NSF * NOAA Facing Deep Cuts in FY 2020 * New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2020 Budget * 843 Organizations Urge Congress to Raise Spending Caps * Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Address Sexual Harassment in Science * Scientific Societies Oppose Revised Definition of WOTUS * Scientists Call for National Agenda on Biodiversity Research, Education * Short Takes * NSF Announces IOS Virtual Office Hours * DOE Funding Opportunity for Avian-Solar Research * New Interior Secretary Confirmed * Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Permanently Fund LWCF * From the Federal Register * Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center ________________________________ The AIBS Public Policy Report is distributed broadly by email every two weeks to the AIBS membership. Any interested party may self-subscribe to receive these free reports by email or RSS news feed, by going to www.aibs.org/public-policy-reports. With proper attribution to AIBS, all material from these reports may be reproduced or forwarded. AIBS staff appreciates receiving copies of materials used. If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact the AIBS Director of Public Policy, Robert Gropp, at 202-628-1500 x 250. ________________________________ Action Alert: Ask Your Members of Congress to Support NSF Congress has begun its work to set funding levels for federal programs for fiscal year (FY) 2020. Scientists interested in the National Science Foundation (NSF) should consider contacting their U.S. Representative and Senators to ask that they provide NSF with $9 billion in FY 2020. NSF is the primary federal funding source for discovery-driven biological research at our nation?s universities and colleges. The agency provides approximately 69% of extramural federal support for non-medical biological and environmental research at academic institutions. The President's budget request for FY 2020 proposes a 12.5 percent cut to NSF, including a 13 percent reduction to its research activities. This budget hurts research and undermines the nation's ability to address national challenges. If funded at $9 billion, NSF can accelerate progress on its 10 Big Ideas, expand support for early career researchers, and create new interdisciplinary research programs. Moreover, this investment will sustain core research and education programs that are vital to U.S. competitiveness. Interested individuals can send a letter to their members of Congress from the AIBS Legislative Action Center. NOAA Facing Deep Cuts in FY 2020 Under the President?s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2020, funding for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would be cut by nearly 18 percent to $4.5 billion. The Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) would receive $335.1 million (- 41 percent), with funding for climate research activities slashed by 45 percent. Competitive grants for climate-change research, which received $60 million in FY 2019, would be terminated. The plan calls for eliminating NOAA?s Air Resources Laboratory in College Park, Maryland (-$4.8 million), which studies air chemistry and atmospheric transport of hazardous chemicals. The Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office (-$5.4 million) that supervises the use of aircraft for weather, polar, and marine observations would also be terminated. The National Marine Fisheries Service is slated to receive an 18 percent reduction in discretionary funding to $843 million, with significant cuts to Protected Resources Science and Management (-5.2 percent), Fisheries Science and Management (-9 percent), and Habitat Conservation and Restoration (-33 percent). The FY 2020 budget proposes significantly decreased funding for the National Ocean Service (-36.5 percent). Large cuts are proposed for coastal science and assessment (-43 percent) as well as navigation, observations, and positioning activity (-15 percent). The request would eliminate $273 million in grants, including the National Sea Grant College Program (-$80 million), the National Estuarine Research Reserve System (-$27 million), coastal zone management grants (-$75.5 million), and the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (-$65 million). The National Sea Grant College Program supports more than thirty American universities that conduct research, education, and training programs on ocean-related topics. The budget also proposes to gut the Office of Education (-97 percent), eliminating the competitive education grants (-$3 million), an educational partnership program with minority serving institutions (-$16 million), and watershed education and training programs (-$7.5 million). The remaining $1 million would be targeted towards STEM education activities. Acting NOAA Director Neil Jacobs defended the budget request during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies on March 27. ?I believe this budget request meets NOAA's core mission while also positioning the agency to be more efficient and effective moving forward,? Jacobs told lawmakers. ?In the budget situation we're in, we had to make tough choices,? he added. Jacobs replaced retired Rear Adm. Timothy Gallaudet as NOAA's acting chief last month. During the budget hearing, Jacobs listed priorities for the agency in 2020, which included reducing the impacts of extreme weather and water events, better forecasting, maximizing the economic contributions of ocean and coastal resources, and advancing space innovation. New AIBS Report on Biological Sciences in the President's FY 2020 Budget A new report from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) provides an analysis of the President?s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request for biological sciences research and education. The report provides an overview and analysis of the budget request for several federal agencies and programs, including the 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. 843 Organizations Urge Congress to Raise Spending Caps The American Institute of Biological Sciences was among 843 national, state, and local organizations that called upon federal lawmakers to negotiate a new budget agreement that provides relief from budget sequestration for nondefense discretionary programs. An excerpt from the letter reads, ?Congress and the President must work together to reach a new agreement that averts the cuts that would be required under the Budget Control Act and allows us to make smart investments in our nation's future. In reaching an agreement, new investment must be balanced between nondefense and defense programs, as strong investments in both NDD and defense are necessary to keep our country competitive, safe, and secure.? Since 2013, budget sequestration has dramatically cut funding available for federal programs that support research, environmental stewardship, education, housing, foreign aid, and other programs. Congress has since reached three budget agreements, in 2013, 2015 and 2018, to lessen the extent of sequestration. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 expires on 1 October 2019. Unless amended, sequestration limits would be triggered resulting in cuts to federal programs. Nondefense spending would decrease by 9 percent or $54 billion and defense spending would be trimmed by 11 percent or $71 billion. Several science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), could experience cuts if the budget caps are not raised prior to FY 2020. Congress remains divided on the issue of raising spending caps. The House Budget Committee on April 3 approved a bill raising defense and nondefense spending caps by $133 billion over fiscal years (FY) 2020 and 2021. The bill would raise FY 2020 caps on nondefense spending by $34 billion, to $631 billion, and increase defense spending by $17 billion, to $664 billion. In FY 2021, the nondefense cap would increase to $646 billion, while the defense cap would increase to $680 billion. However, divisions within House Democrats forced congressional leadership to abandon a vote on the bill to raise caps and instead adopt a procedural ?deeming? measure that would set the top line for discretionary spending at $1.295 trillion for FY 2020, a 10 percent increase over the sequester level. Meanwhile, the Senate budget panel has passed a distinctly different measure that would adhere to the current spending caps. The House and Senate leadership have agreed to begin preliminary discussions on a possible two-year budget deal but it remains to be seen how the budget cap negotiations play out. Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Address Sexual Harassment in Science Democratic Senators have introduced a bill to address sexual harassment in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. On April 4, 2019, Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), introduced the Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019, which would authorize $17.4 million per year in funding to address the causes and consequences of sexual harassment in STEM. The bill comes in response to a National Academies? study published in 2018 that found that 58 percent of women in STEM fields say they have been sexually harassed. A companion measure was introduced in the House by House Science Committee Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) in January 2019. The legislation directs the National Science Foundation (NSF) to award grants to expand research into sexual harassment in the STEM workforce and to examine ?interventions? to prevent and respond to such harassment. The bill also asks NSF to work with federal statistical agencies to gather national data on the ?prevalence, nature, and implications of such harassment in institutions of higher education.? In addition, NSF would work with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to update a ?responsible conduct guide? and to study the impact of sexual harassment on the careers of individuals in the STEM workforce. Additionally, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy would develop uniform policy guidelines for federal science agencies to prevent and respond to reports of sexual harassment. The bill has been endorsed by several groups, including the American Society of Mammalogists, an AIBS member organization, the American Education Research Association, the American Mathematical Society, the American Physical Society, and the Society of Women Engineers. Scientific Societies Oppose Revised Definition of WOTUS Twelve scientific societies, including the American Institute of Biological Sciences, have submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers opposing a proposed rule to revise the definition of the ?Waters of the United States? (WOTUS). The new definition would limit the number of wetlands and waterways that would receive federal protections under the Clean Water Act (CWA). The letter reads, in part, ?The proposed redefinition of WOTUS will make it impossible to achieve the objectives of the CWA because it excludes numerous waters and wetlands that directly affect the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of primary waters. Furthermore, many of the definitions and terms in the proposed Rule lack clarity and/or are not based in science. Likewise, many of the criteria for jurisdiction are not based in science and fail to meet the stated goal of clarity, predictability and consistency. Under this proposed Rule, the CWA's primary goal of maintaining and restoring the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of downstream traditional navigable waters would not be possible. In conclusion, we wish to state in the strongest possible terms that the proposed Rule should be rejected.? The comments, including a list of signatories, can be found here: https://www.aibs.org/position-statements/20190410_joint_society_l_1.html Scientists Call for National Agenda on Biodiversity Research, Education The Biodiversity Collections Network (BCoN), an NSF-funded project led by AIBS in partnership with the NSC Alliance and the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, released its new report, Extending US Biodiversity Collections to Promote Research and Education, at the National Press Club on April 4, 2019. The report outlines a national agenda that leverages digital data in biodiversity collections for new uses. Informed by a series of workshops and stakeholder discussions, the report aims to stimulate new research endeavors, particularly in areas where biology intersects with other fields and engages students and the public. To download a brochure describing the plan, please visit: https://bcon.aibs.org/2019/04/04/bcon-report-extending-u-s-biodiversity-collections-to-promote-research-and-education/ A podcast with the BCoN Advisory Council is also available: http://bioscienceaibs.libsyn.com/biodiversity-and-the-extended-specimen-network Short Takes * The National Science Foundation?s (NSF) Division of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) has announced a new information opportunity; monthly virtual Office Hours. These information sessions are an opportunity to learn about ongoing and new opportunities at NSF. Program Directors will be available on the third Thursday of each month at 1:00 pm Eastern Time to answer questions, discuss current opportunities at NSF, and make NSF accessible to all. The first IOS virtual Office Hour session will be held April 18th, 2019 and will include discussion of the new IOS solicitation, the different tracks within it, and operating details about the new no-submission deadline mechanism. Register at https://nsf2.webex.com/nsf2/j.php?RGID=r20f1dd5d0454751569b16d2dd963e883 * The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office?s recently announced a funding opportunity, which includes research funding for improving data collection and sharing methods in order to better assess the potential impacts of utility-scale Photo Voltaic and Concentrating Solar Plants on birds (Topic 3.2 in the Funding Opportunity Announcement). The office will host an overview webinar along with five webinars that detail each of the topics. Mandatory letters of intent are due by May 7. More information available at: https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/funding-opportunity-announcement-solar-energy-technologies-office-fiscal-year-2019 * Senate lawmakers confirmed David Bernhardt as the next Interior Secretary on April 11, 2019. Bernhardt is currently serving as the Acting Interior Secretary after former Secretary Ryan Zinke resigned from the position in December 2018. Bernhardt previously served as the Deputy Interior Secretary after being confirmed by the Senate in August 2017. * A bipartisan legislation to provide permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) has been introduced by Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV). The bill would make funding for the LWCF mandatory at its current authorized annual level of $900 million. The bill currently has 17 co-sponsors. From the Federal Register The following items appeared in the Federal Register from April 1 to 12, 2019. 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Week Ending 12 April 2019 Commerce * Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee Meeting * Request for Nominations for Members To Serve on National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Advisory Committees Health and Human Services * National Cancer Institute; Notice of Meeting Interior * Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; USA National Phenology Network--The Nature's Notebook Plant and Animal Observing Program * Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Advisory Group; Call for Nominations * North American Wetlands Conservation Council; Call for Nominations National Aeronautics and Space Administration * NASA Advisory Council; Human Exploration and Operations Committee; Meeting * NASA Advisory Council; STEM Engagement Committee; Meeting National Science Foundation * Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board * Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board Week Ending 5 April 2019 Commerce * Science Advisory Board Environmental Protection Agency * Good Neighbor Environmental Board * Human Studies Review Board Advisory Committee; Request for Nominations to the Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) Advisory Committee * Human Studies Review Board; Notification of Public Meetings Health and Human Services * Biodefense Summit: Implementing the National Biodefense Strategy: Notification of Public Meeting and Solicitation of Advice * Meeting of the National Advisory Council for Healthcare Research and Quality * National Biodefense Science Board: Call for Nominees National Science Foundation * Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board Become an Advocate for Science: Join the AIBS Legislative Action Center Quick, free, easy, effective, impactful! 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In 2019, MCN will explore the theme of Interface: Communities + Museums. 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 5, 2019 - A $400 (USD) stipend for travel and food - Complimentary room at the conference hotel for three (3) nights: November 5-6-7, 2019 - 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. Learn more about the program and apply online today https://conference.mcn.edu/2019/scholarship.cfm. Applications are due by April 30, 2019 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 Apologies for cross postings. Thanks! Sincerely, Jessica, Ben, and Andrea MCN Scholarship Committee -- MCN Scholarship Committee http://mcn.edu/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dpaul at fsu.edu Tue Apr 16 12:03:51 2019 From: dpaul at fsu.edu (Deborah Paul) Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:03:51 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Your Metrics (Needs) Matter - SPNHC 2019 Symposium - Collecting Measures of Success Message-ID: Hi Everyone, As organizers of Collecting Measures of Success - a symposium revolving around collection metrics stories at SPNHC 2019, we look forward to your input (in person, or via other means). [cid:part1.5AB13E5D.AFA9AD49 at fsu.edu] (link below). Collections and the data associated with specimens housed in collections provide a globally unique set of reference materials not available in any other format anywhere else on the planet. The institutions housing collections and related organizations need relevant metrics to support and guide continued specimen acquisition, curation, funding and access to said specimens and data through digitization, georeferencing, and linking (e.g. to trait data, genomic data, ...). One can create a lengthy list of why these measures are needed (purpose) and the stakeholders (individuals and organizations) who need them. What are your metrics or metrics needs? What do SPNHC members / organization (want to) measure? Are there metrics we want to collect together, across collections? What methods (tools) do you use? Does your collection mgmt software (or other tools) make metrics easier to collect? How long does it take you to compile requested metrics? How could we make it faster to gather, visualize, share and track these? Who needs/asks for your metrics (audience)? What are they used for? (funding?, staffing?, space-planning? outreach?, digitization?, publication? loans? visits?) Please join us at SPNHC 2019 on Wednesday afternoon May 29th. On purpose, we've left lots of room for discussion, and a panel session too (at the end). Bring your stories, your insights, your resources. Please do send relevant links for us to add to the following wiki. 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Another alternative (depending on outside temperatures or availability of ice) would be to freeze the frogs in the field to tissue them, or to rapidly sun dry smaller amounts of tissues (but you would need to make sure that dried tissues stay absolutely dry to avoid dehydration). If denaturants interfere with the helix you would have smaller fragments of course, but if you extract tissues fast after returning from the field the yield still may be good even with denatured ethanol. But as said: key is to stop hydrolysis and autolysis by inactivating enzymes or dehydrating tissues fast. Hopes this gives you some inspirations Best wishes Dirk Am 18.04.2019 um 23:03 schrieb Nick Cairns: > Hello everyone, > I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs > from across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will > be likely be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) > precipitation to tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA > (Sanger) and genomic (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently > in rural Saskatchewan and only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand > Histoprep 95%) available to me.? I understand that the additives in > some denatured EtOH can cause issues downstream but has anyone ever > used it for short term storage then replaced it later with anhydrous > to remove the additives? Can these additives be reduced from the > tissues after the fact? > Any insights would be most welcome. > Thank you, > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from > across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely > be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to > tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic > (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and > only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. I > understand that the additives in some denatured EtOH can cause issues > downstream but has anyone ever used it for short term storage then replaced > it later with anhydrous to remove the additives? Can these additives be > reduced from the tissues after the fact? > Any insights would be most welcome. > Thank you, > Nick > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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PW From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dean Pentcheff Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:50 AM To: Nick Cairns ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples We have had excellent results on Sanger sequencing (haven't tried genomic) using Everclear (high-proof drinking alcohol). Specimens were preserved in Everclear, then transferred to 95% ethanol a few days later. These were small freshwater crustaceans (aquatic isopods). I'd be more inclined to go towards drinkable alcohol rather than denatured alcohol ? if it's safe for human consumption, there probably isn't too much bioactive chemistry going on (other than the ethanol itself). -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com dpentche at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco [http://research.nhm.org/images/DISCO_lockup_4color-300.png] On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM Nick Cairns > wrote: Hello everyone, I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. 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URL: From lwalker at nhm.org Fri Apr 19 20:04:24 2019 From: lwalker at nhm.org (Lindsay Walker) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:04:24 -0700 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Assistant Collections Manager of Invertebrate Paleontology at NHMLA Message-ID: The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is seeking an Assistant Collections Manager for our Research & Collections ? Invertebrate Paleontology department at the Natural History Museum. The Assistant Collections Manager is primarily responsible for the curation, physical conservation, and management of the Invertebrate Type Collection in support of a IMLS-awarded Museums for America grant to refurbish and improve physical and digital access to that collection. In this capacity the ACM will utilize a digital collections management system, and develop and implement workflows and protocols for efficient and useful generation of digital data from this collection. In addition, the Assistant Collections Manager will train, supervise, and support the professional development of a team of volunteers and student interns as a core component of that grant. It is anticipated that the Assistant Collections Manager will work closely with Invertebrate Paleontology staff, the NHMLAC Collection?s Office, and other collection?s staff at NHMLAC when feasible to provide student interns and volunteers access and experiences in other areas of the museum. Responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to: 1. Digital Collections Management: Maintains and generates digital collection records, supplies data for research projects /reports, and develops and enhances the collections management system. 2. Collections Care: Participates in curation and collections management activities including identifying, preparing and preserving objects and specimens for research, exhibition, and education. Contributes to conservation of objects as it relates to storage and/or display. Exercises independent judgment in the classification of artifacts and specimens under the general direction of a Collections Manager or Curator. Acts as liaison with the Collection?s and Registrar's offices as directed by the Collections Manager or Curator. 3. Collection Work Space Maintenance: Coordinates refurbishment and routine maintenance of the Invertebrate Paleontology & Malacology type collections room. 4. Public Programs and Researcher Support: Participates in the Museum's Public Program activities where and when relevant, including but not limited to, assisting in educational programs. Assists visiting scientists by providing access to the collections as directed by the Collections Manager or Curator. Conducts collection and lab tours as needed. 5. Staff and Volunteer Coordination: Provides operational coordination, training, and professional development to staff, volunteers, work-study students, interns, and contractors as needed. This position has the following requirements: ? A B.S., B.A., or M.S. in biology, geology, paleontology, or a related discipline. ? Experience working with natural history collections, competence using computer databases of natural history collections and mapping software, and knowledge of fossil invertebrates. ? Readiness and competence to supervise and training part-time interns, volunteers, and work-study students. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is especially interested in candidates whose background and experience have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to engagement and inclusion at culturally diverse audiences in museum and in sciences. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is seeking applicants who have demonstrated experience and commitment working with a diverse community. Salary is commensurate with experience plus excellent benefits. This is a full time, temporary (12 month), non-exempt position to start July 1, 2019. Applications will be accepted through May 17, 2019. A cover letter, current resume, and list of 3-4 references are required for all applicants. Review of applications begins immediately and continues until position is filled. Interested candidates please visit www.nhm.org/jobs and click the link of the position for which you are interested or go directly to the online application. The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please email jobs at nhm.org for any application inquiries. 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These data will be anonymized (removing name of participant as well as institutional affiliation) then collated and reported back to participants, posted to NH-COLL, as well as used to inform development of current databases and speak to current databasing trends and needs in our NHC community. The survey takes no more than 5 minutes to complete, so please participate if you can! Click here to complete the survey. Feel free to share widely with off-listserv colleagues. The survey will close after 1 month (20 May 2019). Thank you for you participation! [ASU] Dianna M. Krejsa Collections Manager, Angelo State Natural History Collections Angelo State University Member, Texas Tech University System ASU Station #10890 San Angelo, TX 76909-0890 Phone: (325) 486-6699, Cell: (515) 979-4137 Office: Cavness 015 dkrejsa at angelo.edu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Fri Apr 19 22:07:52 2019 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 22:07:52 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You can preserve things in almost any strong liquor. Historically, rum was often used and somewhat more famously, Admiral Lord Nelson was preserved in brandy after he was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. I have used aguardiente for preserveration several times in Latin America. Particularly for DNA samples, buy the purest, strongest alcohol you can. Everclear sold in the US is good. Depending on which state you buy it in, it may be as high as 190 proof (95%), 151 proof (75.5%), or 120 proof (670%). As far as I have been able to determine, it does not have any additives to it (it is distilled from grain). Avoid anything with coloring in it and gin (which is loaded with botanical ingredients) if possible. If you can't get Everclear, get a grain-based vodka without any flavoring in it. If using low proof (below 190) with a low ratio of fluid-to-tissue, I recommend changing for fresh liquor after 24 hr as it will be diluted by the water extracted from the tissues. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 7:51 PM Peter H Wimberger wrote: > I agree with Dean. Have used absinthe for mussels as well ? it was > expensive, but I was in a pinch, and it was the highest proof around. > Transferred to 95% EtOH when back in the lab after a few days and DNA > extraction, PCR and sequencing worked fine. Absinthe arguably should be > worse for the DNA than Everclear, but it worked. > > PW > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Dean Pentcheff > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2019 11:50 AM > *To:* Nick Cairns ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage > of molecular samples > > > > We have had excellent results on Sanger sequencing (haven't tried genomic) > using Everclear (high-proof drinking alcohol). Specimens were preserved in > Everclear, then transferred to 95% ethanol a few days later. These were > small freshwater crustaceans (aquatic isopods). > > > > I'd be more inclined to go towards drinkable alcohol rather than denatured > alcohol ? if it's safe for human consumption, there probably isn't too much > bioactive chemistry going on (other than the ethanol itself). > > > > -Dean > -- > Dean Pentcheff > pentcheff at gmail.com > > dpentche at nhm.org > https://research.nhm.org/disco > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM Nick Cairns wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from > across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely > be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to > tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic > (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and > only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. I > understand that the additives in some denatured EtOH can cause issues > downstream but has anyone ever used it for short term storage then replaced > it later with anhydrous to remove the additives? Can these additives be > reduced from the tissues after the fact? > > Any insights would be most welcome. > > Thank you, > > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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URL: From prc44 at drexel.edu Fri Apr 19 22:38:37 2019 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 02:38:37 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples In-Reply-To: References: , Message-ID: Many senior but dead Royal Naval officers were pickled in rum for the trip home, and many arrived in bad shape as the lower ranks had surreptitiously siphoned it off and replaced it with water. I believe there was actually a term for this. PC Paul Callomon Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates ________________________________ Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170 ________________________________ From: Nhcoll-l on behalf of John E Simmons Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 10:07 PM To: Peter H Wimberger Cc: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples Caution: This message came from outside of Drexel. Do not click links or attachments unless you expected this email. You can preserve things in almost any strong liquor. Historically, rum was often used and somewhat more famously, Admiral Lord Nelson was preserved in brandy after he was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. I have used aguardiente for preserveration several times in Latin America. Particularly for DNA samples, buy the purest, strongest alcohol you can. Everclear sold in the US is good. Depending on which state you buy it in, it may be as high as 190 proof (95%), 151 proof (75.5%), or 120 proof (670%). As far as I have been able to determine, it does not have any additives to it (it is distilled from grain). Avoid anything with coloring in it and gin (which is loaded with botanical ingredients) if possible. If you can't get Everclear, get a grain-based vodka without any flavoring in it. If using low proof (below 190) with a low ratio of fluid-to-tissue, I recommend changing for fresh liquor after 24 hr as it will be diluted by the water extracted from the tissues. --John John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica and Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University and Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 7:51 PM Peter H Wimberger > wrote: I agree with Dean. Have used absinthe for mussels as well ? it was expensive, but I was in a pinch, and it was the highest proof around. Transferred to 95% EtOH when back in the lab after a few days and DNA extraction, PCR and sequencing worked fine. Absinthe arguably should be worse for the DNA than Everclear, but it worked. PW From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Dean Pentcheff Sent: Friday, April 19, 2019 11:50 AM To: Nick Cairns >; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples We have had excellent results on Sanger sequencing (haven't tried genomic) using Everclear (high-proof drinking alcohol). Specimens were preserved in Everclear, then transferred to 95% ethanol a few days later. These were small freshwater crustaceans (aquatic isopods). I'd be more inclined to go towards drinkable alcohol rather than denatured alcohol ? if it's safe for human consumption, there probably isn't too much bioactive chemistry going on (other than the ethanol itself). -Dean -- Dean Pentcheff pentcheff at gmail.com dpentche at nhm.org https://research.nhm.org/disco [http://research.nhm.org/images/DISCO_lockup_4color-300.png] On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM Nick Cairns > wrote: Hello everyone, I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. I understand that the additives in some denatured EtOH can cause issues downstream but has anyone ever used it for short term storage then replaced it later with anhydrous to remove the additives? Can these additives be reduced from the tissues after the fact? Any insights would be most welcome. Thank you, Nick _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. 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URL: From simmons.johne at gmail.com Fri Apr 19 23:01:46 2019 From: simmons.johne at gmail.com (John E Simmons) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 23:01:46 -0400 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: There are lots of stories, few confirmed. Rum on board ship was very valuable as the sailors had a rum allotment by navy regulations, so I doubt that it was used for preservation of human bodies very often (particularly given the navy custom of burial at sea). The case of Lord Nelson was unusual enough that the attending surgeon who did the preservation wrote a book about it, which is online: https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati00beat/page/n5 According to press reports at the time, people were amazed at how good the admiral looked at the funeral, probably because they were not used to seeing bodies preserved in alcohol (due to the expense of the alcohol, it was rare). The surgeon used brandy because it had a higher alcohol content than rum, and was criticized in the British press for not using rum which was widely thought to be a superior preservative (it was not, it was merely more common and less expensive). There are several claims that "tapping the admiral" and other phrases derived from the preservation of Lord Nelson, but I have never seen a reliable source that says the phrases were used. I expect they were, as the story sounds reasonable. One of the factors that allowed Nelson to be preserved was that he was not a very large person and fit easily into the barrel. A guard was mounted on the deck, either out of respect of the admiral or to keep the sailors from trying to tap the keg, or both (depends on who's story you read). There is also a story that the body turned over one night in the barrel due to the formation of gas in the intestines, which were not well preserved, and that a rumor went around the ship that the admiral was alive inside the barrel. But the only reliable account of the whole thing we have is Beatty's book, which is worth reading: https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati00beat/page/62 Its a great story any way you look at it! John E. Simmons Writer and Museum Consultant Museologica *and* Associate Curator of Collections Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery Penn State University *and* Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 10:38 PM Callomon,Paul wrote: > Many senior but dead Royal Naval officers were pickled in rum for the trip > home, and many arrived in bad shape as the lower ranks had surreptitiously > siphoned it off and replaced it with water. I believe there was actually a > term for this. > > > PC > > > > *Paul Callomon* > *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* > ------------------------------ > *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* > *callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax 215-299-1170* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of John E > Simmons > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2019 10:07 PM > *To:* Peter H Wimberger > *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage > of molecular samples > > > *Caution: This message came from outside of Drexel.* *Do not click links > or attachments* unless you *expected* this email. > You can preserve things in almost any strong liquor. Historically, rum was > often used and somewhat more famously, Admiral Lord Nelson was preserved in > brandy after he was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. I have used > aguardiente for preserveration several times in Latin America. > > Particularly for DNA samples, buy the purest, strongest alcohol you can. > Everclear sold in the US is good. Depending on which state you buy it in, > it may be as high as 190 proof (95%), 151 proof (75.5%), or 120 proof > (670%). As far as I have been able to determine, it does not have any > additives to it (it is distilled from grain). Avoid anything with coloring > in it and gin (which is loaded with botanical ingredients) if possible. If > you can't get Everclear, get a grain-based vodka without any flavoring in > it. If using low proof (below 190) with a low ratio of fluid-to-tissue, I > recommend changing for fresh liquor after 24 hr as it will be diluted by > the water extracted from the tissues. > > --John > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > Museologica > *and* > Associate Curator of Collections > Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery > Penn State University > *and* > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia > Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 7:51 PM Peter H Wimberger < > pwimberger at pugetsound.edu> wrote: > > I agree with Dean. Have used absinthe for mussels as well ? it was > expensive, but I was in a pinch, and it was the highest proof around. > Transferred to 95% EtOH when back in the lab after a few days and DNA > extraction, PCR and sequencing worked fine. Absinthe arguably should be > worse for the DNA than Everclear, but it worked. > > PW > > > > *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf Of > *Dean Pentcheff > *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2019 11:50 AM > *To:* Nick Cairns ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage > of molecular samples > > > > We have had excellent results on Sanger sequencing (haven't tried genomic) > using Everclear (high-proof drinking alcohol). Specimens were preserved in > Everclear, then transferred to 95% ethanol a few days later. These were > small freshwater crustaceans (aquatic isopods). > > > > I'd be more inclined to go towards drinkable alcohol rather than denatured > alcohol ? if it's safe for human consumption, there probably isn't too much > bioactive chemistry going on (other than the ethanol itself). > > > > -Dean > -- > Dean Pentcheff > pentcheff at gmail.com > > dpentche at nhm.org > https://research.nhm.org/disco > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM Nick Cairns wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from > across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely > be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to > tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic > (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and > only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. I > understand that the additives in some denatured EtOH can cause issues > downstream but has anyone ever used it for short term storage then replaced > it later with anhydrous to remove the additives? Can these additives be > reduced from the tissues after the fact? > > Any insights would be most welcome. > > Thank you, > > Nick > > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. 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URL: From nacairns at gmail.com Sat Apr 20 00:34:32 2019 From: nacairns at gmail.com (Nick Cairns) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 22:34:32 -0600 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term storage of molecular samples In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I very much like the turn this thread has taken. Thank you for the information. I will use the Nelson reference. Best, Nick On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 9:02 PM John E Simmons wrote: > There are lots of stories, few confirmed. Rum on board ship was very > valuable as the sailors had a rum allotment by navy regulations, so I doubt > that it was used for preservation of human bodies very often (particularly > given the navy custom of burial at sea). The case of Lord Nelson was > unusual enough that the attending surgeon who did the preservation wrote a > book about it, which is online: > https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati00beat/page/n5 > > According to press reports at the time, people were amazed at how good the > admiral looked at the funeral, probably because they were not used to > seeing bodies preserved in alcohol (due to the expense of the alcohol, it > was rare). > > The surgeon used brandy because it had a higher alcohol content than rum, > and was criticized in the British press for not using rum which was widely > thought to be a superior preservative (it was not, it was merely more > common and less expensive). There are several claims that "tapping the > admiral" and other phrases derived from the preservation of Lord Nelson, > but I have never seen a reliable source that says the phrases were used. I > expect they were, as the story sounds reasonable. > > One of the factors that allowed Nelson to be preserved was that he was not > a very large person and fit easily into the barrel. A guard was mounted on > the deck, either out of respect of the admiral or to keep the sailors from > trying to tap the keg, or both (depends on who's story you read). There is > also a story that the body turned over one night in the barrel due to the > formation of gas in the intestines, which were not well preserved, and that > a rumor went around the ship that the admiral was alive inside the barrel. > But the only reliable account of the whole thing we have is Beatty's book, > which is worth reading: > https://archive.org/details/authenticnarrati00beat/page/62 > > Its a great story any way you look at it! > > John E. Simmons > Writer and Museum Consultant > Museologica > *and* > Associate Curator of Collections > Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery > Penn State University > *and* > Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia > Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima > > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 10:38 PM Callomon,Paul wrote: > >> Many senior but dead Royal Naval officers were pickled in rum for the >> trip home, and many arrived in bad shape as the lower ranks had >> surreptitiously siphoned it off and replaced it with water. I believe there >> was actually a term for this. >> >> >> PC >> >> >> >> *Paul Callomon* >> *Collection Manager, Malacology and General Invertebrates* >> ------------------------------ >> *Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia* >> *callomon at ansp.org Tel 215-405-5096 - Fax >> 215-299-1170* >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Nhcoll-l on behalf of John E >> Simmons >> *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2019 10:07 PM >> *To:* Peter H Wimberger >> *Cc:* nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term >> storage of molecular samples >> >> >> *Caution: This message came from outside of Drexel.* *Do not click links >> or attachments* unless you *expected* this email. >> You can preserve things in almost any strong liquor. Historically, rum >> was often used and somewhat more famously, Admiral Lord Nelson was >> preserved in brandy after he was killed at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. >> I have used aguardiente for preserveration several times in Latin America. >> >> Particularly for DNA samples, buy the purest, strongest alcohol you can. >> Everclear sold in the US is good. Depending on which state you buy it in, >> it may be as high as 190 proof (95%), 151 proof (75.5%), or 120 proof >> (670%). As far as I have been able to determine, it does not have any >> additives to it (it is distilled from grain). Avoid anything with coloring >> in it and gin (which is loaded with botanical ingredients) if possible. If >> you can't get Everclear, get a grain-based vodka without any flavoring in >> it. If using low proof (below 190) with a low ratio of fluid-to-tissue, I >> recommend changing for fresh liquor after 24 hr as it will be diluted by >> the water extracted from the tissues. >> >> --John >> >> John E. Simmons >> Writer and Museum Consultant >> Museologica >> *and* >> Associate Curator of Collections >> Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery >> Penn State University >> *and* >> Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia >> Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima >> >> >> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 7:51 PM Peter H Wimberger < >> pwimberger at pugetsound.edu> wrote: >> >> I agree with Dean. Have used absinthe for mussels as well ? it was >> expensive, but I was in a pinch, and it was the highest proof around. >> Transferred to 95% EtOH when back in the lab after a few days and DNA >> extraction, PCR and sequencing worked fine. Absinthe arguably should be >> worse for the DNA than Everclear, but it worked. >> >> PW >> >> >> >> *From:* Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] *On Behalf >> Of *Dean Pentcheff >> *Sent:* Friday, April 19, 2019 11:50 AM >> *To:* Nick Cairns ; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Use of denatured ethanol for short term >> storage of molecular samples >> >> >> >> We have had excellent results on Sanger sequencing (haven't tried >> genomic) using Everclear (high-proof drinking alcohol). Specimens were >> preserved in Everclear, then transferred to 95% ethanol a few days later. >> These were small freshwater crustaceans (aquatic isopods). >> >> >> >> I'd be more inclined to go towards drinkable alcohol rather than >> denatured alcohol ? if it's safe for human consumption, there probably >> isn't too much bioactive chemistry going on (other than the ethanol >> itself). >> >> >> >> -Dean >> -- >> Dean Pentcheff >> pentcheff at gmail.com >> >> dpentche at nhm.org >> https://research.nhm.org/disco >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 18, 2019 at 2:04 PM Nick Cairns wrote: >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> I'm seeking guidance on reagents. I'm trying to collect chorus frogs from >> across western Canada (whole and toe clips). These samples will be likely >> be extracted using phenol/chloroform then ethanol (EtOH) precipitation to >> tidy them up. Downstream they'll be used for mtDNA (Sanger) and genomic >> (ddRAD) protocols. The issue is, I am currently in rural Saskatchewan and >> only have denatured EtOH (Fisherbrand Histoprep 95%) available to me. I >> understand that the additives in some denatured EtOH can cause issues >> downstream but has anyone ever used it for short term storage then replaced >> it later with anhydrous to remove the additives? Can these additives be >> reduced from the tissues after the fact? >> >> Any insights would be most welcome. >> >> Thank you, >> >> Nick >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nhcoll-l mailing list >> Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu >> https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of >> Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose >> mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of >> natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to >> society. 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Thank you >From Museum Study, LLC Storage Techniques online course begins April 29 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. For more information visit our website: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/storage-techniques/ Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices 4 week online course begins May 6 on MuseumStudy.com The management and dissemination of the Intellectual Property (IP) assets maintained by cultural institutions is a key responsibility of collections care. In the four week online course Rights & Reproductions 1: Intro to IP and Licensing Best Practices participants will receive a broad overview to the key functions of a rights and reproductions specialist at a cultural institution. For more information visit our website: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/rights-reproductions-1-intro-to-ip-and-licensing-best-practices/ Managing Museum Volunteers course begins May 6 on MuseumStudy.com This course will focus on strategies for running a successful volunteer program that adapts to the needs of the museum. Appropriate for professionals starting a new volunteer program or wanting to reinvigorate an existing one, this course will include topics such as: assessing the museum's needs for volunteers; managing the recruitment, selection, onboarding, training, and evaluating of volunteers; and troubleshooting problems with volunteers. We will also consider some of the ways that volunteerism in the US is changing overall and how those changes might affect museums. Join Instructor Tara Young for this 4 week online professional development course. For more information visit our website: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/managing-museum-volunteers/ Interpretive Planning for Historic Homes and Gardens course begins May 6 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: http://www.museumstudy.com/courses/course-list/interpretive-planning-for-historic-homes-and-gardens/ Social Relevance: Environmental Sustainability in Museums course begins June 3 on MuseumStudy.com The public discussion of the environment and climate change is an important opportunity for museums to connect more deeply with their communities. It is also an opportunity to protect and strengthen their institutions. 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Can anyone help, or point me to any publically available statistics? Many thanks, Mike. GB3D website statistics Year Visits Av pages/visit 2014 36,339 3.94 2015 41,877 6.79 2016 69,402 5.79 2017 97,377 3.86 2018 127,986 5.64 Dr Mike Howe Chief Curator Head of the National Geological Repository Phone: 0115 9363105 Email: mhowe at bgs.ac.uk Web: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/staff/profiles/3858.html WSB UGN - British Geological Survey Keyworth, Nottingham, NG12 5GG This email and any attachments are intended solely for the use of the named recipients. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any of its attachments and should notify the sender immediately and delete this email from your system. UK Research and Innovation has taken every reasonable precaution to minimise risk of this email or any attachments containing viruses or malware but the recipient should carry out its own virus and malware checks before opening the attachments. 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This affects the protocols and polices of Museums, Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) and tertiary collections around field collecting specimens, documentation, managing access, use and sharing of natural science collections, genetic samples and data. It is important that the natural science collections remain relevant for researchers by ensuring appropriate practices and protocols are in place that respond to and address the changing legislative landscape. Some disciplines within the natural sciences are more developed than others in terms of practice and policy so this workshop is an opportunity for all to share their experiences and practices with others. There is still a lot of discussion to be had, work to be done and shared so that the developing approaches, partnerships and standards within New Zealand institutions that hold natural science collections are consistent and well communicated across a number of communities - museum, scientific, cultural, conservation and government. The workshop will include: ? Invited speakers Aroha Mead Research Associate, M?tauranga M?ori/Indigenous Knowledge and Indigenous Cultural & Intellectual Property Issues Maui Hudson Associate Professor, Faculty of Maori and Indigenous Studies, University of Waikato Sheridan Waitai Strategic Lead at Make it Happen Te Hiku Tom Trnski Head of Natural Sciences, Auckland Museum Wendy Nelson Principal Scientist, Marine Biology, NIWA Aaron Wilton Researcher ? Systematics & Biodiversity Informatics | Director ? Allan Herbarium, Manaaki Whenua ? Landcare Research ? Interactive Workshop and Discussion ? How high level needs and responses to Wai 262 and Nagoya obligations can distil down to practical frameworks and operational policies. ? PitoPito Korero ? Problem hack session: Ideas worth acting on and a clear way to make them a reality. Registration Those not wishing to attend the main conference can register for this workshop separately. Please register via the MA Conference Website. 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Message-ID: The MuseumPests Working Group - the professionals responsible for MuseumPests.net and the PestList - is collecting information about pest activity, monitoring, and what methods you currently employ in controlling indoor pest populations. This survey collects data to understand pest trends, pest management activities, and available resources being used at cultural heritage institutions. The anonymous summary data will be made publicly available to serve as a resource for resource allocation and decision making. You can take the survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZCQRKSL Please feel free to share this link with other collections care professionals who you think can help provide us with data! This survey should take about 20 minutes for you to complete. Thank you for participating in this effort! Rachael Perkins Arenstein A.M. 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I have heard of people cutting up the larger charts, but would like more information before taking scissors to a $100+ USD piece of equipment. Any thoughts/suggestions? Thank you, James From prc44 at drexel.edu Tue Apr 30 13:35:19 2019 From: prc44 at drexel.edu (Callomon,Paul) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 17:35:19 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards In-Reply-To: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> References: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> Message-ID: If all you need is black, white and 18% gray (to set the camera's white point) then I use QP 101 cards, which are cheap enough to cut up if necessary. This assumes that your lighting has a high enough color temperature to give roughly true color (we use studio flashes that are over 5000K). PC -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of James Erdmann Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:01 PM To: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards Caution: This message came from outside of Drexel. Do not click links or attachments unless you expected this email. Hello All, I am building a simple platform to photograph small objects (20?50mm), and would like to include a color reference chart for color calibration and quantification projects. The problem is that most professional-grade charts are much larger than is practical (particularly the X-Rite ColorChecker line). The one I have found that is of workable size (2x3?, CameraTrax 24ColorCard) is not very high quality. I have heard of people cutting up the larger charts, but would like more information before taking scissors to a $100+ USD piece of equipment. Any thoughts/suggestions? 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See https://nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spnhc.org&data=02%7C01%7Cprc44%40drexel.edu%7Ce261fd7686a2467eebda08d6cd850075%7C3664e6fa47bd45a696708c4f080f8ca6%7C0%7C0%7C636922368467443412&sdata=E2BnUyoMmvzejtj%2BScdsKkSRzRBMZS4wZW8RsXFpaaY%3D&reserved=0 for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. From abentley at ku.edu Tue Apr 30 15:24:02 2019 From: abentley at ku.edu (Bentley, Andrew Charles) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 19:24:02 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards In-Reply-To: References: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9e8ca088b9e04e1fbbeb2217f44f6196@ex13-csf-cr-13.home.ku.edu> I recently purchased a 5 pack of these for about $35 from our local camera store - http://www.silvestricamera.com/ita/catalogo/prodottoeng.asp?ID=QP201 I have successfully cut them up into smaller cards for gray scale for use in wet collection photo tanks. I laminated the card and affix it to the front glass using magnets to produce images like the attached. Bonus is that it has a scale bar. These images are then color corrected, the color chart Photoshopped out, background cleaned up and scale bar and copyright statement digitally reinserted to create the attached for selected images. Andy ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V Andy Bentley Ichthyology Collection Manager University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute Dyche Hall 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561 USA Tel:?(785) 864-3863 Fax:?(785) 864-5335? Email:?abentley at ku.edu?? http://ichthyology.biodiversity.ku.edu ? ? A? :???????????? A? :???????????? A? : ?}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<(((_?>.,.,.,.}<)))_?> ??? V??????????????? V??????????????? V -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of Callomon,Paul Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:35 PM To: James Erdmann ; Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards If all you need is black, white and 18% gray (to set the camera's white point) then I use QP 101 cards, which are cheap enough to cut up if necessary. This assumes that your lighting has a high enough color temperature to give roughly true color (we use studio flashes that are over 5000K). PC -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l On Behalf Of James Erdmann Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 12:01 PM To: Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards Caution: This message came from outside of Drexel. Do not click links or attachments unless you expected this email. Hello All, I am building a simple platform to photograph small objects (20?50mm), and would like to include a color reference chart for color calibration and quantification projects. The problem is that most professional-grade charts are much larger than is practical (particularly the X-Rite ColorChecker line). The one I have found that is of workable size (2x3?, CameraTrax 24ColorCard) is not very high quality. I have heard of people cutting up the larger charts, but would like more information before taking scissors to a $100+ USD piece of equipment. Any thoughts/suggestions? 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Name: KU10648_2.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 4330466 bytes Desc: KU10648_2.jpg URL: From hannu.saarenmaa at helsinki.fi Tue Apr 30 15:39:30 2019 From: hannu.saarenmaa at helsinki.fi (Hannu Saarenmaa) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 22:39:30 +0300 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards In-Reply-To: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> References: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> Message-ID: <06260691-1042-b5a1-0377-dbb0164cdce5@helsinki.fi> We are getting ours from https://www.image-engineering.de/ Here is an example http://pyy.bioshare.net/Canada_data-Copy/dc1.2019-02-13_14-34-02_4bc8ce/Preview001.jpg Hannu Saarenmaa -- Bioshare Digitization -- www.bioshare.com On 2019-04-30 19:00, James Erdmann wrote: > Hello All, > > I am building a simple platform to photograph small objects (20?50mm), and would like to include a color reference chart for color calibration and quantification projects. The problem is that most professional-grade charts are much larger than is practical (particularly the X-Rite ColorChecker line). The one I have found that is of workable size (2x3?, CameraTrax 24ColorCard) is not very high quality. I have heard of people cutting up the larger charts, but would like more information before taking scissors to a $100+ USD piece of equipment. Any thoughts/suggestions? > > Thank you, > > James > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Hannu Saarenmaa, Docent University of Helsinki tel +358-401750427 From Kane.Fleury at otagomuseum.nz Tue Apr 30 17:15:04 2019 From: Kane.Fleury at otagomuseum.nz (Kane Fleury) Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 21:15:04 +0000 Subject: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards In-Reply-To: <06260691-1042-b5a1-0377-dbb0164cdce5@helsinki.fi> References: <736EEDE7-047B-4203-AB27-E32DACDE6331@gmail.com> <06260691-1042-b5a1-0377-dbb0164cdce5@helsinki.fi> Message-ID: Kia ora from New Zealand, I struggled with this issue a while back and we turned our noses up at the high prices of options already made and required something that would fit within our workflows and the software that we were already using. The solution we came up with here was as you suggest very DIY but still allows colour correction software that is easy to use to be run over the images and can work in with a work flow for larger objects as well. We took one of the Datacolor SpyderCHECKR 24 Color Charts (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1070560-REG/datacolor_sck24_sypdercheckr_24.html) currently $44USD, carefully removed the black plastic covering, Removed the plastic colour swatches, cut them into quarters and reassembled the squares onto a piece of durable card with adhesive. We then cut a piece of dark matt-black card with squares that were the same dimensions as the original just scaled down and stuck that over the top (I also tried a matt plastic over the top, this looked great but it was neither durable and I could not find a plastic that was not shinny under our lighting sources which caused many problems with our software). This made 3 charts that are larger than the dimensions that were being requested. However with the final quarter, we made another set of smaller charts that was about 3cm long and if you have a sharp enough knife and are patient with the reassembly you could make charts smaller again. We found this solution to be useful as we can still run the Datacolour software over the images for colour correction and all our charts are the same colours. They are pretty rustic but perfectly useable and the software still works as long as you use a suitable sized chart for the size of specimen being photographed. I would suggest in the construction phase of these to take your time and make a good job of it as they last a while. I like to use these as it will standardise the colour profile as different cameras of the same brand, and different brands of cameras have different colour profiles which can significantly change how a specimen looks in photo. Feel free to get in touch if you require any more info. KANE FLEURY ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Assistant Curator, Natural Science OTAGO MUSEUM ? kane.fleury at otagomuseum.nz Ph +64 |03| 474 7474 ext 844 419 Great King Street, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand ? ?????????????? ???????? ? This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system sender. -----Original Message----- From: Nhcoll-l [mailto:nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Hannu Saarenmaa Sent: Wednesday, 1 May 2019 7:40 AM To: nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu Subject: Re: [Nhcoll-l] Color Cards We are getting ours from https://www.image-engineering.de/ Here is an example http://pyy.bioshare.net/Canada_data-Copy/dc1.2019-02-13_14-34-02_4bc8ce/Preview001.jpg Hannu Saarenmaa -- Bioshare Digitization -- www.bioshare.com On 2019-04-30 19:00, James Erdmann wrote: > Hello All, > > I am building a simple platform to photograph small objects (20?50mm), and would like to include a color reference chart for color calibration and quantification projects. The problem is that most professional-grade charts are much larger than is practical (particularly the X-Rite ColorChecker line). The one I have found that is of workable size (2x3?, CameraTrax 24ColorCard) is not very high quality. I have heard of people cutting up the larger charts, but would like more information before taking scissors to a $100+ USD piece of equipment. Any thoughts/suggestions? > > Thank you, > > James > _______________________________________________ > Nhcoll-l mailing list > Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu > https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l > > _______________________________________________ > NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of > Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose > mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of > natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to > society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. > Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate. -- Hannu Saarenmaa, Docent University of Helsinki tel +358-401750427 _______________________________________________ Nhcoll-l mailing list Nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu https://mailman.yale.edu/mailman/listinfo/nhcoll-l _______________________________________________ NHCOLL-L is brought to you by the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), an international society whose mission is to improve the preservation, conservation and management of natural history collections to ensure their continuing value to society. See http://www.spnhc.org for membership information. Advertising on NH-COLL-L is inappropriate.