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Scientific Collections International
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Unlocking collections, expanding horizons. Unlocking collections, expanding horizons. Increase the use and impact of scientific collections for interdisciplinary research and societal benefits. Expand the access, awareness and appreciation of scientific collections. JUST ADDED: Report from our first interdisciplinary workshop available now! We're organizing workshops, conferences and networks around four global research challenges to demonstrate the impact of collections. Collections in the News. Scienti...
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SciColl and our partners host and participate in a wide variety of events, conferences and networking activities. You can keep track of us on Twitter. Or email us directly. To discuss one of our upcoming events! SciColl and NHM London will host a workshop on topics that bridges scientific collections and environmental change research. SciColl and USDA will host a workshop on topics that bridges scientific collections and food security research. Gainesville, May 2015:. Washington DC, October 2014. At the ...
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The Secretariat Office was officially established in November 2013 and is housed at the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA. The Secretariat Office implements the priorities and programs as determined by the Executive Board. Currently the office consists of Dr. David Schindel, chair of the Executive Board, and Eileen Graham, SciColl program manager. The Secretariat Office will work to provide the following core services:. Organize meetings of the Executive Board. Eileen Graham, Program Manager.
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How do you research the next pandemic when you don’t know what, where or when it will be? Emerging diseases present a challenge that brings together scientists, health care providers and policy makers. Which scientific collections can help predict the future course of a disease? Major Partner: U.S. HHS. SciColl Report: Scientific Collections and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Report from an Interdisciplinary Workshop available now. How do you study Emerging Diseases in Scientific Collections? With the dev...
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Our Mission and Objectives. Our mission is to increase the return on investment that countries and institutions make in their scientific collections by catalyzing international and interdisciplinary collaboration. The objectives we will pursue include:. A new generation of research on major challenges that can only be achieved through the use of scientific collections from many nations and disciplines. Our members and affiliated scientists endeavor to achieve our mission through the following activities:.
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How do you describe the environmental changes of the Anthropocene without the context of prior epochs? Biodiversity collections are well used in the endeavor to illustrate changes in the environment over the recent and not-so-recent past. But can other scientific collections further describe the changes on our planet over longer timescales? Major Partner: NHM London. Event: Two-day conference, NHM London. Interested in getting involved? How do you study Environmental Change in Scientific Collections?
