Category Archives: Research

Society of Herbarium Curators Student Research Grant Awards

Society of Herbarium Curators Student Research Grant Awards (http://www.herbariumcurators.org/grants/) Scope: Two $500 research grants for graduate students and 1 $250 grant for undergraduates will be awarded to students whose research contributes to or uses herbarium resources in ways that augment the collections. Research on any taxa typically accessioned in herbaria including all plant, fungal, lichen,…
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Postdoc position in Croton (Euphorbiaceae) systematics

POSTDOCTORAL FELLOW in the EEB Department and Herbarium, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor A two-year NSF-funded postdoctoral fellowship is available to begin in September 2015 in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Herbarium at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. We are seeking a motivated individual to assist in all aspects…
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Discovery of Pot

Before prohibition, before many people even knew cannabis existed, scientists had to classify and categorize it botanically. Descriptions and samples from this time period generally go unnoticed by the public; so check out these old samples and descriptions of our favorite plant collected by courageous explorers who made sure they withstood the sands of time.…
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Jobs at BRIT

From Tiana Rehman at BRIT: We have two job openings posted in the BRIT herbarium, Herbarium Research Botanist (FT) and Herbarium Assistant (FT/Temp.); we are also soliciting applications for a new Director of Research (FT). Please see the brief descriptions below and links to the full job announcements on the BRIT website (http://brit.org/about/employment).  Please also…
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