Yearly Archives: 2015

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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SHC Symposium Interest Survey

The Society of Herbarium Curators is developing a half-day symposium to encourage broader discussion and sharing among the membership about issues related to herbarium management, sustainability, and visibility. We are hopeful that many will participate as presenters and attendees of the symposium. Please help us plan this symposium and respond to this survey (http://tinyurl.com/shc2016) on…
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A Message from the President

Andrea Weeks, President Mid-summer greetings from N 38° 56.253’, W 77° 37.224’. Spring came late this year, and then rapidly transitioned to full-blown summer; this field-season has been particular productive. Green, growing and getting bigger is also a theme these days with SHC. I am pleased to report that Society of Herbarium Curators membership has…
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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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