As a society, we are standing with The Duke Herbarium and request that Duke University reconsider the decision to divest their herbarium. We ask that you also consider adding your support by signing this petition (https://www.change.org/p/urge-duke-university-to-reconsider-closing-their-herbarium) organized by AIBS, iDigBio, NSCA, and SPNHC with the support of ASPT, ABLS, BSA, and SHC.
f you are interested in writing a review, please contact Jim Smith (jfsmith@boisestate.edu, before Dec. 15, 2020) or Dan Potter (dpotter@ucdavis.edu, after Dec. 15, 2020).
The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) seeks a PhD Conservation Botanist to lead the institution’s Plant Conservation Program.
Director of the Intermountain Herbarium position available - Utah State University. This is a tenure-track faculty position in Logan, Utah.
The Oak Spring Garden Foundation (osgf.org) seeks a Head of Plant, Garden and Landscape Programs to envision, plan, budget and manage a portfolio of distinctive, high-quality programs in the sciences, humanities and arts that are focused on plants, gardens and landscapes and that will take place on the Oak Spring estate in northern Virginia.
Watch their conversation here and visit #BLACKBOTANISTSWEEK for more information.
Please visit https://blackbotanistsweek.weebly.com/ for more info.
From Secretary Wendy Clement:
Dear ASPT members,
On behalf of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists I want to thank all of the members who agreed to run for office this year, and for their willingness to serve ASPT. It is wonderful to have such dedicated members! For the new office holders, we look forward to your ideas, leadership, and teamwork. I also want to thank the Nominations Committee for their work in providing an excellent slate of candidates. Finally, thank you to all of the members who voted.
Carolyn Ferguson was elected President-Elect
Michael Moore and Mare Nazaire were elected Council Members-at-large
Laura Lagomarsino was elected Diversity Coordinator
Additionally, the proposed changes to the bylaws were approved.
Total ballots returned: 502
Total number of eligible voters: 1194
Percent of ballots returned: 42.04%
Tenure track professorship in Plant Biodiversity with scientific focus in the field of speciation, systematics, and phylogeny.