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TCN: Collaborative Research: Digitization and Enrichment of U.S. Herbarium Data from Tropical Africa to Enable Urgent Quantitative Conservation Assessments (view source)
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=== Citizen Science & Outreach Projects === | === Citizen Science & Outreach Projects === | ||
The Field Museum (FM) hosted community scientists to participate in digitization projects at the Field Museum Collections Club. | The Field Museum (FM) hosted community scientists to participate in digitization projects at the Field Museum Collections Club. | ||
Fourteen community scientists attended an event in December 2022, learned about this project and its main objectives, and barcoded | Fourteen community scientists attended an event in December 2022, learned about this project and its main objectives, and barcoded | ||
~1800 specimens of flowering plants from Africa; in January 2023, 32 community scientists barcoded a further 5271 specimens. | ~1800 specimens of flowering plants from Africa; in January 2023, 32 community scientists barcoded a further 5271 specimens. | ||
In April 2023, FM hosted a WeDigBio Event, wherein community scientists were invited to participate in digitization | In April 2023, FM hosted a WeDigBio Event, wherein community scientists were invited to participate in digitization | ||
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opportunity to visit behind-the-scenes areas to meet scientists and learn about their research projects, including a display | opportunity to visit behind-the-scenes areas to meet scientists and learn about their research projects, including a display | ||
about this project in the Imaging Lab. | about this project in the Imaging Lab. | ||
====[#AfricanPlants series]==== | ====[#AfricanPlants series]==== | ||