The National Science Foundation (NSF) operates 18 major research facilities for the benefit of the scientific research community. Typically, these are one-of-a-kind facilities ranging from telescopes and gravitational wave detectors to oceangoing research vessels and networks of distributed sensors.
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Published December 13, 2021 at 08:03PM
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Today, we recognize and celebrate Antarctica Day and the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959. The Antarctic Treaty designated the continent as a place for peace and international collaboration to progress science and is the foundation upon which decades of scientific achievements rest. Despite the challenges presented by the global pandemic, we continue to support cutting-edge research through NSF’s U.S. Antarctic Program that improves our understanding of the Antarctic region and ...
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Published December 01, 2021 at 02:00PM
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When a scientist who has received federal funding is awarded the Nobel prize, the public can share both the pride and the research benefits. More than 200 laureates have been supported by the public through NSF.
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Published October 15, 2021 at 07:45PM
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This past week, the Nobel Assembly and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. Among the prize recipients in physiology or medicine, physics, and economic sciences are researchers who have been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
"We extend our congratulations to all the recipients of this year's Nobel Prizes for their bold thinking and transformative discoveries," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "For 70 years, NSF's ...
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Published October 12, 2021 at 01:00PM
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In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $15.9 million in awards to teams comprising civic partners such as local, state, and tribal officials and non-profit and community leaders to conduct and evaluate ready-to-implement pilot projects that address community-identified challenges.
Gaps in equality and natural disasters can have a widespread impact, but the effects are seen and ...
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Published September 21, 2021 at 04:00PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested nearly $40 million in nine projects that fund collaborative networks, spanning a total of 20 institutions in 15 jurisdictions, through NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research RII Track-2. EPSCoR is designed to build research and development capacity in states that demonstrate a commitment to ...
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Published September 17, 2021 at 05:30PM
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WASHINGTON-- The worldwide growth of wireless connectivity has provided immense societal benefits and has led to an explosion in usage of the radio spectrum and expansion to higher frequencies. However, the range of available radio frequencies is finite, and as the quantity of users and applications increase the spectrum gets congested. Ubiquitous connectivity must operate in harmony with scientific uses of spectrum -- such as Earth observation, astronomy, and geospace and ...
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Published September 14, 2021 at 07:53PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Alicia J. Knoedler to lead its Office of Integrative Activities. Prior to her NSF appointment, Knoedler led efforts in strategic growth of research activities and oversaw the management of research operations as the vice president of Research and Innovation at Miami University in Ohio.
Knoedler has also served as the executive associate vice president for research, and executive director of the Center for Research Program Development ...
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Published August 25, 2021 at 06:30PM
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WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of these institutes to include a total of 40 states and the District of Columbia.
The institutes are focused on AI-based technologies that will bring about a range of advances: helping older ...
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Published July 29, 2021 at 03:00PM
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Washington, DC -- The U.S. National Science Foundation has officially appointed Karen Marrongelle to serve as chief operating officer. Since 2018, she has led the NSF Directorate for Education and Human Resources, or EHR, which supports research that enhances learning and teaching, and broad efforts to achieve excellence in STEM education at all levels and in all settings.
Marrongelle is a leader in the STEM education research community, and her career has been ...
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Published July 28, 2021 at 05:00PM
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Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation awarded its latest grants through PREM, Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials, to support eight collaborative research teams across the United States that will increase diversity in cutting-edge materials research, education and professions.
Each six-year award provides nearly $4,000,000—for a total NSF investment of more than $30,000,000—and will support materials research partnerships between minority-serving ...
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Published July 12, 2021 at 04:00PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation commissioned a study by the independent science advisory group JASON to assess the impact of current and planned large satellite constellations on astronomical observations in 2020.
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Published July 09, 2021 at 04:00PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Alexandra Isern to be the next assistant director of its Directorate for Geosciences, or GEO. She has spent the last 20 years at NSF serving in various roles within three divisions of the directorate, including leading the Surface Earth Processes and Antarctic Sciences Sections and serving a two-year stint with the National Science Board.
Isern had been serving as acting assistant director since June. Prior to that appointment, she ...
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Published July 08, 2021 at 04:00PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Susan S. Margulies to head the Directorate for Engineering. She is the first biomedical engineer to lead the engineering directorate, which supports fundamental research in emerging and frontier basic research areas.
Since 2017, Margulies has been professor and chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, housed jointly at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University. Previously, she held positions ...
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Published July 01, 2021 at 04:55PM
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Published June 29, 2021 at 07:49PM
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Washington, DC — The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, announced the three winning teams of the Community College Innovation Challenge. A team of expert judges selected the Pasadena City College team as the first-place winner, followed by the Borough of Manhattan Community College team in second place and the Austin Community College team in third place.
Community colleges play an important role in developing ...
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Published June 22, 2021 at 05:12PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today announced the formation of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force. As directed by Congress in the "National AI Initiative Act of 2020," the task force will serve as a federal advisory committee, developing an implementation roadmap for the National AI Research Resource, a shared research infrastructure providing AI researchers and students across all scientific ...
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Published June 10, 2021 at 05:15PM
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In preparation for the Ring of Fire Eclipse June 10, the U.S. National Science Foundation has compiled resources to assist with your reporting needs, including a list of subject-matter experts available for interviews and downloadable content.
For further assistance with B-roll package that contains full-resolution video and images of the sun contact media@nsf.gov.
Eclipse Experts ...
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Published June 09, 2021 at 07:35PM
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"It is very exciting to see such strong bipartisan support for NSF and commitment to the United States’ continued leadership in science, engineering, technology and STEM education into the future. I would like to thank Majority Leader Schumer, Sen. Young, Chair Cantwell, Ranking Member Wicker and their colleagues for their tireless dedication and leadership. For seventy years, NSF has funded groundbreaking research, researchers, innovations and innovators, and world-class scientific ...
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Published June 08, 2021 at 10:50PM
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The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2022. As the Administration continues to make progress defeating the pandemic and getting our economy back on track, the Budget makes historic investments that will help the country build back better and lay the foundation for shared growth and prosperity for decades to come.
“This request will bolster the U.S. economy and our leadership in critical and emerging areas of ...
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Published May 28, 2021 at 05:30PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation, in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges, has selected 12 teams to advance to the final round of the Community College Innovation Challenge.
CCIC seeks to strengthen entrepreneurial thinking among community college students by challenging them to develop innovative solutions to real-world problems. It also enables students to discover and demonstrate their capacity to use STEM to make a difference in the world and to ...
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Published May 11, 2021 at 06:00PM
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A mathematician who uses number theory to provide new perspectives on some of the oldest and most difficult problems in mathematics, and a social scientist whose innovative contributions show the impact of increased opportunity and representation on our nation’s most important decisions -- Melanie Matchett Wood, a Harvard University mathematician, and Nicholas Carnes, a Duke University social scientist and scholar of public policy, have earned the National Science Foundation's Alan T. ...
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Published May 11, 2021 at 02:00PM
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Washington DC – The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics released its 2021 Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering report.
The biennial report provides detailed information about participation levels of underrepresented groups in science and engineering education and employment.
"Ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in STEM is essential to cultivate a robust U.S. science and engineering ...
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Published April 29, 2021 at 03:29PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing the framework for collaborative efforts to broaden participation in engineering.
The collaboration will involve NASA’s Minority University Research and Education program, which engages underrepresented populations through a wide variety of initiatives, and NSF’s Broadening Participation in Engineering ...
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Published April 26, 2021 at 06:30PM
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The U.S. National Science Foundation has a long history of advancing the frontiers of science and engineering through exploration and innovation. The President’s fiscal year 2022 discretionary request includes $10.17 billion for NSF to:
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Published April 09, 2021 at 03:00PM
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Published March 16, 2021 at 08:38PM
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