Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

Media call: NSF harassment policy next steps

Media are invited to join a one-hour call to learn about actions the National Science Foundation (NSF) is taking within our authority to reduce or eliminate harassment from the U.S. scientific and engineering research community.

The call will include updates on a new award term and condition and reporting requirements that NSF proposed in February 2018, and details on enhanced web resources and information to support the ...

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Published September 12, 2018 at 02:40PM
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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

Building on the success of its 2017 Transdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science (TRIPODS) awards, the National Science Foundation (NSF) is awarding $8.5 million in TRIPODS+X grants to expand the scope of the cross-disciplinary TRIPODS institutes into broader areas of science, engineering and mathematics.

In total, NSF will support 19 ...

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Published September 11, 2018 at 02:00PM
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NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

NSF funds new integrative approaches to cognitive science, neuroscience

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded funding to 18 cross-disciplinary projects to conduct innovative research on neural and cognitive systems.

The awards contribute to NSF's investments in support of Understanding the Brain and the BRAIN Initiative, a coordinated research effort that seeks to accelerate the development of new ...

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Published September 11, 2018 at 04:00AM
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Scientists launch project to help predict air quality, enhance crop yields

Scientists launch project to help predict air quality, enhance crop yields

Tracking how air moves at night near the Earth's surface could provide insights into how air pollution spreads and when it's best to apply pesticides.

This week, a team of University of South Carolina (USC) and University of Illinois (U of I) researchers will launch a project to do just that. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the two-month experiment -- called Stable Atmospheric Variability and Transport, or SAVANT -- will run from Sept. 15 to Nov. 15 in and near ...

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Published September 10, 2018 at 10:00AM
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NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

NSF INCLUDES takes major step forward with new awards

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued new awards that represent the next major step for its NSF INCLUDES program -- the development of a national network to enhance U.S. leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) by broadening participation in those disciplines.

The U.S. innovation economy increasingly requires skilled STEM workers -- scientists, engineers, technicians and people with STEM backgrounds -- to maintain the nation's status as a ...

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Published September 06, 2018 at 02:57PM
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New institute to address massive data demands from upgraded Large Hadron Collider

New institute to address massive data demands from upgraded Large Hadron Collider

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has launched the Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High-Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP), a $25 million effort to tackle the unprecedented torrent of data that will come from the High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider (HL-LHC), the world's most powerful particle accelerator. The upgraded LHC will help scientists fully understand particles such as the Higgs boson -- first observed in 2012 -- and their place in the universe.

When the ...

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Published September 04, 2018 at 02:00PM
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New NSF Research Traineeship awards aim to transform approaches to STEM graduate education

New NSF Research Traineeship awards aim to transform approaches to STEM graduate education

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Traineeship (NRT) program recently awarded 17 projects, totaling $51 million, to develop and implement graduate education traineeship models in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The awards will help train the next generation of scientific leaders to develop the skills necessary to tackle complex societal problems.

"Innovative approaches are vital to transforming STEM graduate education," said Jim Lewis, ...

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Published September 04, 2018 at 02:00PM
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