NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

NSF announces new measures to protect research community from harassment

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has taken the next steps in its agency-wide effort to ensure the research and learning environments it supports are free from harassment, publishing a term and condition that requires awardee organizations to report findings and determinations of sexual harassment, as well as establishing a secure online portal for submitting harassment notifications.

On Sept. 21, 2018, NSF will publish a term and condition for awards, to become effective 30 days ...

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Published September 19, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NSF: Next steps against harassment

NSF: Next steps against harassment

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What NSF is doing:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) will release a term and condition requiring awardee organizations to report findings of sexual harassment. It will be posted in the Federal Register Sept. 21, 2018 and go into effect Oct. 21, 2018.

Why NSF is doing this:

As the primary ...

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Published September 19, 2018 at 04:00PM
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New NSF funding to build research infrastructure across the country

New NSF funding to build research infrastructure across the country

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded nearly $140 million to seven jurisdictions through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), which builds research and development capacity in jurisdictions that demonstrate a commitment to research but have thus far lacked the levels of investment seen in other parts of the country.

The new EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-1 awards will bolster science and engineering research ...

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Published September 18, 2018 at 02:00PM
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NSF, NIEHS award $30 million for new research on links among oceans, lakes and human health

NSF, NIEHS award $30 million for new research on links among oceans, lakes and human health

Summer 2018. The west coast of Florida. A red tide spreading along this Gulf of Mexico shoreline has killed millions of fish, threatened the health of human residents and affected tourism in the region. Nationwide, such harmful algae blooms cost an estimated $50 million each year.

What led to the Florida "bloom" of harmful algae, and what short- and long-term effects might it have on people and other animals -- and on the gulf ecosystem?

To study the effects of harmful algae ...

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Published September 13, 2018 at 10:00AM
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NSF awards nearly $6M to advance STEM graduate education training

NSF awards nearly $6M to advance STEM graduate education training

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) program recently awarded $5.8 million to 12 new projects that will pilot, test and validate innovative approaches in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) graduate education.

"These investments by NSF will help us identify advances in graduate education that address current and future STEM workforce needs," said Jim Lewis, NSF acting assistant director for Education and Human Resources. ...

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Published September 12, 2018 at 08:05PM
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Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

To advance the engineering of biology at the molecular and cellular levels, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $16 million for research to characterize the regulation of gene activity and expression, and to create strategies to modify those processes without altering the DNA sequence.

Chromatin -- a combination of DNA, RNA and proteins within a cell's nucleus -- can be modified by attaching additional molecules. This can cause altered gene expression without actually ...

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Published September 12, 2018 at 04:00PM
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University of New Mexico 'NSF Day'

University of New Mexico 'NSF Day'

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Published September 12, 2018 at 03:48PM
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