NSF, AACC announce 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge winners

NSF, AACC announce 2021 Community College Innovation Challenge winners

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 Biden administration launches the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force

The Biden administration launches the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Task Force

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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NSF Media Resources for Ring of Fire Eclipse June 10

NSF Media Resources for Ring of Fire Eclipse June 10

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. 

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Published June 09, 2021 at 07:35PM
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NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on bipartisan support for NSF legislation

NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on bipartisan support for NSF legislation

"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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Statement by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the President’s FY22 Budget Request

Statement by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the President’s FY22 Budget Request

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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NSF, AACC announce Community College Innovation Challenge finalists

NSF, AACC announce Community College Innovation Challenge finalists

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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NSF recognizes a mathematician and a social scientist with the Alan T. Waterman Award

NSF recognizes a mathematician and a social scientist with the Alan T. Waterman Award

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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