Excerpt from "NSF announces awards for soft robotics research," posted on NSF News, December 20, 2018 "Configurable, strong, mobile robots could safely explore environments too hostile for humans, such as disaster zones and the deep ocean," said Dawn Tilbury, NSF's assistant director for...
Excerpt from "Fossil discovery adds to understanding of how geological changes affected evolution of mammalian life," posted on NSF News, November 14, 2018. The discovery of fossil teeth from two marsupial species that lived 43 million years ago on what was at that time an island provides...
Excerpt from "Seismic study reveals huge amount of water dragged into Earth’s interior," posted on NSF News, November 14, 2018 . Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to a...
Posted on behalf of NSF. Dear Colleagues: We are pleased to announce that a revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG), (NSF 19-1) has been issued. The new PAPPG will be effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after January 28,...
Excerpt from "NSF launches pilot for national high school engineering course" posted on NSF News, October 1, 2018. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded a pilot to prepare a curriculum and teachers across the U.S. for a nationwide pre-college course on engineering principles and...
Excerpt from "Extremely close look at electron advances frontiers in particle physics," posted on NSF News, October 17, 2018. An unprecedented, close examination of the electron has opened a window into the mind-bending nature of particles, energy and forces at infinitesimal scales. The...
Excerpt from "What makes a mammal a mammal? Our spine, say scientists," posted on NSF News, September 20, 2018. Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives. But a new study, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and...
Excerpt from "NSF awards new level of support for tribal colleges, establishes STEM centers," posted on NSF News, September 26, 2018. The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Tribal Colleges and Universities Program (TCUP) has awarded $14 million to tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) to...
Excerpt from "In drought and heavy rains, ecosystems function like information communication networks?," posted on NSF News, August 27, 2018. How is a telecommunications network like an ecosystem? Tree canopies and the running streams below, or coral reefs and the ocean waters that flow...
Posted on behalf of the National Science Foundation: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is committed to ensuring a fair, competitive, and transparent merit review process. The reviews submitted by external peer reviewers are an important part of the decision-making process and a crucial...
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