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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Plant Genome Research Program
(NSF 08-607) Posted September 16, 2008

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
(NSF 08-604) Posted September 8, 2008

Ecology of Infectious Diseases
(NSF 08-601) Posted September 4, 2008

Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
(NSF 08-588) Posted July 24, 2008

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
(NSF 08-580) Posted July 1, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
(NSF 06-591) Preliminary Proposal: September 16, 2008

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
(NSF 08-580) Preliminary Proposal: October 14, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(NSF 08-540) Full Proposal: October 20, 2008

Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
(NSF 08-588) Full Proposal: October 22, 2008

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
(NSF 08-514) Full Proposal: October 30, 2008

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Jellyfish images Jellyfish Gone Wild: Jellyfish Blooms and Environmental Change
Released September 16, 2008
 
A simulation model's output showing Anolis lizard diversity. NSF Funds New Center to Bring Together Biologists, Mathematicians
Released September 3, 2008
 
biology graphic UT Knoxville Wins $16 Million NSF Mathematics and Biology Center
Released September 3, 2008
 
Discoveries See All
Photo of a baby chimp and adult chimps. Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps
Virginia Tech scientist Taranjit Kaur describes her team's research studying chimpanzees in western Tanzania and the virus that is threatening the chimps’ health
Released September 9, 2008

Photo of roots hanging from the roof of a lava tube. Bones in Lava Tubes Reveal Hawaii's Natural History
Michigan State University's Matthew Cimitile describes a Hawaiian adventure exploring lava tubes in search of bird bones from endangered and extinct species
Released August 22, 2008

Light photo of Mycena lucentipes, recently described from Sao Pãulo, Brazil. A Thousand Points of Light: Bioluminescent Fungi
San Francisco State University Mycologist Dennis Desjardin Takes Readers Along on a Nocturnal Hike in a Brazilian Forest to Find Glowing Mushrooms
Released August 15, 2008

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September 24, 2008
Emerging Issues at the Intersection of Social and Technological Networks
Lecture

October 15, 2008 - October 16, 2008
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Advisory Committee Meeting

October 30, 2008 - October 31, 2008
EVENT CANCELED - BIO Advisory Committee Fall Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

November 19, 2008 - November 20, 2008
Advisory Committee for Geosciences
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