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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2007
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PR 07-189 - December 21, 2007
NSF-chartered Plane Crashes While Taking Off from Remote Antarctic Field Camp
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PR 07-188 - December 20, 2007
Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered
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PR 07-187 - December 18, 2007
Metal Foam Has a Good Memory
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PR 07-186 - December 12, 2007
NSF Appoints New Director of Office of Integrative Activities
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PR 07-185 - December 11, 2007
U.S. Middle School Math Teachers Are Ill-prepared Among International Counterparts
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PR 07-184 - December 7, 2007
New Results Presented at Conference: Climate Change, Weather and Ecosystems; Urban Air Quality; Earth Observing Systems; Seafloor Drilling
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PR 07-183 - December 10, 2007
Web Surfers Can Follow Researcher as She Seeks to Collar and Study Pandas in Chinese Reserve
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PR 07-182 - December 4, 2007
Did Life Originate in a Mica Sandwich Sitting in Primordial Soup?
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PR 07-181 - December 4, 2007
Broken Homes Damage the Environment
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PR 07-180 - November 28, 2007
Understanding How Humans Cause, Respond and Adapt to Change
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PR 07-179 - November 27, 2007
Newly Unveiled Satellite Map of Antarctica Is a Unique Tool for Scientists, Educators and the Public
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PR 07-178 - November 26, 2007
NSF Awards Grants for Three Critical Zone Observatories
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PR 07-177 - November 26, 2007
NSF Awards Focus on Policy Implications of Global Change Throughout the Americas
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PR 07-176 - November 23, 2007
Illuminating Study Reveals How Plants Respond to Light
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PR 07-175 - November 26, 2007
Children's Bad Behavior Gives Insights to Academic Achievement and Later Career Success
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PR 07-174 - November 20, 2007
U.S. Awards Record Number of Science and Engineering Doctorates
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PR 07-173 - November 20, 2007
National Science Foundation Makes Documenting Endangered Languages Permanent Program
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PR 07-172 - November 19, 2007
President Honors Mentors of Scientists and Engineers
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PR 07-171 - November 19, 2007
Wildfire Letdowns and Wake-up Calls
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PR 07-170 - November 16, 2007
NSF, NASA to Test Lunar Habitat in Antarctica's Extreme Environment
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PR 07-169 - November 16, 2007
Mobile Microbes: Viruses Living in Yellowstone's Hot Springs Travel Near and Far
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PR 07-168 - November 12, 2007
Microbes Churn Out Hydrogen at Record Rate
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PR 07-167 - November 6, 2007
NSF Science and Technology Center Wins United Nations Prize
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PR 07-166 - November 6, 2007
New Planet Discovered Around Nearby Star
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PR 07-165 - November 2, 2007
Risking Wildfire
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PR 07-164 - November 1, 2007
Beginning Scientists Receive Presidential Awards
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PR 07-163 - October 31, 2007
U.S. Fires Release Enormous Amounts of Carbon Dioxide
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PR 07-162 - October 31, 2007
World's Smallest Radio Fits in the Palm of the Hand . . . of an Ant
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PR 07-161 - October 31, 2007
Paleontologists Discover Ancient Jurassic Mammal with New Type of Teeth
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PR 07-160 - October 31, 2007
Wildfire Drives Carbon Levels in Northern Forests
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PR 07-159 - October 30, 2007
Fossil Record Reveals Jellyfish More than 500 Million Years Old
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PR 07-158 - October 30, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Play Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
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PR 07-157 - October 29, 2007
NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Diseases Grants
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PR 07-156 - October 29, 2007
New Type of Retinal Cell Discovered in Primates
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PR 07-155 - October 26, 2007
Researchers View Swimming Tactics of Tiny Aquatic Predators
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PR 07-154 - October 25, 2007
Newly Created Forms of Magnesium and Aluminum
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PR 07-153 - October 25, 2007
Seismologists See Earth's Dynamic Interior as Interplay of Temperature, Pressure, Chemistry
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PR 07-152 - October 25, 2007
William T. Golden: Appreciation
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PR 07-151 - October 24, 2007
Forming Groups Stabilizes Populations of Predators and Prey
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PR 07-150 - October 24, 2007
Solar Telescope Reaches 120,000 Feet on Jumbo Jet-Sized Balloon
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PR 07-149 - October 19, 2007
California Wolf Center Takes Wolves Into Classrooms During National Awareness Week
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PR 07-148 - October 19, 2007
Cultivating Math and Science Teachers for High-need School Districts
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PR 07-147 - October 17, 2007
Scientists Estimate Mercury Emissions from U.S. Forest Fires
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PR 07-146 - October 17, 2007
National Science Foundation Congratulates 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics Laureates
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PR 07-145 - October 16, 2007
Earliest Evolution of Vision Genes Discovered
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PR 07-144 - October 16, 2007
NSF Awards 12 Grants for Research on Coupled Natural and Human Systems
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PR 07-143 - October 16, 2007
Getting Light to Bend Backwards
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PR 07-142 - October 12, 2007
National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities Award New Grants to Document Endangered Languages
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PR 07-141 - October 12, 2007
New Technique Reveals Subtle Force-induced Changes in Biomolecule's Conformation
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PR 07-140 - October 11, 2007
NSF Awards 26 New Grants to Seed Plant Systems Biology
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PR 07-139 - October 11, 2007
Scientists Sequence Genome of Soil-Dwelling Green Alga
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PR 07-138 - October 11, 2007
Technology to the RESCUE
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PR 07-136 - October 21, 2007
Photonic Gel Films Hold Promise
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PR 07-135 - October 5, 2007
Opening New Possibilities for Deaf Students in Computer Science
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PR 07-134 - October 5, 2007
Scientists to Sick Plants: Take Two Doses of an Aspirin-Like Hormone and Call Me in the Morning
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PR 07-133 - October 9, 2007
Explorers Club to Honor NSF-Funded Researchers and Glaciologist for Climate-Science Breakthroughs
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PR 07-132 - October 4, 2007
Geologists Recover Rocks From San Andreas Fault
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PR 07-131 - October 4, 2007
NSF Provides Funding to Transform Computing Education
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PR 07-130 - October 4, 2007
National Science Foundation and ResearchChannel Form Programming Partnership
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PR 07-129 - October 1, 2007
Research and Development Bolsters U.S. Economic Growth
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PR 07-128 - October 1, 2007
NSF Announces $26 Million Solicitation for Projects That Advance Innovative Computational Thinking
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PR 07-127 - September 27, 2007
Oxygen on Earth: 50 to 100 Million Years Earlier Than Scientists Thought
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PR 07-126 - September 27, 2007
2007 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced
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PR 07-125 - September 26, 2007
Program Provides Blueprint for Recruiting Minorities to Science and Engineering
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PR 07-124 - September 24, 2007
NSF and Department of Homeland Security Partner to Drive Frontier Research in Nuclear Detection
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PR 07-123 - September 24, 2007
Nutrient Pollution Drives Frog Deformities by Ramping Up Infections
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PR 07-122 - September 18, 2007
Interbreeding Between Invasive and Native Salamander Species Creates Hardy Hybrids Likely to Replace Parental Populations
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PR 07-121 - September 18, 2007
"Earth & Sky" Launches Spanish-language Radio Series
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PR 07-120 - September 11, 2007
Can a Robot Get High School Students Interested in Studying Science and Engineering in College?
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PR 07-119 - September 11, 2007
Nanomaterials With a Bright Future
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PR 07-118 - September 10, 2007
Scientists Use the "Dark Web" to Snag Extremists and Terrorists Online
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PR 07-117 - September 7, 2007
Acid Rain Has Disproportionate Impact on Near-Shore Ocean Waters
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PR 07-116 - September 7, 2007
Einstein Fellows Begin Year at National Science Foundation
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PR 07-115 - September 6, 2007
Dinosaur Fossil Shows Signs of Early Flight Mechanism
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PR 07-114 - September 6, 2007
Change from Arid to Wet Climate in Africa Altered Early Human Evolution
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PR 07-113 - September 5, 2007
Moray Eels Are Uniquely Equipped to Pack Big Prey Into Their Narrow Bodies
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PR 07-112 - August 30, 2007
New Approach Encourages Engineers to Pursue Paradigm Shifts
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PR 07-111 - August 30, 2007
One Species' Genome Discovered Inside Another Species' Genome
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PR 07-110 - August 30, 2007
Scientists Find Elusive Waves in Solar Corona
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PR 07-109 - August 29, 2007
Volcanic Activity Key to Oxygen-rich Atmosphere
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PR 07-108 - August 27, 2007
Back to School: Five Myths about Girls and Science
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PR 07-107 - August 23, 2007
Light Brings Out the Worst in Some Disease-Causing Bacteria
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PR 07-106 - August 22, 2007
U.S. Records Yet Another Trade Deficit in Technology Product Markets
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PR 07-105 - August 20, 2007
Catching Some Rays
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PR 07-104 - August 20, 2007
Scientists Verify Predictive Model for Winter Weather
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PR 07-103 - August 17, 2007
Team USA Takes the Prize at the International Linguistics Olympiad in St. Petersburg, Russia
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PR 07-102 - August 16, 2007
Scientists Retrace Evolution of an Important Human Protein
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PR 07-101 - August 14, 2007
Origami Electronics?
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PR 07-100 - August 10, 2007
New, More Direct Pathways from Outside of Cells to Cell Nuclei Discovered
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PR 07-099 - August 9, 2007
National Science Board Approves National Action Plan for 21st Century STEM Education
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PR 07-098 - August 9, 2007
Man-Made Soot Contributed to Warming in Greenland in the Early 20th Century
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PR 07-097 - August 9, 2007
National Science Board Approves NSF Plan to Emphasize Transformative Research
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PR 07-096 - August 8, 2007
National Science Foundation Releases Survey on the Impact of Proposal and Award Management Mechanisms
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PR 07-095 - August 8, 2007
National Science Board Approves Funds for Petascale Computing Systems
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PR 07-094 - August 7, 2007
Link Between Sunspots, Rain Helps Predict Disease in East Africa
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PR 07-093 - August 3, 2007
Ecosystem Stability and Resilience Highlighted at National Conference
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PR 07-092 - August 3, 2007
Young Inventors' Research Transforms the Marketplace
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PR 07-091 - August 3, 2007
A New Wrinkle in Thin Film Science
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PR 07-090 - August 2, 2007
Mark Abbott to Remain at Oregon State University
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PR 07-089 - August 2, 2007
Science and Technology Investments Strengthen Asia's Economic Future
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PR 07-088 - August 2, 2007
System Brings Innovative Flood Forecasts to Vulnerable Residents of Bangladesh
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PR 07-087 - August 1, 2007
"Brown Cloud" Particulate Pollution Amplifies Global Warming
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PR 07-086 - August 1, 2007
Shining Light on Pancreatic Cancer
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PR 07-085 - July 30, 2007
Frequency of Atlantic Hurricanes Doubled During Last Century
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PR 07-084 - July 26, 2007
Innovative Research Technique Reveals Another Natural Wonder in Yellowstone Park: A Unique, Photosynthesizing Life-Form
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PR 07-083 - July 19, 2007
Glaciers and Ice Caps to Dominate Sea Level Rise Through 21st Century
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PR 07-082 - July 19, 2007
Number of Published Science and Engineering Articles Flattens, But U.S. Influence Remains Strong
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PR 07-080 - July 18, 2007
Student Results Show Benefits of Math and Science Partnerships
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PR 07-079 - July 17, 2007
President to Award 2005-2006 National Medals of Science and National Medals of Technology Honoring Nation's Leading Researchers, Inventors and Innovators
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PR 07-078 - July 13, 2007
NSF Announces First Annual Computer and Information Science and Engineering Distinguished Education Fellows
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PR 07-077 - July 13, 2007
Geologists Witness Unique Volcanic Mudflow in Action in New Zealand
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PR 07-076 - July 12, 2007
Erb Honored by French Republic for Contributions to International Scientific Cooperation
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PR 07-075 - July 10, 2007
Team Selected for the Proposed Design of the Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
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PR 07-074 - July 10, 2007
Mark Abbott of Oregon State University to Become NSF Assistant Director for Geosciences
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PR 07-073 - June 28, 2007
Family-Related Issues Top List of Reasons for Migration of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers to the U.S.
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PR 07-072 - June 27, 2007
New Imaging Technique Could Promote Early Detection of Multiple Sclerosis
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PR 07-071 - June 21, 2007
Northern Forests Less Effective Than Tropical Forests in Reducing Global Warming
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PR 07-070 - June 21, 2007
Antarctic Icebergs: Unlikely Oases for Ocean Life
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PR 07-069 - June 15, 2007
NSF Funding to Advance Research on Interplay Between Biology and Society
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PR 07-068 - June 15, 2007
The Kapok Connection: Study Explains Rainforest Similarities
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PR 07-067 - June 12, 2007
First Buoy to Monitor Ocean Acidification Launched
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PR 07-066 - June 8, 2007
Caribbean Frog Populations Started with Single, Ancient Voyage on South American Raft
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PR 07-065 - June 6, 2007
Columbine Flowers Develop Long Nectar Spurs in Response to Pollinators
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PR 07-064 - June 4, 2007
Nitrate in Lake Superior: On the Rise
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PR 07-063 - May 31, 2007
Report Offers Guidance on How to Safely Explore Vast Aquatic Systems Buried Under Antarctic Ice
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PR 07-062 - May 31, 2007
Gazing up at the Man in the Star?
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PR 07-061 - May 31, 2007
Ecologist, Limnologist Robert Sterner Appointed NSF Division Director for Environmental Biology
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PR 07-060 - May 29, 2007
Magnetic Field Uses Sound Waves to Ignite Sun's Ring of Fire
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PR 07-059 - May 29, 2007
"Nurse Cells" Make Life and Death Decisions for Infection-Fighting Cells
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PR 07-058 - May 22, 2007
Follow the "Green" Brick Road?
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PR 07-057 - May 21, 2007
Three Wishes for a Future Internet? GENI Project Will Soon Be At Your Command
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PR 07-056 - May 10, 2007
Real-Time Seismic Monitor Installed on Growing Underwater Volcano
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PR 07-055 - May 10, 2007
The Longest Carbon Nanotubes You've Ever Seen
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PR 07-054 - May 9, 2007
NSF Wins Blue Pencil, Gold Screen Awards for Science Communications
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PR 07-053 - May 15, 2007
Berkeley Nanotechnology Pioneer to Receive $500,000 Waterman Award
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PR 07-052 - May 7, 2007
Scientists Offer New View of Photosynthesis
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PR 07-051 - May 2, 2007
Students Benefit from Undergraduate Research Opportunities
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PR 07-050 - May 7, 2007
Healthy Coral Reefs Hit Hard by Warmer Temperatures
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PR 07-049 - May 1, 2007
Urban Sediments After Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Contained High Levels of Contaminants
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PR 07-048 - April 30, 2007
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Type 2 Diabetes Similar at Molecular Level
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PR 07-047 - May 3, 2007
Mercury's Soft Center
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PR 07-046 - April 26, 2007
Ocean's "Twilight Zone" May Be a Key to Understanding Climate Change
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PR 07-045 - April 26, 2007
Biology in the 21st Century
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PR 07-044 - April 20, 2007
Palmer Station, Antarctica Celebrates Earth Day With an Underwater Clean Up
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PR 07-043 - April 19, 2007
Shirley Ann Jackson, President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, to Speak on Global Energy Security
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PR 07-042 - April 18, 2007
Scientists Track Impact of Asian Dust and Pollution on Clouds, Climate Change
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PR 07-041 - April 18, 2007
New Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vents, Life Form Discovered
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PR 07-040 - April 16, 2007
The "Numb3rs" Add Up: Popular TV Show and Its Creators Receive Public Service Award
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PR 07-039 - April 16, 2007
Chemist, Educator, Communicator Receives 2007 National Science Board Public Service Award
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PR 07-038 - April 12, 2007
Ancient T. rex and Mastodon Protein Fragments Discovered, Sequenced
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PR 07-037 - April 11, 2007
Misclassified for Centuries, Medicinal Leeches Found to Be Three Distinct Species
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PR 07-036 - April 5, 2007
Minuscule Generators Convert Motion Into Nanoscale Electricity Source
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PR 07-035 - April 4, 2007
Thirty-Two Mile Cable Installed for First Deep-Sea Observatory
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PR 07-034 - March 27, 2007
Getting a Feel for the Nano World
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PR 07-033 - March 27, 2007
New Modeling Study Forecasts Disappearance of Existing Climate Zones
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PR 07-032 - March 22, 2007
Shirley Ann Jackson, Leader in Higher Education and Government, to Receive the Vannevar Bush Award
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PR 07-031 - March 22, 2007
New Study Says Women and Their Managers Differ on Career Advancement in Chemical Companies
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PR 07-030 - March 21, 2007
Survey Reveals Family Ties and Traditional Activities Keep Arctic Communities Vital
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PR 07-029 - March 19, 2007
A Mathematical Solution for Another Dimension
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PR 07-028 - March 15, 2007
Black Carbon Transported from Asia Plays Role in Pacific Ocean Climate
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PR 07-027 - March 15, 2007
Scientists Explain Source of Tiny Tremors Emanating from Fault Zones
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PR 07-026 - March 14, 2007
Paleontologists Discover New Mammal from Mesozoic Era
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PR 07-025 - March 13, 2007
Biologists Develop Large Gene Dataset for Rice Plant
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PR 07-024 - March 8, 2007
How Plants Manage Calcium May Reduce Effects of Acid Rain
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PR 07-023 - March 7, 2007
Scientists Uncover Link Between Ocean's Chemical Processes and Microscopic Floating Plants
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PR 07-022 - March 5, 2007
Scientists Genetically Engineer Tomatoes with Enhanced Folate Content
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PR 07-021 - March 5, 2007
National Science Foundation Releases Statistics on Women, Minorities and Persons with Disabilities
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PR 07-020 - March 1, 2007
New Coating Is Virtual Black Hole for Reflections
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PR 07-019 - February 28, 2007
Scientists Expand Microbe "Gene Language"
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PR 07-018 - February 28, 2007
New Information Links Atlantic Ocean Warming to Stronger Hurricanes
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PR 07-017 - February 28, 2007
United States Launches New International Polar Year
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PR 07-016 - February 26, 2007
Landmark Completion of South Pole Telescope to Help Scientists Learn What the Universe Is Made of and How it Got Here
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PR 07-015 - February 26, 2007
Students Enter Competition to Produce a Zero-Emissions Snowmobile
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PR 07-014 - February 22, 2007
Northwest Atlantic Ocean Ecosystems Experiencing Large Climate-Related Changes
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PR 07-013 - February 21, 2007
Lizards Shout Against a Noisy Background to Get Points Across
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PR 07-012 - February 20, 2007
National Science Foundation and Department of Homeland Security Partner to Address Nuclear Threats
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PR 07-011 - February 16, 2007
From Farm Waste to Fuel Tanks
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PR 07-010 - February 5, 2007
National Science Foundation Requests $6.43 Billion for Fiscal Year 2008
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PR 07-009 - January 31, 2007
Carnegie Mellon Professor Jeannette Wing Chosen to Head Computer & Information Science & Engineering Directorate at NSF
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PR 07-008 - January 30, 2007
Non-Venomous Asian Snakes 'Borrow' Defensive Poison from Toxic Toads
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PR 07-007 - January 26, 2007
National Science Foundation Issues Impact Report on Math and Science Partnership Program
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PR 07-006 - January 25, 2007
Blood-Cell-Sized Memory Device Beats Industry Estimates for Computing Capacity
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PR 07-005 - January 24, 2007
NSF's Math and Science Partnerships Demonstrate Continued Increases in Student Proficiency
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PR 07-004 - January 22, 2007
Hydrogen-Powered Lawnmowers?
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PR 07-003 - January 9, 2007
You Still Can't Drink the Water, But Now You Can Touch It
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PR 07-002 - January 9, 2007
NSF Provides $14 Million to Advance Research in Comparative Genomics of Economically Important Plants
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PR 07-001 - January 8, 2007
Diamonds from Outer Space: Geologists Discover Origin of Earth's Mysterious Black Diamonds
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PR 05-032 - August 29, 2007
Powerful Tool Crunches Commutes
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PRESS RELEASES FOR
2006
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PR 06-178 - December 26, 2006
Latest Statistics Reveal Increase in Federal Agency Support of U.S. Research & Development
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PR 06-177 - December 21, 2006
Researchers Observe Rare Light-emitting Decay of Neutrons
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PR 06-176 - December 19, 2006
Multinational Scientific Expedition Kicks Off International Polar Year 2007-2008
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PR 06-175 - December 18, 2006
Universe's Oldest Objects Emerge from the Background
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PR 06-174 - December 11, 2006
Scientists Predict Carbon Dioxide Emissions Will Reduce Density of Earth's Outermost Atmosphere by 2017
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PR 06-173 - December 11, 2006
Volcanic Blast Likely Killed and Preserved Juvenile Fossil Plesiosaur Found in Antarctica
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PR 06-172 - December 7, 2006
Melts in Your Body, Not in Your Hand
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PR 06-171 - December 7, 2006
Mixed Prairie Grasses Better Source of Biofuel Than Corn Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel
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PR 06-170 - December 11, 2006
Online Journal Combines Teaching Math and Studying How Students Learn
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PR 06-169 - December 7, 2006
NSF Assistant Director for Geosciences Accepts Position in Industry
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PR 06-168 - December 6, 2006
Graduate Students Study Links Between African and U.S. Weather Systems
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PR 06-167 - December 4, 2006
Genetic Archaeology Finds Clues to Pregnancy in Male Pipefish, Seahorses
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PR 06-166 - November 27, 2006
Scientists Catch Underwater Volcanic Eruption "In Action" in Pacific Ocean Depths
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PR 06-165 - November 21, 2006
Advanced Technological Education Program Brings Two-Year Colleges and Industry Together to Educate New Workforce
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PR 06-164 - November 20, 2006
The Smell of Money
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PR 06-163 - November 13, 2006
Phosphorus Found to Be Another Culprit in Gulf of Mexico's "Dead Zone"
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PR 06-162 - November 9, 2006
Decoded Sea Urchin Genome Shows Surprising Relationship to Humans
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PR 06-161 - November 6, 2006
"LouseBuster" Instrument Shown to Kill Head Lice
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PR 06-160 - November 2, 2006
Accelerating Loss of Ocean Species Threatens Human Well-Being
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PR 06-159 - November 2, 2006
Plant Studies Reveal How, Where Seeds Store Iron
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PR 06-158 - October 31, 2006
On the Verge of the International Polar Year, NSF Commemorates the 50th Anniversary of First Flight To Land at the South Pole
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PR 06-157 - October 30, 2006
Newly Discovered Genes, Brain Chemicals Likely Play a Role in Complex Bee Behavior
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PR 06-156 - October 27, 2006
NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Diseases Grants
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PR 06-155 - October 26, 2006
Bacterial "Switch Gene" Regulates How Oceans Emit Sulfur into Atmosphere
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PR 06-154 - October 24, 2006
New Technologies Could Make Airport Screening More Effective and Less Cumbersome
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PR 06-153 - October 23, 2006
Vitamin C and Water Not Just Healthy for People -- Healthy for Plastics, too
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PR 06-152 - October 23, 2006
Female Pronghorns Choose Mate Based on Substance as Well as Show
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PR 06-151 - October 18, 2006
Long-Term Ocean Data Confirm Fishing Puts Species in "Double Jeopardy"
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PR 06-150 - October 17, 2006
More Than a Meteor Likely Killed Dinosaurs 65 Million Years Ago
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PR 06-149 - October 17, 2006
Novel Laboratory Model Reveals Clues to How Blood Starts Clotting
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PR 06-148 - October 17, 2006
NSF Awards 17 Grants for Research on Biocomplexity in the Environment
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PR 06-147 - October 10, 2006
NSF Report Reveals Century of Doctoral Education Trends in the United States
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PR 06-146 - October 5, 2006
NSF Awards $76 million for 2006 Science and Technology Centers
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PR 06-145 - October 6, 2006
NSF Announces New Awards to Tackle Biology's Most Challenging Questions
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PR 06-144 - October 4, 2006
Researchers Develop Method to Sort Carbon Nanotubes by Size and Electrical Properties
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PR 06-143 - October 4, 2006
Researchers Link Ice-Age Climate-Change Records to Ocean Salinity
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PR 06-142 - October 3, 2006
Analysis Shows Research and Development Adds to Economic Growth
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PR 06-141 - October 3, 2006
"Killer" B Cells Provide New Link in the Evolution of Immunity
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PR 06-140 - October 2, 2006
NSF Announces Goals, Priorities for Next Five Years
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PR 06-139 - October 2, 2006
NSF Supports 24 New Projects to Get at the Root of How Genes Control Plant Growth
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PR 06-138 - September 29, 2006
National Science Board Proposes Major Initiative in Hurricane Science and Engineering
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PR 06-137 - September 29, 2006
National Science Foundation Awards Texas Advanced Computing Center $59 Million for High-Performance Computing
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PR 06-136 - September 27, 2006
Taking Science to School
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PR 06-135 - September 27, 2006
Massive Star Formation: Inside, Outside and All Around
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PR 06-134 - September 25, 2006
Cora Marrett to Become Assistant Director for Education and Human Resources at NSF
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PR 06-133 - September 22, 2006
2006 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners Announced
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PR 06-132 - September 20, 2006
International Polar Year Funds Research and Exploration by Teachers, Students and the Public
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PR 06-131 - September 19, 2006
Tree Rings Provide a 200-Year-Old Hurricane Record
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PR 06-130 - September 19, 2006
Bird Moms Manipulate Birth Order to Protect Sons
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PR 06-129 - September 12, 2006
Ecological Change, Climate Variation Addressed at International Conference Sept. 20-24
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PR 06-128 - September 12, 2006
Hurricane Breeding Grounds Heat Up
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PR 06-127 - September 11, 2006
The Art of Engineering
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PR 06-126 - August 31, 2006
High-Flying Balloons Track Hurricane Formation
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PR 06-125 - August 31, 2006
Genome Info from "Plant Destroyers" Could Save Trees, Beans and Chocolate
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PR 06-124 - August 30, 2006
Real-Time Traffic Routing from the Comfort of Your Car
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PR 06-123 - August 29, 2006
Remembering Katrina
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PR 06-122 - August 24, 2006
Wanda E. Ward Named Acting Head of NSF’s Education Directorate
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PR 06-121 - August 22, 2006
Chemical Cause of Antarctic Ozone Hole Discovered 20 Years Ago This Month
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PR 06-120 - August 21, 2006
Astronomers 'See' the Invisible
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PR 06-119 - August 21, 2006
NSF Awards $75.3 Million for Five New Engineering Research Centers
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PR 06-118 - August 18, 2006
Stellar Pinwheels at Our Galaxy's Core
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PR 06-117 - August 14, 2006
A Science or Engineering Bachelor's Degree Is Good for You
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PR 06-116 - August 10, 2006
Overall Antarctic Snowfall Hasn't Changed in 50 Years
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PR 06-115 - August 10, 2006
NSF Announces Six New Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials
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PR 06-114 - August 10, 2006
Richard O. Buckius to Head NSF Engineering Directorate
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PR 06-113 - August 8, 2006
Amphibian Declines, Disease Ecology, Biodiversity Are Highlighted at Conference
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PR 06-112 - August 7, 2006
Flatworms at Forefront of Regeneration Research
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PR 06-111 - August 1, 2006
New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface
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PR 06-110 - August 1, 2006
Forecast: Showers and Thunderstorms
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PR 06-109 - July 26, 2006
Communications Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling California Wildfires
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PR 06-108 - July 26, 2006
Top Researcher-Educators Receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
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PR 06-107 - July 21, 2006
Rise in Sea Level, Loss of Wetlands May Account for Unstable Ground in Mississippi Delta
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PR 06-106 - July 13, 2006
Paleontologists Establish First Age Distribution of Non-Avian Dinosaur Population
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PR 06-105 - July 12, 2006
Increased Risk of Hantavirus Forecast for U.S. Southwest
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PR 06-104 - July 11, 2006
Self-Cooling Soda Bottles?
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PR 06-103 - July 10, 2006
NSF, NEH Boost Efforts to Make Digital Records of Dying Languages
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PR 06-102 - July 7, 2006
Researchers Create New Organic Gel Nanomaterials
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PR 06-101 - July 5, 2006
NSF Launches Distributed Data Analysis of Neutron Scattering
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PR 06-100 - July 5, 2006
Report Warns of Rising Carbon Dioxide Threats to Marine Life
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PR 06-099 - July 3, 2006
Protecting the Liberty Bell
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PR 06-098 - June 29, 2006
Collaboration Will Preserve Digital Research Data
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PR 06-097 - June 29, 2006
A Link Between Rainfall and Magnetism
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PR 06-096 - June 28, 2006
The Ones That Get Away
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PR 06-095 - June 26, 2006
Scientists Accurately Simulate Appearance of Sun's Corona During Eclipse
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PR 06-094 - June 20, 2006
Tropical Rainforest Nutrients Linked to Global Carbon Dioxide Levels
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PR 06-093 - June 20, 2006
UCLA's Tony F. Chan to Head Math and Physical Sciences at NSF
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PR 06-092 - May 31, 2006
Ecosystems With Many Plant Species Produce More and Survive Threats Better
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PR 06-091 - May 24, 2006
U.S. National Science Foundation Celebrates Opening of Beijing Office
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PR 06-090 - May 24, 2006
Lobsters Avoid Virus by Detecting Illness in Their Own Kind
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PR 06-089 - May 23, 2006
Scientists Uncover New Clues to Limb Formation (and Loss) in Some Sea Mammals
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PR 06-088 - May 22, 2006
Researchers Release Draft Final Report on New Orleans Levees
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PR 06-087 - May 19, 2006
National Science Foundation Announces New Director for Legislative and Public Affairs
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PR 06-086 - May 18, 2006
Gold Nanoparticles Could Improve Antisense Cancer Drugs
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PR 06-085 - May 18, 2006
A Cool Way to Strip Hydrogen
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PR 06-084 - May 17, 2006
Ancient Plant Provides Clues to Evolutionary Mystery
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PR 06-083 - May 12, 2006
A Better Algorithm for Detecting Cancer Genes
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PR 06-082 - May 11, 2006
NSF Web Site Wins People's Voice Award
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PR 06-081 - May 11, 2006
National Science Board Elects Physician and Former Astronaut to be New Officers
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PR 06-080 - May 11, 2006
Pollution, Greenhouse Gases and Climate Clash in South Asia
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PR 06-079 - May 9, 2006
Cooperation Keeps Lizards' Blue Genes from Fading
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PR 06-078 - May 5, 2006
Astronomers Dedicate CARMA Telescope Array
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PR 06-077 - May 4, 2006
Industry Funding of Campus Research Declines for Third Straight Year
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PR 06-076 - May 2, 2006
NSF Awards $1.8 Million to Study High-School Advanced Placement Work in Math and Science
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PR 06-075 - April 28, 2006
President Honors Nation's Leading Math and Science Teachers
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PR 06-074 - April 27, 2006
National Science Board Announces 2006 Public Service Awards
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PR 06-073 - April 27, 2006
Physicist and Robotics Pioneer Receive 2006 Vannevar Bush Awards for Lifetime Contributions and Statesmanship to Science
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PR 06-072 - April 26, 2006
Hyena Mothers Give Their Cubs a Helpful Dose of Hormones
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PR 06-071 - April 20, 2006
Geologists Drill Into Fossil Magma Chamber Deep Under the Ocean
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PR 06-070 - April 18, 2006
Crew Member on Antarctic Research Vessel Missing
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PR 06-069 - April 17, 2006
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AUAVs) Take to the Skies to Track Pollutants
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PR 06-068 - April 17, 2006
Caltech's Emmanuel Candes to Receive $500,000 Waterman Award
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PR 06-067 - April 17, 2006
Crystal Sieves, Born Anew
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PR 06-066 - April 13, 2006
NSF Web Site Nominated for Webby Award
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PR 06-065 - April 13, 2006
New Fossils Link "Ape-men" to More Primitive Ancestors
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PR 06-064 - April 13, 2006
Nanogenerators May Spark Miniature Machines
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PR 06-063 - April 12, 2006
Volcano-like Tremors Detected Deep Within Earth's Crust Near San Andreas
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PR 06-062 - April 12, 2006
Higher Carbon Dioxide, Lack of Nitrogen Limit Plant Growth
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PR 06-061 - April 12, 2006
U.S.-Taiwan Constellation of Satellites Launched
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PR 06-060 - April 11, 2006
Waterproof Superglue May Be Strongest in Nature
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PR 06-059 - April 7, 2006
New Key Fits Old Lock
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PR 06-058 - April 6, 2006
Ancient Ants Arose 140-168 Million Years Ago
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PR 06-057 - April 6, 2006
A Blue Ring Around the Planet Uranus
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PR 06-056 - April 7, 2006
Frictionless Motion Observed in Water
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PR 06-055 - April 5, 2006
New Fossils Fill the Evolutionary Gap Between Fish and Land Animals
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PR 06-054 - April 4, 2006
Collaboration Will Investigate Vulnerabilities of Rapidly Growing Internet Phone and Multimedia Systems
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PR 06-053 - April 3, 2006
Device Only Atoms Across May Allow Infinitesimal But Powerful Computers
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PR 06-052 - March 30, 2006
First Result from New Experiment Confirms Neutrino Oscillation
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PR 06-051 - March 27, 2006
Freshwater Copepod May Be Several Species, Not Just One
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PR 06-050 - March 23, 2006
Arctic, Antarctic Melting May Raise Sea Levels Faster than Expected
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PR 06-049 - March 23, 2006
Supercomputer Maps One Million Atoms of a Complete Virus in First Simulation of a Life Form
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PR 06-048 - March 23, 2006
Scientists Discover Interplay Between Genes and Viruses in Tiny Ocean Plankton
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PR 06-047 - March 21, 2006
Large Centrifuge Helps Researchers Mimic Effects of Katrina on Levees
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PR 06-046 - March 17, 2006
Project Takes Fish Collection into the Digital Age
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PR 06-045 - March 16, 2006
New Process Builds Electronics Into Optical Fiber
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PR 06-044 - March 16, 2006
Small, Ultra-fast and Ultra-versatile Scanner Takes Chemical Analysis to the Field
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PR 06-043 - March 9, 2006
New "Crystal Sponge" Triples Hydrogen Storage
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PR 06-042 - March 9, 2006
Bering Sea Ecosystem Responding to Changes in Arctic Climate
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PR 06-041 - March 6, 2006
Scientists Issue Unprecedented Forecast of Next Sunspot Cycle
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PR 06-040 - March 2, 2006
Easy Up, Not-So-Easy Down
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PR 06-039 - March 2, 2006
Mexico City Field Campaign to Study Megacity Pollution
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PR 06-038 - March 1, 2006
Study of 2004 Tsunami Forces Rethinking of Giant Earthquake Theory
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PR 06-037 - March 2, 2006
New NSF Aircraft to Probe Hazardous Atmospheric Whirlwinds
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PR 06-036 - February 23, 2006
Hear, Hear!
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PR 06-035 - February 23, 2006
Doodle Search
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PR 06-034 - February 23, 2006
Science Leaders Cite a "Changed World" in Call for Bold Efforts to Improve K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
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PR 06-033 - February 15, 2006
New Clues in the Plant Mating Mystery
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PR 06-032 - February 15, 2006
And Baby Counts Three...
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PR 06-031 - February 10, 2006
Cargo, Fuel Safely Unloaded at Antarctic Research Station
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PR 06-030 - February 10, 2006
Making Sense of Plant Smells
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PR 06-029 - February 9, 2006
NSF's Math and Science Partnerships Make the Grade
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PR 06-028 - February 9, 2006
Instruments on Alaska's Augustine Volcano Provide New Insights into Volcanic Processes
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PR 06-027 - February 8, 2006
Declining Snowpack in Rockies Cools CO2, Slows Gas Release from Winter Forest Soils
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PR 06-026 - February 8, 2006
Scientists Discover Oldest-Known and Most-Primitive Tyrannosaur
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PR 06-025 - February 8, 2006
NSF Names Daniel Atkins to Head New Office of Cyberinfrastructure
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PR 06-024 - February 7, 2006
Icy Overland Trip May Add Ground Vehicles to South Pole Supply Missions
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PR 06-023 - February 7, 2006
Sound Waves Rock a Star to Death
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PR 06-022 - February 6, 2006
Request for National Science Foundation Fiscal Year 2007 Is $6.02 Billion
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PR 06-021 - February 2, 2006
High-Tech Sieve Sifts for Hydrogen
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PR 06-020 - February 6, 2006
Outbreak: Rapid Appearance of Fungus Devastates Frogs, Salamanders in Panama
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PR 06-019 - January 31, 2006
Excavated Teeth Likely Came from First Africans Brought to the New World
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PR 06-018 - January 30, 2006
NSF Awards First Partnership for International Research and Education Grants
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PR 06-017 - January 26, 2006
For Plants, Size Doesn't Matter When it Comes to Metabolism
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PR 06-016 - January 26, 2006
Sequencing Our Seas
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PR 06-015 - January 26, 2006
Worldwide Study Reveals Nature Encourages Diversity in Tropical Forests
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PR 06-014 - January 25, 2006
Closer to Home
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PR 06-013 - January 18, 2006
Increased Competition for Pollen May Lead to Plant Extinctions
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PR 06-012 - January 17, 2006
Managing Metal
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PR 06-011 - January 17, 2006
Engineering Educators Receive Prestigious Gordon Prize
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PR 06-010 - January 17, 2006
NSF Releases "Sensors for Environmental Observatories" Report
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PR 06-009 - January 15, 2006
The Most Resilient Nanosprings in Nature
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PR 06-008 - January 11, 2006
Climate Change Drives Widespread Amphibian Extinctions
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PR 06-007 - January 11, 2006
2005: Year in Review
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PR 06-006 - January 9, 2006
Ben Franklin Web Portal Brings the Man to the Masses
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PR 06-005 - January 5, 2006
A New Family of Self-Assembling Nanolattices
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PR 06-004 - January 5, 2006
Tiny Marine Organisms Reflect Ocean Warming
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PR 06-003 - January 4, 2006
Global Warming Can Trigger Extreme Ocean, Climate Changes
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PR 06-002 - January 3, 2006
All In a Week's Work
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PR 06-001 - January 3, 2006
New NSF Centers Encourage Collaboration Between Ocean Scientists, Educators
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PRESS RELEASES FOR
2005
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PR PR 05-012 - February 1, 2005
NSF Funds Science of Learning Center at Dartmouth
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PR 05-216 - December 27, 2005
Modified Microscope Proves Critical to Uncovering Cell-growth Secret
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PR 05-215 - December 23, 2005
Clarity at the Core
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PR 05-214 - December 22, 2005
Ancient Jawless Vertebrates Used Novel Immune Responses
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PR 05-213 - December 22, 2005
Noisy Cells Disturb the Final Piece
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PR 05-212 - December 21, 2005
Blasts from the Past
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PR 05-211 - December 21, 2005
Revered Scientific Drilling Ship Gets Extreme Makeover
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PR 05-210 - December 15, 2005
Physicists Describe a New "Fluid" State of Matter
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PR 05-209 - December 15, 2005
Model Predicts Colder Winter Temperatures in the East, Warmer in the West
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PR 05-208 - December 15, 2005
A Fish of a Different Color
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PR 05-207 - December 7, 2005
Galaxy Collisions Dominate the Universe
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PR 05-206 - December 6, 2005
Web Tool May Help Doctors Make Better Decisions
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PR 05-205 - December 1, 2005
Science and Engineering Doctorates Are Up for Second Year in a Row
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PR 05-204 - November 23, 2005
Astronaut Says to Live Your Dreams in Observance of American-Indian Heritage Month
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PR 05-203 - November 22, 2005
Researchers Use Imaging Technique to Visualize Effects of Stress on Human Brain
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PR 05-202 - November 22, 2005
Molecular Turn-Ons Could Find Use in Future Computers and Other Electronic Devices
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PR 05-201 - November 17, 2005
Scientists Shed Light on Plant Responses
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PR 05-200 - November 16, 2005
DNA Studies Show Microevolution in Penguins
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PR 05-199 - November 16, 2005
President Honors Excellence in Mentoring
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PR 05-198 - November 14, 2005
Microbes in Marine Sediments React to Temperature Changes
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PR 05-197 - November 15, 2005
NSF, USDA and DOE Award $32 Million to Sequence Corn Genome
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PR 05-196 - November 15, 2005
President Announces 2004 Medal of Science Winners
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PR 05-195 - November 10, 2005
From Mississippi to Wyoming, Plants Once Danced to Fast-Changing Climate Tune
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PR 05-194 - November 10, 2005
Slippery When Wet
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PR 05-193 - November 2, 2005
Scientists See Light That May Be From First Stars in Universe
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PR 05-192 - November 1, 2005
When Froggy Goes a Courtin'
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PR 05-191 - November 1, 2005
Chemistry Meets Computer, Data and Networking Technologies
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PR 05-190 - November 1, 2005
Researchers to Present Findings on New Orleans Levee Breaches
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PR 05-189 - October 31, 2005
NSF Awards 17 Grants for Research on Biocomplexity in the Environment
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PR 05-188 - October 28, 2005
New Method of Dating Oceanic Crust Is Most Accurate So Far
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PR 05-187 - October 27, 2005
How Hot Tuna (and Some Sharks) Stay Warm
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PR 05-186 - October 25, 2005
NSF Announces Undergraduate Research Centers
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PR 05-185 - October 18, 2005
NSF Makes Cyberinfrastructure-TEAM Awards
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PR 05-184 - October 18, 2005
NSF Next-Generation Cyberinfrastructure Tools Awards Go to Cornell and U. of Chicago
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PR 05-183 - October 12, 2005
Bird-like Dinosaur Is Oldest Raptor Discovered in South America
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PR 05-182 - October 11, 2005
Heat and Drought Kills Trees in Southwest
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PR 05-181 - October 11, 2005
New Collaborations Tackle Biology's Perplexing Questions
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PR 05-180 - October 6, 2005
NSF Awards 19 New Projects to Better Understand Genetic Processes in Plants of Economic Importance
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PR 05-179 - October 6, 2005
New Grants Are Awarded to Inform the Public and Explore the Implications of Nanotechnology
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PR 05-178 - October 6, 2005
Solar Telescope Yields Striking New Sunspot Images
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PR 05-177 - October 5, 2005
Team Scores a Success in Protein Folding
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PR 05-176 - October 4, 2005
NSF, NIH Award Ecology of Infectious Diseases Grants
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PR 05-175 - October 4, 2005
Korea Joins International Computing Infrastructure
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PR 05-174 - October 3, 2005
Gulf Warm-Water Eddies Intensify Hurricane Changes
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PR 05-173 - September 29, 2005
Scientists Poke Holes in 'Snowball Earth' Hypothesis
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PR 05-172 - September 27, 2005
Autoimmune Overload May Damage HIV-Infected Brain
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PR 05-171 - September 28, 2005
For These Bugs, Walking on Water Is Easy
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PR 05-170 - September 27, 2005
Foundation Releases 2005 Facility Plan
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PR 05-169 - September 27, 2005
NSF Centers Will Use Nano-Interface Control and Bioengineering for Materials by Design
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PR 05-168 - September 29, 2005
Mathematics Unites the Heavens and the Atom
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PR 05-167 - September 26, 2005
Science Magazine and NSF Announce 2005 Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge Winners
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PR 05-166 - September 23, 2005
Scientists to Use HDTV for a High-Definition Look at Surreal Sea Floor
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PR 05-165 - September 22, 2005
Seeing Into the Eye of Hurricane Rita
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PR 05-164 - September 21, 2005
Marine Microorganism Suspected to Play Role in Global Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
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PR 05-163 - September 20, 2005
NSF Is Second-Best Gov't Agency for Workers
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PR 05-162 - September 15, 2005
Number of Category 4 and 5 Hurricanes Has Doubled Over the Past 35 Years
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PR 05-161 - September 15, 2005
The Mechanics of Foot Travel
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PR 05-160 - September 14, 2005
Small, Unmanned Aircraft Search for Survivors in Katrina Wreckage
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PR 05-159 - September 12, 2005
Kathie L. Olsen Becomes Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation
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PR 05-158 - September 12, 2005
Japan and U.S. National Science Foundation to Collaborate on Disaster Prevention Research
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PR 05-157 - September 12, 2005
Scientists to Evaluate Social Effectiveness of Tsunami Warning Methods
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PR 05-156 - September 12, 2005
Gamma-Ray Burst Smashes a Record
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PR 05-155 - September 8, 2005
After Katrina: A Message from NSF
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PR 05-154 - September 1, 2005
RNA Research Reveals New Responsibilities
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PR 05-153 - August 30, 2005
Hurricane Katrina: Scientists Fly Into Eye of the Storm
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PR 05-152 - August 26, 2005
NSF Announces New Discovery Corps Fellows
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PR 05-151 - August 26, 2005
Earth's Core Rotates Faster Than Its Crust, Scientists Say
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PR 05-150 - August 25, 2005
A New Technique for High-Precision Nanomanufacturing
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PR 05-149 - August 25, 2005
New Images Suggest Oceanic Crust Generated from Several Magma Sources
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PR 05-148 - August 25, 2005
Study Reconciles Long-Standing Contradiction of Deep-Earth Dynamics
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PR 05-147 - August 24, 2005
Climate Model Links Warmer Temperatures to Permian Extinction
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PR 05-146 - August 18, 2005
More Women Receive Ph.D.s, But Female Senior Faculty Are Still Rare
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PR 05-145 - August 17, 2005
Lion Attacks on Humans Increase in Tanzania
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PR 05-144 - August 17, 2005
Researchers Carve with Electricity at the Nanometer Scale
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PR 05-143 - August 17, 2005
$150 Million TeraGrid Award Heralds New Era for Scientific Computing
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PR 05-142 - August 16, 2005
Four-legged Family Members Must Be Included in Emergency Plans
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PR 05-141 - August 15, 2005
NSF Awards $36 Million Toward Securing Cyberspace
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PR 05-140 - August 15, 2005
Carbon Nanotubes Made to Stick Like a Gecko's Foot
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PR 05-139 - August 15, 2005
Scientists Climb Trees to Study Environmental Change
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PR 05-138 - August 11, 2005
NSF Terminates Rare Symmetry Violating Processes (RSVP) Project
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PR 05-137 - August 11, 2005
Inka Textile Devices Served as Business Ledgers
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PR 05-136 - August 11, 2005
NSF Announces Three New Chemical Bonding Centers
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PR 05-135 - August 10, 2005
Worm Studies Give Researchers New Perspective on Embryo Formation
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PR 05-134 - August 10, 2005
International Team Maps Rice Genome
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PR 05-133 - August 9, 2005
A "Smart" Bio-Nanotube
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PR 05-132 - August 8, 2005
Rainbands Offer Better Forecasts of Hurricane Intensity
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PR 05-131 - August 4, 2005
Your Tap Water: Will That Be Leaded or Unleaded?
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PR 05-130 - August 3, 2005
First Drill Hole Into San Andreas Fault Will Aid Earthquake Studies
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PR 05-129 - August 1, 2005
Fossil Fuels May Decrease Earth's Natural Capacity to Store Carbon
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PR 05-128 - July 31, 2005
Hurricanes Growing More Fierce Over Past 30 Years
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PR 05-127 - July 26, 2005
Overcoming Adversity, "Challenged America" Team Finishes Strong
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PR 05-126 - July 27, 2005
Amazon River Cycles Carbon Faster than Thought
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PR 05-125 - July 21, 2005
New Report Stresses Importance of Science and Engineering Opportunities for All Citizens
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PR 05-124 - July 20, 2005
Pittsburgh Center Unveils a Bigger, Faster Supercomputer Called "Big Ben"
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PR 05-123 - July 20, 2005
High-Tech Tool Maneuvers Microscopic Particles
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PR 05-122 - July 20, 2005
Dustiest Star Could Harbor a Young Earth
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PR 05-121 - July 19, 2005
An Open and Shut Case at the Nanoscale
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PR 05-120 - July 19, 2005
Field of Beams
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PR 05-119 - July 14, 2005
Geologists Use Particles from Galaxy's Far Reaches to Understand Processes at Earth's Surface
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PR 05-118 - July 13, 2005
Study Documents Bird-like Breathing Systems in Long-extinct Dinosaurs
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PR 05-117 - July 12, 2005
Scanning the Universe, Round Two
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PR 05-116 - July 11, 2005
Ability, Not Disability, at Heart of Yacht Trek
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PR 05-115 - July 8, 2005
Underwater Sand Avalanches Linked to Sea-Level Changes in Gulf of Mexico
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PR 05-114 - July 7, 2005
Wiring the Brain at the Nanoscale
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PR 05-113 - July 7, 2005
When Down Under Went Up in Smoke
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PR 05-112 - July 7, 2005
Gender Influences Decisions About Trust
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PR 05-111 - July 7, 2005
Grasshopper Takes to the Trees on Prairie Research Site
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PR 05-110 - June 30, 2005
Landscape Corridors Provide Pathway for Seed Dispersal
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PR 05-109 - June 30, 2005
Bacteria Take the Path of Least Resistance
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PR 05-108 - June 29, 2005
Genetic On-Off Switches Pinpointed in Human Genome
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PR 05-107 - June 28, 2005
Joseph Bordogna Resigns from the National Science Foundation
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PR 05-106 - June 23, 2005
Researchers Simulate Long-gone Societies of the American Southwest
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PR 05-105 - June 22, 2005
The Shifty Nature of Grains
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PR 05-104 - June 22, 2005
MIT Group Creates a High-Temperature Superfluid
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PR 05-103 - June 22, 2005
Ultra-Fast Camera Captures How Hummingbirds Hover
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PR 05-102 - June 21, 2005
NSF Names Seven Distinguished Teaching Scholars
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PR 05-101 - June 21, 2005
Polar Science Leader Peter Wilkniss Passes
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PR 05-100 - June 21, 2005
Robot Assistant Reports to Surgery
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PR 05-099 - June 14, 2005
Trace Gold Reveals Tree's Past
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PR 05-098 - June 13, 2005
Twenty NSF-Supported Young Scientists and Engineers Receive Presidential Early Career Awards
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PR 05-097 - June 13, 2005
Astronomers Announce the Most Earth-Like Planet Yet Found Outside the Solar System
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PR 05-096 - June 9, 2005
Variation in Vole Gene is Bellwether for Behavior
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PR 05-095 - June 8, 2005
Zipped Structure May Explain Protein Clumping in Brain Disorders
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PR 05-094 - June 3, 2005
Wind, Currents and Dormant Algae Cysts May Have Created "Perfect" Red-Tide Conditions
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PR 05-093 - June 3, 2005
Arctic Warming May Be a Factor in Demise of Lakes
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PR 05-092 - June 2, 2005
Self-Assembling Nano-Electronics Turn a Corner
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PR 05-091 - June 1, 2005
Rapid-Scanning Doppler on Wheels Keeps Pace with Twisters
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PR 05-090 - May 27, 2005
Unseen Colorado Mountain Aquifers Throw Water on "Teflon Basin" Myth
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PR 05-089 - May 27, 2005
Researchers Discover Underwater Volcano-within-a-Volcano
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PR 05-088 - May 27, 2005
Scientists Trace Corn Ancestry from Ancient Grass to Modern Crop
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PR 05-087 - May 25, 2005
How Your Garden Grows
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PR 05-086 - May 25, 2005
Major Losses Projected for Earthquakes on Puente Hills Fault Beneath Los Angeles
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PR 05-085 - June 2, 2005
Geologists Find First Clue to T. rex Gender in Bone Tissue
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PR 05-084 - May 26, 2005
Magnetic Structure on Sun Is Responsible for Powerful Solar Storms
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PR 05-083 - May 19, 2005
Plant Sacrifices Cells to Fight Invaders
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PR 05-082 - May 18, 2005
NSB Announces Recipients of the 2005 Vannevar Bush and Public Service Awards
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PR 05-081 - May 19, 2005
New Primate Discovered in Mountain Forests of Tanzania
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PR 05-080 - May 16, 2005
New Technique Produces 10-carat Diamond
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PR 05-079 - May 19, 2005
Analysis of the Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Reveals Longest Fault Rupture Ever
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PR 05-078 - May 16, 2005
President Bush Honors Excellence in Mentoring
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PR 05-077 - May 13, 2005
Researchers Identify Proteins that Direct Intracellular Transport and Locomotion
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PR 05-076 - May 11, 2005
MIT Economist Awarded John Bates Clark Medal
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PR 05-075 - May 10, 2005
Silicon Solution Could Lead to a Truly Long-life Battery
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PR 05-074 - May 6, 2005
National Science Foundation and Library of Congress Announce Digital Preservation Awards
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PR 05-073 - May 9, 2005
Little Microbe Inside Sea Squirt Makes Big Splash
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PR 05-072 - May 5, 2005
Federal Agencies Partner to Document Endangered Languages
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PR 05-071 - May 4, 2005
A Super Job of Spin Control
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PR 05-070 - April 25, 2005
Community Service Engineers Receive 2005 Gordon Prize
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PR 05-069 - May 5, 2005
Acoustic 3-D Imaging Unveils Swimming Behavior of Microscopic Ocean Plankton
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PR 05-068 - May 5, 2005
New Thermometer Confirms Wet Conditions on Earliest Earth
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PR 05-067 - April 27, 2005
NYU's Dalton Conley is the First Sociologist to Win NSF's Waterman Award
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PR 05-066 - April 27, 2005
Scientists Develop New Profile for Lake Tahoe Earthquake Risk
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PR 05-065 - April 27, 2005
Ireland Joins International Marine Research Program
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PR 05-064 - April 25, 2005
Waste Not, Want Not
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PR 05-063 - May 2, 2005
Education Magnified 100,000X
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PR 05-062 - April 21, 2005
Computational Method Speeds Mapping of Cell Signaling Networks
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PR 05-061 - April 21, 2005
Microbial Genome Helps Blast Devastating Rice Disease
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PR 05-060 - April 20, 2005
Yellowstone Discovery Bodes Well for Finding Evidence of Life on Mars
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PR 05-059 - April 20, 2005
Geologists Find New Active Fault in Nepal
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PR 05-058 - April 14, 2005
Reduced Oxygen Contributed To “Great Dying”
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PR 05-057 - April 14, 2005
A Planetary Family Feud
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PR 05-056 - April 13, 2005
NSF Releases "Pathways to the Future" Environment Report
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PR 05-055 - April 12, 2005
Duel of the Winds
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PR 05-054 - April 12, 2005
President Honors Nation's Leading Elementary School Math and Science Teachers
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PR 05-053 - April 11, 2005
NSF Announces Intent to Establish Two New Science and Technology Centers
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PR 05-052 - April 6, 2005
At the Molecular Level, the Predator is the Prey
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PR 05-051 - April 5, 2005
Scientists Aboard Drilling Vessel Recover Rocks from Earth’s Crust Far Below Seafloor
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PR 05-050 - November 8, 2005
Scientists Unravel Midwest Tornado Formation
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PR 05-049 - March 31, 2005
Bullying a Common Problem for Middle-School Students
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PR 05-048 - March 25, 2005
T. rex Fossil Yields Soft Tissue
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PR 05-047 - March 24, 2005
Octopus Uses Two Arms to "Walk Away" from Trouble
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PR 05-046 - March 24, 2005
Sediments in Northern Gulf of Mexico Not Right for Methane Gas Hydrate Formation
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PR 05-045 - March 23, 2005
Reappearance of Missing Genetic Information Poses Exception to the Rule
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PR 05-044 - March 17, 2005
Building a Better Nanoworld with Microbes
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PR 05-043 - March 17, 2005
Climate Change Inevitable in 21st Century
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PR 05-042 - March 15, 2005
U.S. Exports Nitrogen Pollution Elsewhere
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PR 05-041 - March 16, 2005
Mechanism of RNA Recoding: New Twists in Brain Protein Production
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PR 05-040 - March 14, 2005
Geologists Explore Link Between Human Action and Landscape Change
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PR 05-038 - March 14, 2005
The First Key Piece of Telomerase
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PR 05-037 - March 11, 2005
New Piece Found in the Cell-Shape Puzzle
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PR 05-036 - March 14, 2005
Eight Receive President's 2003 National Medal of Science
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PR 05-035 - March 10, 2005
New Technique Uses Seismic 'Garbage' to View Earth's Interior
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PR 05-034 - March 9, 2005
Roots Engage in Underground Chemical Warfare
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PR 05-033 - March 9, 2005
Advanced Research Aircraft to Arrive at Colorado Facility this Week
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PR 05-031 - March 4, 2005
The Neutrino Underground
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PR 05-030 - March 3, 2005
A Bubble Full of Sunshine
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PR 05-029 - March 2, 2005
A “Hearty” Eater
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PR 05-028 - March 3, 2005
Hydrogen and Methane Sustain Unusual Life at Sea Floor's 'Lost City'
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PR 05-027 - March 3, 2005
Astronomers Follow Distant Galaxy at a Snail's Pace
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PR 05-026 - February 25, 2005
A Nanoscale Mechanism for Protein Control
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PR 05-025 - February 18, 2005
VLA Probes Secrets of Mysterious Magnetar
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PR 05-024 - February 16, 2005
New Clues Add 40,000 Years to Age of Human Species
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PR 05-023 - February 15, 2005
President Names Laureates of the 2003 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology
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PR 05-022 - February 11, 2005
Scaling the Plant Cell Wall
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PR 05-021 - February 17, 2005
Bipedal Bots Star at AAAS Media Briefing
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Hang Gliding, Ant Style
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PR 05-019 - February 9, 2005
Presenting the Molecularium
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PR 05-018 - February 11, 2005
Children, TV, Computers and More Media: New Research Shows Pluses, Minuses
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PR 05-017 - February 10, 2005
National Science Foundation Names David Lightfoot as New Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
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Scientists Discover First Step that Enables Natural Pesticide to Enter Target Cells
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Arecibo Begins Search for Dark Galaxies
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NSF Submits Its Fiscal 2006 Budget Request of $5.6 Billion
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PR 05-013 - February 3, 2005
Icebreakers Clear Channel into McMurdo Station
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PR 05-011 - January 31, 2005
Nanoscale Diagnostic Sets Sights on Alzheimer's
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PR 05-010 - January 31, 2005
Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes to Naming of Bird Neurosystems to Acknowledge Their True Brainpower
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PR 05-009 - January 19, 2005
More Science and Engineering Doctoral Degrees Awarded in 2003
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PR 05-008 - January 19, 2005
Really Old Bones of Early Humans Unearthed in Ethiopia
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PR 05-007 - January 19, 2005
Portrait of a Star on the Edge
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PR 05-006 - January 19, 2005
Chinese Engineer Receives Medical Treatment After Falling Ill During Antarctic Traverse
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PR 05-005 - January 12, 2005
New Image Sensor will Show what the Eyes See, and a Camera Cannot
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PR 05-004 - January 12, 2005
Carbon Nanotube "Shock Absorbers" Excel at Damping Vibration
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PR 05-003 - January 11, 2005
Scientists Find Climate Change is Major Factor in Drought's Growing Reach
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A Stellar Debut for Gemini Observatory's Online Image Gallery
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The Dynamo in the Cornfield
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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2004
- NSF PR 04-161 - December 23, 2004
SEASON'S GREETINGS AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
MIT presents an ultrafast holiday offering
- NSF PR 04-160 - December 22, 2004
ARCHAEOLOGISTS DEMONSTRATE WIDESPREAD CIVILIZATION FLOURISHED ON PERU'S COAST FIVE THOUSAND YEARS AGO
- NSF PR 04-159 - December 16, 2004
ICEBERG POSES NO THREAT TO ANTARCTIC PERSONNEL
Annual long-range supply effort, icebreaking operations are on schedule
- NSF PR 04-158 - December 15, 2004
MICROBE'S GENOME PROMISES INSIGHT INTO EARTH'S CARBON AND SULFUR CYCLING
- NSF PR 04-157 - December 14, 2004
INTERNATIONAL STUDY SHOWS SELECT IMPROVEMENTS IN U.S. MATH AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE – GAINS ALSO SEEN AMONG SOME MINORITY STUDENTS
U.S. blacks, Latinos show modest but significant gains at fourth and eighth grades
- NSF PR 04-155 - December 13, 2004
RESEARCHERS IMPROVE PREDICTIONS OF CLOUD FORMATION FOR BETTER GLOBAL CLIMATE MODELING
- NSF PR 04-154 - December 13, 2004
CARBON NANOTUBES YIELD A NEW CLASS OF BIOLOGICAL SENSORS
Glucose sensor provides real-time readouts without the need to draw blood samples.
- NSF PR 04-153 - December 13, 2004
RESEARCH TEAM DISCOVERS FIRST EVIDENCE OF MICROBES LIVING IN A ROCK GLACIER
- NSF PR 04-152 - December 13, 2004
NEW OCEAN DRILLING RESEARCH FINDINGS PRESENTED AT AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION (AGU) FALL MEETING
- NSF PR 04-151 - December 16, 2004
NEW NSF CENTER WILL FOSTER UNDERSTANDING OF LONG-STANDING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VAST DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH
- NSF PR 04-150 - December 02, 2004
SALT-WATER FISH RESEARCH HELPS EXPLAIN HUMAN CARDIOLOGY PUZZLE
- NSF PR 04-149 - November 29, 2004
PRESIDENT BUSH APPOINTS ARDEN BEMENT AS NSF DIRECTOR
- NSF PR 04-148 - November 10, 2004
MONITORING LIFE, ONE BREATH AT A TIME
Respiratory sensor may provide new tool for emergency responders
- NSF PR 04-147 - November 03, 2004
NSF MENTORS SHOW AREA STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES PATHS TOWARD SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CAREERS
- NSF PR 04-146 - October 27, 2004
HUMANS AND DOLPHINS: IF BRAIN SIZE IS A MEASURE, WE'RE NOT THAT DIFFERENT
- NSF PR 04-145 - October 21, 2004
LATIN AMERICA SHOWS RAPID RISE IN PUBLISHED SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ARTICLES
- NSF PR 04-144 - October 19, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES $3.25 MILLION AWARD TO INCREASE PARTICIPATION BY WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREERS
- NSF PR 04-143 - October 19, 2004
THIRD YEAR OF NSF'S MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIPS TO FOCUS ON TEACHERS
Grants made for new teacher institutes, large targeted partnerships and capacity-building
- NSF PR 04-142 - October 14, 2004
NSF AWARDS $37.2 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 04-141 - October 07, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE DIGITAL LIBRARY CREATES "NEW PATHWAYS"
Projects add user-tailored access to resources for research and education
- NSF PR 04-140 - October 01, 2004
NSF FUNDS FIRST NANOSCALE CENTER FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING
- NSF PR 04-139 - October 04, 2004
HEAD LICE STUDY SUPPORTS DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN MODERN AND ARCHAIC HUMANS
- NSF PR 04-138 - September 30, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES $21.7 MILLION FOR 37 PROJECTS TO STUDY HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS
- NSF PR 04-137 - September 30, 2004
LEARNING ABOUT LEARNING: NSF AWARDS $36.5 MILLION FOR THREE CENTERS TO EXPLORE HOW HUMANS, ANIMALS AND MACHINES LEARN
- NSF PR 04-135 - September 30, 2004
NSF AWARDS $130 MILLION TO TACKLE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH FOR NATIONAL PRIORITIES
120 new projects will advance science and engineering, economic prosperity, national security
- NSF PR 04-134 - September 29, 2004
THE SWEETEST SPOT IN YOUR HOME THEATER
New technology grants every listener the best seat in the house – no matter where you sit
- NSF PR 04-133 - September 29, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION AWARDS $9.7 MILLION TO PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER FOR CRAY SYSTEM
Red Storm to blow into Pittsburgh at the end of 2004
- NSF PR 04-132 - September 28, 2004
CLIMATE CHANGE A FOCUS OF NEW NSF-SUPPORTED RESEARCH ON HOW DECISIONS ARE MADE IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY
- NSF PR 04-131 - September 29, 2004
OUT OF AFRICA: SCIENTISTS FIND EARLIEST EVIDENCE YET OF HUMAN PRESENCE IN NORTHEAST ASIA
- NSF PR 04-130 - September 30, 2004
EVIDENCE SHAKY FOR SUN'S MAJOR ROLE IN PAST CLIMATE CHANGES
- NSF PR 04-129 - September 30, 2004
MIDWEST THUNDERSTORM STUDY POINTS TOWARD BETTER FORECASTS
- NSF PR 04-128 - September 21, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES SIX NEW CENTERS FOR NANOSCALE RESEARCH
- NSF PR 04-127 - September 21, 2004
NSF AWARDS 22 NEW PROJECTS FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
Projects to expand knowledge about plants of economic importance
- NSF PR 04-126 - September 21, 2004
NEON DESIGN CONSORTIUM AND PROJECT OFFICE TO COORDINATE DESIGN OF ECOLOGICAL OBSERVATORIES
- NSF PR 04-125 - September 23, 2004
NSF, AAAS ANNOUNCE WINNERS OF 2004 VISUALIZATION CONTEST
- NSF PR 04-124 - September 21, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES TWO CYBERSECURITY CENTERS TO STUDY INTERNET EPIDEMIOLOGY AND "ECOLOGY"
Centers top list of awards from NSF's $30 million Cyber Trust program
- NSF PR 04-123 - September 16, 2004
NSF AWARDS $6.75 MILLION FOR GEODYNAMICS COMPUTATIONAL FACILITY
- NSF PR 04-122 - September 16, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES SIX 'FIBR' AWARDS TO TACKLE SOME OF BIOLOGY'S MOST CHALLENGING QUESTIONS
Multidisciplinary teams to study animal movement, genetic links to outside world
- NSF PR 04-121 - September 16, 2004
PROVING THAT SHAPE-SHIFTING ROBOTS CAN GET A MOVE ON
- NSF PR 04-120 - September 15, 2004
ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS AWARDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
- NSF PR 04-119 - September 17, 2004
SCIENTISTS SHED LIGHT ON MECHANISM BEHIND BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF RED WINE
- NSF PR 04-118 - September 13, 2004
TIBETAN CHILDREN ARE FIVE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SURVIVE INFANCY IF MOMS HAVE OXYGEN-PROMOTING GENES
- NSF PR 04-117 - September 13, 2004
RESEARCH UNCOVERS ADDED VALUE OF STREAMSIDE FORESTS
Studies demonstrate that trees keep pollutants out of streams, help process pollutants in them
- NSF PR 04-116 - September 09, 2004
TWELVE WOMEN ARE AMONG NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS
Marks the first time a majority of NSF-named Presidential Early Career Awards go to women
- NSF PR 04-115 - September 08, 2004
NSF FUNDS FIRST U.S-BASED 4PI-CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE
New technology will open doors in biophysical research and education
- NSF PR 04-114 - September 08, 2004
COMPLEX CELLS LIKELY AROSE FROM COMBINATION OF BACTERIAL AND EXTREME-MICROBE GENOMES
New “ring of life” points to mergers and acquisitions between cells
- NSF PR 04-113 - September 08, 2004
PHYSICISTS CREATE ARTIFICIAL MOLECULE ON A CHIP
- NSF PR 04-112 - August 31, 2004
MIT FAB LABS BRING "PERSONAL FABRICATION" TO PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD
- NSF PR 04-111 - August 31, 2004
ASTRONOMERS FIND NEW CLASS OF PLANETS OUTSIDE THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Two new "Neptunes" are the smallest extra-solar planets yet—but could be the first of many
- NSF PR 04-110 - August 31, 2004
NOT-SO-SPOTTY MATERIAL BREAKTHROUGH
Researchers master self-assembly of novel nanodots
- NSF PR 04-109 - August 27, 2004
NSF LAUNCHES CHEMICAL BONDING CENTERS PROGRAM
Initiative targets highly innovative research
- NSF PR 04-108 - August 25, 2004
FALLOFF IN FREEZES: STUDY PROJECTS DECREASE IN FROST DAYS
- NSF PR 04-107 - August 24, 2004
PERIODIC DIMMING OF BRIGHT STARLIGHT REVEALS DISTANT PLANET
- NSF PR 04-106 - August 25, 2004
THE POWER OF ONE: UNICELLULAR ORGANISMS CONTRIBUTE MORE NITROGEN TO OCEAN THAN REPORTED EARLIER, AFFECT GLOBAL ATMOSPHERE
- NSF PR 04-105 - August 20, 2004
VIRUSES ON THE ATTACK
Revealing visuals show details of a common mechanism for infection
- NSF PR 04-104 - August 13, 2004
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING JOBS – NOT JUST FOR THOSE WITH FOUR-YEAR DEGREES
- NSF PR 04-103 - August 12, 2004
FUTURE HEAT WAVES: MORE SEVERE, MORE FREQUENT AND LONGER LASTING
- NSF PR 04-102 - August 11, 2004
NO LONGER JUST FOR BIOLOGY, RNA CAN NOW BE BUILT INTO 3-D ARRAYS
Biomaterial to be girders for nanoscale construction projects
- NSF PR 04-101 - August 11, 2004
THE HOLE STORY
University of Pennsylvania chemists create artificial molecular "pores"
- NSF PR 04-100 - August 11, 2004
EVOLUTION OF WHALE HEARING UNFOLDS IN FOSSIL RECORD
- NSF PR 04-099 - August 06, 2004
DEEPER-DIVING HUMAN-OCCUPIED SUBMERSIBLE TO REPLACE ALVIN
New 6500-meter vehicle will provide expanded capabilities for U.S. Scientists
- NSF PR 04-098 - August 02, 2004
EARLY HUMANS ADAPTED WELL TO DIFFERENT CLIMATES AND VEGETATION TYPES
- NSF PR 04-097 - July 30, 2004
FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) RISES IN FISCAL YEAR 2004
- NSF PR 04-096 - July 26, 2004
NSF AWARDS $10 MILLION IN GRANTS TO OCEAN SITES FOR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- NSF PR 04-095 - July 27, 2004
NSF NAMES 34 INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWS
Awards honor promising early career U.S. scientists and engineers
- NSF PR 04-094 - July 20, 2004
NEW MARTIAN METEORITE FOUND IN ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 04-093 - July 22, 2004
GEOLOGISTS DISCOVER WATER CUTS THROUGH ROCK AT SURPRISING SPEED
- NSF PR 04-092 - July 15, 2004
IMPACT OF EARTH'S RISING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE FOUND IN WORLD OCEANS
- NSF PR 04-091 - July 07, 2004
NEW MAP REVEALS HIDDEN FEATURES OF ICE-BURIED ANTARCTIC LAKE
Measurement shows that two distinct ecosystems may exist
- NSF PR 04-090 - July 01, 2004
SEARING HEAT, LITTLE PACKAGE
High-temperature lab-on-a-chip can get hotter than surface of Venus
- NSF PR 04-089 - June 28, 2004
GRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT AND POST-DOCS REACH NEW PEAKS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUT FIRST-TIME ENROLLMENT OF FOREIGN STUDENTS DECLINES
- NSF PR 04-088 - July 01, 2004
A NEW TWIST ON FIBER OPTICS
Spiraling glass fibers provide new way to control behavior of light
- NSF PR 04-087 - June 29, 2004
INAUGURAL VOYAGE OF THE INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM NOW UNDER WAY
- NSF PR 04-086 - June 22, 2004
NEW VERSION OF PREMIER GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL RELEASED
- NSF PR 04-085 - June 16, 2004
DIGITAL PRESERVATION PROGRAM LAUNCHES RESEARCH GRANTS INITIATIVE
Library of Congress partners with National Science Foundation to fund advanced research into preservation of digital materials
- NSF PR 04-084 - June 16, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES "WOMEN, MINORITIES, AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2004"
New online report provides easy access, timely updates
- NSF PR 04-083 - June 18, 2004
150 U.S. GRADUATE STUDENTS EMBARK ON RESEARCH EXPERIENCES IN EAST ASIA AND AUSTRALIA
- NSF PR 04-082 - June 08, 2004
PEPPER PRODIGIES PURSUE PLANTS LIKE THOSE PICKED BY PARENTS
Migrant farmworkers' children, grandchildren research at NMSU's Chile Pepper Institute
- NSF PR 04-081 - June 03, 2004
SCIENTISTS TO VIEW VENUS' ATMOSPHERE DURING TRANSIT, SEARCH FOR WATER VAPOR ON DISTANT PLANET
- NSF PR 04-080 - June 03, 2004
RETHINKING THE SCIENCE OF POLITICS – MULTIPLE METHODS STRENGTHEN SCIENTIFIC INFERENCE
- NSF PR 04-079 - June 01, 2004
TREE-RING LABORATORY RECEIVES $5.5 MILLION TO STUDY CLIMATE DYNAMICS
- NSF PR 04-078 - May 27, 2004
NSF LAUNCHES DISCOVERY CORPS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Pilot project helps scientists give their research expertise broader impact
- NSF PR 04-077 - May 27, 2004
"HEADS-UP" DISPLAY LIVES UP TO ITS NAME
Student-designed device helps the visually impaired avoid hazards, day and night
- NSF PR 04-076 - May 27, 2004
STAYING ON THE PATH – ONE ATOM AT A TIME
New percolation model may allow researchers to study biochemistry at the atomic level
- NSF PR 04-075 - May 26, 2004
BRAIN DISEASE RESEARCH, PARTICLE PHYSICS MEET IN THE MIDDLE(WARE)
NSF Middleware Initiative proves key for grid-based collaborations in diverse disciplines
- NSF PR 04-074 - May 31, 2004
SCIENTIST TO DISCUSS FORECAST OF SUNSPOTS
- NSF PR 04-073 - May 31, 2004
INSTRUMENT GETS BREAKTHROUGH IMAGE OF SUN'S MAGNETIC HALO
- NSF PR 04-072 - May 24, 2004
NSF NAMES EIGHT DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS
Agency's top awards for teaching and research cover the "nuts and bolts" to pure theory
- NSF PR 04-071 - May 20, 2004
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER UNDERSEA VOLCANO OFF ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 04-070 - May 19, 2004
NEW FINDINGS ON CLIMATE SHOW GRADUAL SHIFT TO MODERN BUT INCREASED SENSITIVITY TO PERTURBATIONS
- NSF PR 04-069 - May 18, 2004
DISTANT MOUNTAINS INFLUENCE RIVER LEVELS 50 YEARS LATER
- NSF PR 04-068 - May 12, 2004
NEW RESEARCH SUPPORTS THEORY THAT INDIRECT TRANSMISSION OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE POSSIBLE IN MULE DEER
- NSF PR 04-067 - May 09, 2004
RESEARCHERS OPEN NEW LINE OF ATTACK ON TUBERCULOSIS
Findings could show how to breach the bacterium’s tough cell wall
- NSF PR 04-066 - May 06, 2004
PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING
- NSF PR 04-065 - May 05, 2004
RESEARCHERS TO HELP EXTERMINATE BUGS IN SPREADSHEETS, WEB APPLICATIONS
- NSF PR 04-064 - May 04, 2004
TELEVISION THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU
Targeted content and celebrity voices draw millions to new season of educational children's television
- NSF PR 04-063 - May 04, 2004
PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 20 PROMISING, YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE AWARDS
- NSF PR 04-062 - May 04, 2004
STATES VARY WIDELY ON INDICATORS OF EDUCATION, WORKFORCE, R&D SPENDING AND HIGH-TECH ECONOMIES
S&E Indicators 2004 includes state-by-state breakdown of key statistics
- NSF PR 04-061 - May 04, 2004
UNITED STATES STILL LEADS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, BUT UNCERTAINTIES COMPLICATE OUTLOOK
National Science Board highlights workforce issues in its release of S&E Indicators 2004
- NSF PR 04-060 - April 28, 2004
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO TISSUE ENGINEER TO RECEIVE NSF'S COVETED WATERMAN AWARD
Kristi Anseth builds onto her fast track career with $500,000 award
- NSF PR 04-059 - April 26, 2004
AIRCRAFT, GROUND INSTRUMENTS TO TRACK CARBON DIOXIDE UPTAKE ALONG COLORADO'S DROUGHT-PLAGUED FRONT RANGE
- NSF PR 04-058 - April 22, 2004
ENZYME "INK" SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR NANOMANUFACTURING
Experiment uses biomolecules to write on a gold substrate
- NSF PR 04-057 - April 26, 2004
NSB 2004 VANNEVAR BUSH, PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS, SPAN RESEARCH, SCHOLARSHIP, SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND POLICY
- NSF PR 04-056 - April 20, 2004
ARCTIC CARBON A POTENTIAL WILD CARD IN CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS
- NSF PR 04-055 - April 20, 2004
OLDEST HEMOGLOBIN ANCESTORS OFFER CLUES TO EARLIEST OXYGEN-BASED LIFE
Close look at structure of transport proteins could aid search for future blood substitutes
- NSF PR 04-054 - April 21, 2004
MORNING GLORY COLORS REVEAL WHY EVOLUTION IS STUCK IN 'FORWARD'
- NSF PR 04-053 - April 19, 2004
YET ANOTHER BENEFIT OF GREEN TEA
New, biodegradable machining compound is more effective than industry standards
- NSF PR 04-052 - April 15, 2004
COSMIC MAGNIFYING GLASS
Distant star reveals planet
- NSF PR 04-051 - April 22, 2004
FOUR NEW RESEARCH CENTERS TO EXPLORE LINK BETWEEN OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH
- NSF PR 04-050 - April 13, 2004
CONFERENCE TO HIGHLIGHT INNOVATIVE UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) EDUCATION
- NSF PR 04-049 - April 14, 2004
IN BOWERBIRDS, YOUNG FEMALES GO MORE FOR BLUE, LESS FOR STRUTTING
Findings could yield clearer view of mate selection, ideas for wildlife conservation
- NSF PR 04-048 - April 15, 2004
SHELL BEADS FROM SOUTH AFRICAN CAVE SHOW MODERN HUMAN BEHAVIOR 75,000 YEARS AGO
- NSF PR 04-047 - April 12, 2004
NEW MOLECULE HERALDS BREAKTHROUGH IN ELECTRONIC PLASTICS
New material could mean easier manufacture of paper-thin TVs and "smart" cloth
- NSF PR 04-046 - April 12, 2004
TURNING ROBOTS INTO A WELL-OILED MACHINE
Robot teams to help emergency responders in the trenches
- NSF PR 04-045 - April 08, 2004
MEDICAL EVACUATION FLIGHT DISPATCHED TO ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 04-044 - April 07, 2004
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD TO REVERSE?
Long-Debated, A Firm Answer Is Now On The Horizon
- NSF PR 04-043 - April 07, 2004
EBIRD LISTS "MOST WANTED" FOR THE SPRING MIGRATION
- NSF PR 04-042 - April 15, 2004
RESEARCHERS RECEIVE FUNDS TO CREATE HIGH-TECH WILDFIRE FIGHTING SOLUTIONS
- NSF PR 04-041 - April 06, 2004
HERE THERE BE DATA: MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE OF SCIENCE
- NSF PR 04-040 - April 05, 2004
NSF AWARDS CONTRACT FOR CENTRAL MANAGEMENT OF INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM (IODP)
- NSF PR 04-039 - March 31, 2004
A TINY WIND TO COOL THE TINIEST CIRCUITS
Researchers develop miniature cooling system that generates nanoscale breezes
- NSF PR 04-038 - March 30, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SIGNS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH JOINT OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION TO LEAD U.S. EFFORTS IN INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
- NSF PR 04-037 - March 31, 2004
FERNS DIVERSIFIED IN SHADOW OF FLOWERING PLANTS
- NSF PR 04-036 - March 31, 2004
MINERALS ARE KEY TO EARTHQUAKES DEEP IN THE EARTH
- NSF PR 04-035 - April 01, 2004
NEW FOSSIL LINKS FOUR-LEGGED LAND ANIMALS TO ANCIENT FISH
- NSF PR 04-034 - March 28, 2004
POLYMER CHEMISTS ASSEMBLE NANOWIRES AND NANOEMITTERS
- NSF PR 04-033 - March 24, 2004
GLACIAL RECORDS DEPICT ICE AGE CLIMATE IN SYNCH WORLDWIDE
- NSF PR 04-032 - March 17, 2004
NATION'S BEST MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS VISIT WASHINGTON TO RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
- NSF PR 04-031 - March 18, 2004
INTERNATIONAL ACCESS TO RESEARCH DATA CRITICAL TO ADVANCING SCIENCE FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, REPORT SAYS
- NSF PR 04-030 - March 10, 2004
A MEETING OF MINDS: CAPITAL SCIENCE CONFERENCE BRINGS TOGETHER AREA'S INTELLECTUAL POWER
NSF to host Washington Academy of Sciences forum March 20-21, 2004
- NSF PR 04-029 - March 10, 2004
NEW RADAR SYSTEM MAY HELP AIRPLANES AVOID IN-FLIGHT ICING
- NSF PR 04-028 - March 04, 2004
NEW EVIDENCE SUGGESTS EARLY OCEANS BEREFT OF OXYGEN FOR EONS; EARLY LIFE MAY HAVE LIVED VERY DIFFERENTLY THAN LIFE TODAY
- NSF PR 04-026 - February 27, 2004
ICE SHEETS CAUSED MASSIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGE DURING LATE CRETACEOUS (PERIOD WAS PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO BE ICE-FREE)
- NSF PR 04-025 - February 26, 2004
EVIDENCE OF A "LOST WORLD": ANTARCTICA YIELDS TWO UNKNOWN DINOSAUR SPECIES
- NSF PR 04-024 - March 03, 2004
RARE "TUMBLEWEED" SURVIVES ANTARCTIC CONDITIONS: ROVER DESIGNED TO SEEK WATER IN ICE CAPS ON OTHER WORLDS
- NSF PR 04-023 - February 25, 2004
LARGE DIAMONDS MADE FROM GAS ARE HARDEST YET
- NSF PR 04-022 - February 25, 2004
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW FAMILY OF ATLANTIC CORALS, UPSET PRIOR CORAL CLASSIFICATIONS
Provides new look at conservation of threatened coral species
- NSF PR 04-021 - February 23, 2004
FUEL-CELL MICROBES' DOUBLE DUTY: TREAT WATER, MAKE ENERGY
NSF 'sugar' grant supports single-chamber prototype fed by wastewater
- NSF PR 04-020 - February 11, 2004
RITA COLWELL TO LEAVE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
- NSF PR 04-019 - February 12, 2004
NSF ANNOUNCES $24 MILLION PROGRAM IN HUMAN AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS
Priority area to provide new insights into how people both create and respond to change
- NSF PR 04-018 - February 13, 2004
LOOKING AT SCIENCE THROUGH NEW EYES:
NSF and AAAS Launch Second Visualization Challenge
- NSF PR 04-017 - February 14, 2004
AT AAAS: BIOCOMPLEXITY PANEL ON HUMAN-NATURE INTERACTIONS
Updates on NSF projects in Kenya, China, Hawaii, Wisconsin, Amazon
- NSF PR 04-016 - February 16, 2004
NSF PUTS PRIORITY ON ATTRACTING AND EDUCATING A SKILLED, DIVERSE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORKFORCE
- NSF PR 04-015 - February 15, 2004
THE SENSOR REVOLUTION
NSF sensor activities in focus at AAAS annual meeting in Seattle
- NSF PR 04-014 - February 13, 2004
CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE POISED TO REVOLUTIONIZE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES AND OTHER DISCIPLINES
- NSF PR 04-013 - February 02, 2004
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD SAYS NSF NEEDS $19 BILLION ANNUALLY TO ADDRESS U.S. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NEEDS
- NSF PR 04-012 - February 02, 2004
NSF FISCAL 2005 BUDGET REQUEST IS $5.745 BILLION
- NSF PR 04-011 - February 01, 2004
MICROBIAL BIOFILM YIELDS COMMUNITY GENOMES, METABOLIC CLUES
Research from Iron Mountain mine sheds light on acid drainage
- NSF PR 04-010 - January 30, 2004
BEYOND FENG SHUI: DESIGNING FOR INNOVATION
Layouts that Increase the Rate of Chance Encounters Are Critical
- NSF PR 04-009 - January 29, 2004
DURING EARTHQUAKES, MINERAL GEL MAY REDUCE ROCK FRICTION TO ZERO
- NSF PR 04-008 - January 21, 2004
PROTEIN DATA BANK OPENS NEW ERA WITH BROADER SUPPORT
Nearly 24,000 molecules and growing, accessible collection advances biology
- NSF PR 04-007 - January 16, 2004
NANOSCALE BUILDING BLOCKS FORM SPHERES, TUBES AND CURVES
Self-assembling structures could find wide use in nanoelectronics and drug delivery
- NSF PR 04-006 - January 15, 2004
STUDY PINPOINTING ORIGINS OF SIBERIAN PEAT BOGS RAISES CONCERNS THAT ARCTIC THAW MAY RELEASE GREENHOUSE GASES
- NSF PR 04-005 - January 14, 2004
A POSSIBLE NEW FORM OF "SUPERSOLID" MATTER
Frozen helium-4 behaves like a combination of solid and superfluid
- NSF PR 04-004 - January 14, 2004
IF WE ARE WHAT WE EAT, SOME LAKE FISH ARE MADE OF MAPLE LEAVES
Study Shows Fallen Leaves Play a Role in the Food Web.
- NSF PR 04-003 - January 08, 2004
ASTRONOMERS SEE ERA OF RAPID GALAXY FORMATION
New Findings Pose a Challenge for Cold Dark Matter Theory
- NSF PR 04-002 - January 12, 2004
CHEMISTS CRACK SECRETS OF NATURE'S SUPER GLUE
Mussel-powered proteins stick to Teflon, even under water
- NSF PR 04-001 - January 08, 2004
RNA LARIAT MAY TIE UP LOOSE ENDS TO DECADES-OLD MYSTERY OF RETROVIRUS LIFE CYCLE
Studies of baker's yeast may lead to new drugs to fight HIV
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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2003
- NSF PR 03-151 - December 22, 2003
UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, CHINA LINK UP FIRST GLOBAL-RING NETWORK FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COOPERATION
New Network Marks Significant Step for Academic Cooperation Among the Three Countries
- NSF PR 03-150 - December 22, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES AWARD FOR A NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
- NSF PR 03-149 - December 18, 2003
LANDSCAPES ON BURIED GLACIERS IN ANTARCTICA'S DRY VALLEYS HELP DECIPHER RECENT ICE AGES ON MARS
- NSF PR 03-148 - December 18, 2003
'PANNING FOR GOLD' IN THE MAIZE GENOME New approaches yield gene-rich regions, accelerate sequencing
- NSF PR 03-147 - December 17, 2003
RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NANOSCALE FIBERS THAT ARE THINNER THAN THE WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT THEY CARRY
- NSF PR 03-146 - December 17, 2003
KEEPING FOUND THINGS FOUND: WEB TOOLS DON'T ALWAYS MESH WITH HOW PEOPLE WORK
- NSF PR 03-145 - December 17, 2003
NEW STUDY REPORTS LARGE-SCALE SALINITY CHANGES IN THE OCEANS Saltier tropical oceans and fresher ocean waters near the poles further signs of global climate change's impacts
- NSF PR 03-144 - December 19, 2003
THIRD SET OF AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED UNDER INTERAGENCY BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM
- NSF PR 03-142 - December 10, 2003
RESEARCHERS ENGINEER MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS TO FORM SPERM CELL PRECURSORS
- NSF PR 03-141 - December 10, 2003
U.S. AND NEW ZEALAND OFFER AUSTRALIAN PILOT SAFE PASSAGE HOME
FROM ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 03-140 - December 17, 2003
STABLE ISOTOPE DATA PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR HUGE GLOBAL METHANE RELEASE ABOUT 600 MILLION YEARS AGO Led to Rapid Warming of Earth's Climate
- NSF PR 03-139 - December 11, 2003
MUSTARD-ROOT MAP BREAKS NEW GROUND TRACKING GENE EXPRESSION New 'global' technique a dividend of NSF's Arabidopsis 2010 effort
- NSF PR 03-138 - December 8, 2003
EXTREME 2003 TAKES STUDENTS WORLDWIDE TO THE OCEAN'S DEPTH
- NSF PR 03-137 - December 5, 2003
TWO AIRCRAFT IN ANTARCTICA SUFFER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
- NSF PR 03-136 - December 10, 2003
RAINFALL CONTROLS CASCADE MOUNTAINS' EROSION AND BEDROCK UPLIFT PATTERNS
- NSF PR 03-135 - December 8, 2003
ABANDONED PENGUIN COLONIES MAY HELP REFINE ANTARCTIC CLIMATE STUDIES
- NSF PR 03-134 - December 4, 2003
NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALS CONTINUING DECLINE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DOCTORAL DEGREES Numbers of most other degrees remain stable
- NSF PR 03-133 - December 3, 2003
NSF ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION PROGRAM IN "CYBER TRUST"
- NSF PR 03-132 - December 3, 2003
FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER: OPEN-SOURCE PRACTICES MAY HELP IMPROVE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
- NSF PR 03-131 - December 3, 2003
NEW FOSSILS FROM ETHIOPIA OPEN A WINDOW ON AFRICA'S "MISSING YEARS"
- NSF PR 03-130 - November 25, 2003
TAKING CUES FROM MOTHER NATURE TO FOIL CYBER ATTACKS
- NSF PR 03-129 - December 2, 2003
TOP SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE HUMAN ACTIVITY IS AFFECTING GLOBAL CLIMATE
- NSF PR 03-128 - November 26, 2003
GEOLOGISTS DISCOVER NEW CLASS OF SPREADING RIDGE ON SEA BOTTOM Finding Changes Notion of Ocean Crust Formation
- NSF PR 03-127 - November 19, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, CITING CENSUS STATS ON FOREIGN-BORN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, RELEASES WORKFORCE REPORT WITH NEW SENSE OF URGENCY
- NSF PR 03-126 - November 19, 2003
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS MAY AFFECT EL NIÑO ONSET
- NSF PR 03-125 - October 28, 2003
MEETING TO ADDRESS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF ARCTIC ENVIRONMMENT CHANGE
- NSF PR 03-124 - October 29, 2003
NOT ALL AERIAL REPTILES WERE LEVEL-HEADED, CT SCANS SHOW Inside view of pterosaurs' brain yields insights to posture, behavior
- NSF PR 03-123 - October 23, 2003
NSF ANNOUNCES AWARDS TO DEVELOP NETWORK TESTBEDS FOR CYBERSECURITY, NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS AND E-SCIENCE
- NSF PR 03-122 - October 22, 2003
NSF AWARDS $6.9M IN GRANTS TO 15 UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES IN 1ST FULL YEAR OF ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIPS
- NSF PR 03-121 - October 22, 2003
PRESIDENT NAMES EIGHT ELITE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE NATIONAL MEDALS OF SCIENCE
- NSF PR 03-120 - October 15, 2003
NSF AWARDS $219 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS FOR EARTHSCOPE PROJECT: FAR-REACHING GEOSCIENCES EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT
- NSF PR 03-119 - October 14, 2003
ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS AWARDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
- NSF PR 03-118 - October 6, 2003
$30M NSF GRANTS ESTABLISH NEW CENTERS FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING AT MISSOURI, RUTGERS, BERKELEY
- NSF PR 03-117 - October 6, 2003
YOU CAN HEAR ME NOW: SOFTWARE BRINGS CELLULAR CAPACITY TO RURAL COMMUNITIES
- NSF PR 03-116 - October 14, 2003
NSF AWARDS $31.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 03-115 - October 3, 2003
NSF AWARDS $68 MILLION FOR NEW ENGINEERING CENTERS Centers tackle storm prediction, extreme ultraviolet light, clean
chemical manufacturing, and implantable electronics for treating incurable diseases
- NSF PR 03-114 - October 3, 2003
PLANT GENOME RESEARCH GETS $100 MILLION BOOST FROM NSF 31 new projects on cereals, fruits, legumes, other economically key plants
- NSF PR 03-113 - October 7, 2003
NEW GLASS CAN REPLACE EXPENSIVE CRYSTALS IN SOME LASERS AND BRING HIGH POWER TO SMALL PACKAGES
- NSF PR 03-112 - October 2, 2003
NSF DIRECTS $216.3M TOWARD MATH, SCIENCE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
- NSF PR 03-111 - October 1, 2003
MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER: NSF AWARD TO HELP NEW WORLD SYMPHONY CREATE GLOVAL MUSIC EDUCATION NETWORK High-Performance Network Connection program's nine awards in 2003 brings total to 244
- NSF PR 03-110 - September 30, 2003
NSF AWARDS CONTRACT FOR START OF INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
- NSF PR 03-109 - October 1, 2003
LA NIÑA TAKES BOLIVIAN ANDES ON A SEDIMENTAL JOURNEY
- NSF PR 03-108 - October 1, 2003
NEW SURFACE CAN FIND DIFFERENT TWISTS ON A MOLECULAR THEME
- NSF PR 03-107 - September 29, 2003
NSF ANNOUNCES THREE AWARDS TO EXTEND THE REACH OF TERASCALE FACILITY
- NSF PR 03-106 - September 24, 2003
NSF'S 'FIBR' TO MIX DISCIPLINES, USE BREAKTHROUGHS ON 5-YEAR EXPLORATIONS INTO BIOLOGY'S MYSTERIES
6 groups, $5 million per, on evolution, species, reproduction, plant growth
- NSF PR 03-105 - September 22, 2003
ILL SOUTH POLE WORKER SAFELY EVACUATED
- NSF PR 03-104 - September 23, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $14M PLANETARY BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AWARDS
- NSF PR 03-103 - September 17, 2003
DATA PRIVACY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WEATHER PREDICTION TO BENEFIT FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
NSF Information Technology Research program announces awards for 2003
- NSF PR 03-102 - September 16, 2003
"DOPPLER ON WHEELS" TO INTERCEPT EYE OF HURRICANE ISABEL, FUTURE WEATHER MODEL ZOOMS IN FOR FORECAST
- NSF PR 03-101 - September 17, 2003
ANCIENT RELATIVES OF ALGAE YIELD NEW INSIGHTS INTO ROLE OF CO2 IN EARTH'S EARLY ATMOSPHERE
- NSF PR 03-100 - September 12, 2003
UPDATE: PLANES GO TO ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 03-99 - September 15, 2003
NSF AWARDS EXTEND MIDDLEWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN TESTING, PORTALS AND INSTRUMENTATION
- NSF PR 03-98 - September 11, 2003
NSF, SCIENCE NAME WINNERS OF INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING VISUALIZATION CHALLENGE
- NSF PR 03-97 - September 11, 2003
NSF CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES FOR TREATING ILL SOUTH POLE WORKER
- NSF PR 03-96 - September 10, 2003
EMMY NODS FOR NSF-BACKED PUBLIC TELEVISION SCIENCE PROGRAMS, GRANTEE
- NSF PR 03-95 - September 10, 2003
BABOON FATHERS REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THEIR KIDS
NSF-funded study suggests paternal care may be ancient trait in primates
- NSF PR 03-94 - September 3, 2003
NANOSCALE IRON COULD HELP CLEANSE THE ENVIRONMENT
The ultrafine particles will flow underground and destroy toxic compounds in place
- NSF PR 03-93 - September 4, 2003
MICROBES ACTIVE IN COLORADO SNOWS FUEL TUNDRA ECOSYSTEM
- NSF PR 03-92 - September 2, 2003
NSF PUBLISHES UNIQUE LEARNING RESOURCE IN TIME FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
211 Research-based learning experiences at all levels cataloged
- NSF PR 03-91 - August 28, 2003
SEARCH-AND-RESCUE ROBOTS PRACTICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO SIMULATED EARTHQUAKE Researchers see how robots respond in real-world rescue operations with FEMA's Indiana Task Force 1
- NSF PR 03-90 - August 27, 2003
NANOPARTICLES CHANGE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE WHEN THEY GET WET, RESEARCH SHOWS
- NSF PR 03-88 - August 25, 2003
SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SIO) OCEANS 2003 PRESS RELEASE
- NSF PR 03-89 - August 25, 2003
NSF AWARDS NEW GRANTS TO STUDY SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
- NSF PR 03-87 - August 20, 2003
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE GOES TO GROUND: RESEARCHERS PRESENT NEW FINDINGS ON THE NATURAL HYDROGEN CYCLE New Evidence Suggest Earth's Soil May be as Important as its Atmosphere
- NSF PR 03-86 - August 18, 2003
GENOME SEQUENCE FOR TOMATO-INFECTING MICROBE MAY SHOW HOW BACTERIA ADAPT TO PLANT DEFENSES Sequence for model pathogen opens up next level of study for many bacterial diseases
- NSF PR 03-85 - August 13, 2003
OCEAN CARBON CYCLE AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
- NSF PR 03-84 - August 14, 2003
MICROBE FROM DEPTHS TAKES LIFE TO HOTTEST KNOWN LIMIT Researchers find iron-reducing archaeon 'Strain 121' respires to greatness
- NSF PR 03-83 - August 13, 2003
LAKE ECOSYSTEM CRITICAL TO EAST AFRICAN FOOD SUPPLY IS THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
- NSF PR 03-82 - August 13, 2003
MICROBES' GENOMES PROMISE INSIGHT INTO OCEANS
- NSF PR 03-81 - August 7, 2003
DUAL DISCOVERIES IN GENETIC PROCESSING IMPROVE ACCURACY OF GENOME INFORMATION, MAY HASTEN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
- NSF PR 03-80 - July 31, 2003
BEHIND THE BLOCKBUSTERS--SPECIAL EFFECTS TOOL LOCKS CHARACTERS ONTO FILM
- NSF PR 03-79 - July 31, 2003
NEW "KNOCKOUT" MAP HELPS STUDY GENE FUNCTIONS IN MODEL PLANT
- NSF PR 03-78 - July 28, 2003
WIRELESS NETWORK PROVIDES CRITICAL LINK IN BATTLE TO CONTROL CALIFORNIA'S COYOTE WILDFIRE
- NSF PR 03-77 - July 23, 2003
SELF-ASSEMBLING DEVICES AT THE NANOSCALE A new hybrid technique could lead to mass-produced chips with molecular-scale structure
- NSF PR 03-76 - July 24, 2003
HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYSTEMS COULD HAVE PERSISTED FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, INCUBATED EARLY LIFE
- NSF PR 03-75 - July 23, 2003
BIODIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY DEPENDS ON HISTORICAL PLANT AND ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS
- NSF PR 03-74 - July 17, 2003
HAWAII OCEAN MIXING EXPERIMENT SCIENTISTS CLOSE IN ON PUZZLE OF OCEAN ENERGY Wide range of instruments, equipment document giant 1,000-foot undersea waves
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NSF PR 03-73 - July 3, 2003
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER PLANETARY SYSTEM SIMILAR TO OUR OWN
- NSF PR 03-72 - June 27, 2003
US-EC BIOTECH TASK FORCE KEYS ON RESEARCH, COLLABORATION 'Transkingdom biology' joins health, food, biosafety, and environment on agenda
- NSF PR 03-71 - June 26, 2003
PLANT DIVERSITY HAS "LUXURY" EFFECT, SAY SCIENTISTS Biodiversity in urban/suburban yards correlates with household income
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NSF PR 03-69 - June 26, 2003
NEW CATALYST PAVES WAY FOR CHEAP, RENEWABLE HYDROGEN
- NSF PA 03-03 - June 26, 2003
NOTED ASTROPHYSICIST MICHAEL S. TURNER TO HEAD NSF'S MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
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NSF PR 03-70 - June 25, 2003
FOR FERRETS, GPI MEANS 'GET PREGNANCY INITIATED' Embryo-implant protein exploited by tumors may help endangered species
- NSF PR 03-68 - June 25, 2003
SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCE FIRST 3-D ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETIC AND SEMICONDUCTING NANOPARTICLES
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NSF PR 03-67 - June 25, 2003
BEHAVIOR OF ARCTIC OCEAN RIDGE CONFOUNDS PREDICTIONS; MAY LEAD TO NEW INSIGHTS INTO CRUST FORMATION
- NSF PA 03-02 - June 19, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER
- NSF PR 03-66 - June 9, 2003
WORKSHOP: WILL TODAY'S INNOVATIONS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION MEET
THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE?
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NSF PR 03-65 - June 11, 2003
EARLIEST HOMO SAPIENS FOSSILS DISCOVERED IN ETHIOPIA
- NSF PR 03-64 - June 9, 2003
ANTARCTIC RESEARCH VESSEL HEADS NORTH TO MAP ARCTIC WATERS
- NSF PR 03-63 - June 5, 2003
GOING WITH THE GRAIN: A TALE OF RICE'S SMALLEST CHROMOSOME
"Finished" sequence reveals twice as many genes, cereal similarity
- NSF PR 03-62 - June 4, 2003
ANCIENT POLLEN YIELDS INSIGHT INTO FOREST BIODIVERSITY
- NSF PR 03-61 - May 29, 2003
NEW RESULTS FORCE SCIENTISTS TO RETHINK SINGLE-MOLECULE WIRES
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NSF PR 03-60 - May 27, 2003
THE SEASHELL'S INNER BEAUTY
- NSF PR 03-59 - May 16, 2003
NSF RESEARCHERS PRESENT DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES
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NSF PR 03-58 - May 14, 2003
FROM CELL-CYCLE SECRETS TO NSF'S WATERMAN AWARD AMON EARNS TOP
HONOR FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
- NSF PR 03-57 - May 15, 2003
FOSSIL RECORD ACCURATELY REFLECTS RECENT FLOWERING OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY
- NSF PR 03-56 - May 13, 2003
RESEARCHERS DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTING GOOGLE-STYLE WEB
RANKINGS UP TO FIVE TIMES FASTER
Speed-up may make "topic-sensitive" page rankings feasible
- NSF PR 03-55 - May 12, 2003
PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD ZEROES IN ON GENES THAT REGULATE CELL'S
GENETIC MACHINERY
- NSF PR 03-54 - May 12, 2003
FORMER ASTRONAUT, RADIO SHOW, SCIENCE WRITING GROUP EARN NATIONAL
SCIENCE BOARD'S ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
- NSF PR 03-53 - May 7, 2003
RICHARD C. ATKINSON CHOSEN FOR THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
- NSF PR 03-52 - May 6, 2003
NPR's "LIVING ON EARTH"SERIES LAUNCHES NEW SEGMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH
"The Secret Life of Lead" begins series that highlights NSF-funded
research
- NSF PR 03-51 - May 7, 2003
ARTIFICIAL LIFE EXPERIMENTS SHOW HOW COMPLEX FUNCTIONS CAN EVOLVE
- NSF PR 03-50 - May 2, 2003
MAY 31 DEADLINE FOR NSF, SCIENCE JOURNAL VISUALIZATION CONTEST
- NSF PR 03-49 - May 5, 2003
SCIENTISTS TO PROBE GIANT STORM CLUSTERS ACROSS MID-WESTERN STATES
- NSF PR 03-48 - May 1, 2003
NSF DIRECTOR NAMES 2003's DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS
$1.8M awarded for connecting research to teaching
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NSF PR 03-47 - April 29, 2003
NSF SUPPORT HELPS START A ROBOT SOCCER DYNASTY
- NSF PR 03-46 - April 28, 2003
NSF MIDDLEWARE INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTES THIRD SOFTWARE RELEASE TO
CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Standards-based software and tools are adopted by e-science, universities
and industry
- NSF PR 03-45 - April 28, 2003
GAME THEORIST SANDLER DESCRIBES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S.
COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICIES
Economists are building new theoretical models to enlighten policymakers
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NSF PR 03-44 - April 25, 2003
BREAD MOLD YIELDS A GENOME FIRST FOR FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
Neurospora's 10,000 genes include RIPs that limit new genes
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NSF PR 03-43 - April 25, 2003
MOSAIC WEB BROWSER CELEBRATES 10TH BIRTHDAY
NSF-supported supercomputer center gave birth to software that
spurred the development of the modern Web
- NSF PR 03-42 - April 18, 2003
NSF RESEARCHERS TO HELP MODERN ORGANIZATIONS ADAPT AND RESPOND
IN THE INFORMATION AGE
- NSF PR 03-41 - April 22, 2003
UNITED STATES AND JAPAN SIGN MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION FOR INTEGRATED
OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
Program will foster continued study of Earth's geologic processes
- NSF PR 03-40 - April 8, 2003
SCIENCE BOARD CALLS FOR GREATER INFRASTRUCTURE FISCAL SUPPORT,
MID-SIZE PROJECT EMPHASIS
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NSF PR 03-39 - April 4, 2003
VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE "VIRTUAL MONTICELLO" AT NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM
OF ART EXHIBITION
Computer graphics researchers to provide "virtual reality windows"
into the past
- NSF PR 03-38 - April 4, 2003
GOOD RATINGS GONE BAD: STUDY SHOWS RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS CAN MANIPULATE
USERS' OPINIONS
Study also reports users lose trust in systems that give phony
ratings
- NSF PA 03-01 - April 1, 2003
NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
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NSF PR 03-37 - April 1, 2003
LIBERTY BELL PASSES STRESS TEST
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NSF PR 03-36 - April 2, 2003
DINOSAUR CANNIBAL UNEARTHED IN MADAGASCAR
- NSF PR 03-35 - March 27, 2003
FROM BIOLOGY TO COMPUTING AND BACK AGAIN
NSF workshop links advanced mathematical methods to cells, organs,
organisms
- NSF PR 03-34 - March 27, 2003
FOREST FRAGMENTATION MAY INCREASE LYME DISEASE RISK
- NSF PR 03-33 - March 25, 2003
NEW SOUTH POLE SEISMIC STATION IS ONE OF WORLD'S QUIETEST AND
MOST SENSITIVE
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NSF PR 03-32 - March 26, 2003
RESEARCHERS SPY STELLAR BULL'S EYE --
Dramatic images reveal unique star explosion
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Press Release - March 19, 2003
PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS NATION'S TOP MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
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NSF PR 03-31 - March 20, 2003
NEW MEASUREMENTS SHOW SILICON NANOSPHERES RANK AMONG HARDEST KNOWN
MATERIALS
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NSF PR 03-30 - March 23, 2003
NEW TECHNIQUE FABRICATES "PLUMBING" FOR MICROFLUID FACTORIES
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NSF PR 03-29 - March 14, 2003
WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES NATION'S TOP SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS
MENTORS
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NSF PR 03-28 - March 13, 2003
CRYSTALS ON A BALL
Researchers attack 100-year-old puzzle, learn how a single layer
of particles can pack on the surface of a sphere
- NSF PR 03-27 - March 13, 2003
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
THE GLOBAL SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF NANOSCIENCE
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NSF PR 03-26 - March 6, 2003
WITH TOXIC CRYSTALS, BACTERIUM TARGETS - AND TAKES OUT - NEMATODES
Long-time farmers' friend shows promise against parasitic worms
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NSF PR 03-25 - March 3, 2003
NEW PROCEDURE LETS SCIENTISTS PROBE SHORT-LIVED MOLECULES
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NSF PR 03-24 - February 26, 2003
NSF CHOOSES ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO REFUEL ITS MAIN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
STATION
Unusual, multi-year ice conditions keep tanker out of McMurdo
Station
- NSF PR 03-23 - February 19, 2003
RESEARCHERS WILL NO LONGER BE "SNOWED" IN PREDICTING FUTURE AVALANCHES
Study of variations in snow stability over geography and time
are key, scientists say
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NSF PR 03-22 - February 20, 2003
NEW MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE MAY MIMIC HOW CELLS ASSEMBLE
THEMSELVES
- NSF PR 03-21 - February 14, 2003
NSF ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS
New students will be trained as information security professionals
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NSF PR 03-20 - February 11, 2003
WORKSHOP PREPARES ROBOTICS RESEARCHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EMERGENCY
RESPONSE TRAINING
- NSF PR 03-19 - February 10, 2003
NSF, SCIENCE JOURNAL ANNOUNCE SCIENCE VISUALIZATION CONTEST
- NSF PR 03-18 - February 3, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES NEW REPORT FROM ADVISORY
COMMITTEE FOR CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
Report envisions a future cyberinfrastructure that will "radically
empower" the science and engineering community
- NSF PR 03-17 - February 3, 2003
NSF SEEKS 2004 BUDGET OF $5.48 BILLION
Increase will address priorities of "immediate national importance"
- NSF PR 03-16 - January 30, 2003
ULTRA-HIGH-DENSITY DATA STORAGE MAY BECOME PRACTICAL WITH BREAKTHROUGH
IN NANOSCALE MAGNETIC SENSORS
- NSF PR 03-14 - January 31, 2003
SURVEY SHOWS SECURITY AND PRIVACY REMAIN MAJOR CONCERNS FOR ONLINE
SHOPPERS
Third annual Internet Report also reveals that the Internet has
become Internet users' most important source of information
- NSF PR 03-13 - January 31, 2003
A FERROUS WHEEL IN THE FOREST
Scientists develop new hypothesis on the fate of acid rain
- NSF PR 03-12 - January 22, 2003
MULTIPLE FACTORS AFFECT FLIGHT POWER CURVES AMONG SPECIES
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NSF PR 03-11 - January 17, 2003
HELICOPTER CRASHES IN ANTARCTICA
Injured pilot, passenger flown to New Zealand for Medical Treatment
- NSF PR 03-10 - January 16, 2003
NSF FUNDS UNIQUE SECURITY PROGRAM AMONG 21 NEW AWARDS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS
- NSF PR 03-09 - January 20, 2003
SCIENTISTS FIND GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINT OF WORLD TRADE CENTER
COLLAPSE RECORDED IN NEW YORK HARBOR SEDIMENTS
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NSF PR 03-08 - January 16, 2003
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS MISSING LINK THAT EXPLAINS HOW DINOSAURS LEARNED
TO FLY
- NSF PR 03-07 - January 13, 2003
FACING EXTREME ICE CONDITIONS, COAST GUARD, NSF DEPLOY SECOND
ICEBREAKER TO ANTARCTICA
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NSF PR 03-06 - January 12, 2003
RESEARCHERS TIE WORLDWIDE BIODIVERSITY THREATS TO GROWTH IN HOUSEHOLDS
Pandas in China face encroachment, as do other species in global
"hotspots"
- NSF PR 03-05 - January 8, 2003
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION RELEASES NEW REPORT
Ten-Year Outlook for Agency's Environmental Research and Education
Programs
- NSF PR 03-04 - January 6, 2003
NATIONAL SURVEY DOCUMENTS DROP IN DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
- NSF PR 03-03 - January 8, 2003
SCIENTISTS FIND FIRST ACTIVE 'JUMPING GENES' IN RICE
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NSF PR 03-02 - January 7, 2003
WIRELESS NETWORK BOOSTS SUPERNOVA SEARCH TO STELLAR FIRST YEAR
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NSF PR 03-01 - January 2, 2003
BREAKTHROUGH BRINGS LASER LIGHT TO NEW REGIONS OF THE SPECTRUM
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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2002
- NSF PR 02-102 - December
20, 2002
NSF PROGRAM PROVIDES BANDWIDTH TO CHANGE HOW PEOPLE TEACH, LEARN AND EXPLORE High-Performance Network Connection program's 14 awards in 2002 brings total to 235
- NSF PR 02-101 - December
19, 2002
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
- NSF PR 02-100 - December
16, 2002
RESEARCHERS UNCOVER EXTREME LAKE -- AND 3000-YEAR-OLD MICROBES -- IN MARS-LIKE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 02-99 - December
13, 2002
SCIENTISTS USE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE TO PRODUCE THE MOST DETAILED IMAGES OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE
- NSF PR 02-98 - December 12, 2002
INCREASES IN RAINFALL VARIABILITY RELATED TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ALTER PRODUCTIVITY AND PLANT COMMUNITY COMPOSITION (Impacts On Ecosystems Are Greater Than Previously Anticipated)
- NSF PR 02-97 - December 5, 2002
SCIENTISTS FIND EARLIEST "NEW WORLD" WRITINGS IN MEXICO
- NSF PR 02-96 - December
2, 2002
NEW NSF AWARDS ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN OCEAN SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS
- NSF PR 02-95 - November
26, 2002
PLANT-FUNGAL SYMBIOSIS FOUND IN HIGH-HEAT EXTREME ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 02-94 - November 18, 2002
DISCOVERING THE TREE OF LIFE NSF awards grants to discover the relationships of 1.75 million species
- NSF PR 02-93 - November 18, 2002
NSF-SUPPORTED INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DIGITAL
LIBRARY TO LAUNCH NOVEMBER 20 Project targets online collection of 10,000 books from 100 cultures
- NSF PR 02-92 - November 14, 2002
USING COMPUTERS, SCIENTISTS SUCCESSFULLY PREDICT EVOLUTION OF E. COLI BACTERIA
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NSF PR 02-91 - November
7, 2002
EMPEROR PENGUIN COLONY STRUGGLING WITH ICEBERG
BLOCKADE
- NSF PR 02-90 - November
4, 2002
NSF RECOGNIZED FOR E-GOVERNMENT SUCCESS AT CEREMONY
Report cites NSF achievements in streamlining
grants process
- NSF PR 02-89 - November
1, 2002
NEW NSF "MIDDLEWARE" ADVANCES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION
- NSF PA 02-03 - October
31, 2002
NSF APPOINTS GEORGE O. STRAWN AS CHIEF INFORMATION
OFFICER
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NSF PR 02-88 - October
29, 2002
RESEARCHERS GET FIRST LOOK INTO ANTIMATTER ATOMS
- NSF PR 02-87 - October
23, 2002
NSF ESTABLISHES FIVE NEW CENTERS TO DEVELOP TEACHING
LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
- NSF PR 02-85 - October
16, 2002
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, USDA TO FUND MAPPING
OF PLANT-DEVOURING MOLD GENOME
- NSF PR 02-84 - October
15, 2002
FIVE NSF RESEARCHERS WIN 2002 NOBEL PRIZES
- NSF PR 02-83 - October
15, 2002
NSF AWARDS $37.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY
IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 02-82 - October
4, 2002
LASER RESEARCH YIELDS PRECISION BREATH ANALYSIS
TOOL FOR ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS (TREATMENT)
- NSF PR 02-81 - September
30, 2002
MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP AWARDS ANNOUNCED
K-12, higher education institutions unite in effort
to boost learning
- NSF PR 02-80 - September
26, 2002
STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON MESS IN POLLUTED STREAMS
- NSF PR 02-79 - September
26, 2002
NSF AWARDS $75.6M FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
- NSF PR 02-78 - September
25, 2002
AWARDS WILL ADVANCE THE STATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY'S
ART
Research also expected to spur advances in fields
from biology to physics
-
NSF PR 02-77 - September
26, 2002
RESEARCHERS FIND TRIGGER FOR DEVASTATING DIGESTIVE
DISEASE, PROPOSE TREATMENT
- NSF PR 02-76 - September
24, 2002
UNDERSEA DATA NETWORK PLANNED FOR MONTEREY BAY
- NSF PR 02-75 - September
20, 2002
NSF FUNDS $10.2M MAIZE GENE SEQUENCING PUSH
- NSF PR 02-74 - September
19, 2002
RESEARCHERS SHOW WHY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS DON'T GET
TALLER
- NSF PR 02-73 - September
10, 2002
SCIENTISTS EXPLORE LARGE GAS HYDRATE FIELD OFF
OREGON COAST
- NSF PR 02-72 - September
6, 2002
SATELLITES TO PROFILE WEATHER, IMPROVE FORECASTS
THROUGH GPS
- NSF PR 02-71 - September
10, 2002
PEOPLE WHO "GAVE UP" AFTER 9/11 MORE LIKELY TO
REMAIN DISTRESSED
- NSF PR 02-70 - September
4, 2002
SONGBIRDS USE MENTAL POINTER WHEN PLAYING TUNES
- NSF PR 02-69 - August
21, 2002
NEW CENTER TO EXPAND ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUCCESSFUL
SCHOOL REFORMS
- NSF PR 02-67 - August
13, 2002
INTERNET LINK MOVES GEMINI CLOSER TO BECOMING
FIRST "CYBER OBSERVATORY"
- NSF PR 02-66 - August
7, 2002
SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS EXPANDED AFTER
PRESIDENT SIGNS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL
NSF grants add to student base, help to expand
institutional "capacity building"
- NSF PR 02-65 - August
2, 2002
TWENTY-YEARS OF LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH:
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES REVIEW REPORT
- NSF PR 02-64 - July
30, 2002
NSF, INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO COOPERATE ON "DATA
MINING" RESEARCH
-
NSF PR 02-63 - July
24, 2002
LIGHT FROM GAS BUBBLES: SONOLUMINESCENCE MEASURED
- NSF PR 02-62 - July
16, 2002
FIRST OF CROP KILLER'S GENOME SEQUENCE AVAILABLE
-
NSF PR 02-61 - July
17, 2002
TELEMEDICINE LINK WITH SOUTH POLE ALLOWS REMOTE
KNEE SURGERY
-
NSF PR 02-60 - July
19, 2002
LASER-LIKE BEAM MAY BREAK BARRIERS TO TECHNOLOGICAL
PROGRESS
- NSF PR 02-59 - July
12, 2002
PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 20 NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS
AND ENGINEERS FOR AWARDS
- NSF PR 02-58 - July
8, 2002
DEFORMED FROGS FORM WHEN PARASITES AND PESTICIDES
COMBINE
- NSF PR 02-57 - July
8, 2002
CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES CAN IMPROVE HUMAN PERFORMANCE,
REPORT SAYS
- NSF PR 02-56 - July
2, 2002
NEW NSF INSTITUTES TO STRENGTHEN MATHEMATICS AS
BASE FOR NATIONAL S&T
- NSF PR 02-55 - June
26, 2002
DATA STORAGE GETS ULTRASMALL WITH REMARKABLE BREAKTHROUGH
IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
-
NSF PR 02-54 - June
13, 2002
NEWFOUND PLANETARY SYSTEM HAS "HOMETOWN" LOOK
-
NSF PR 02-53 - June
12, 2002
TWO BREAKTHROUGHS ACHIEVED IN SINGLE-MOLECULE
TRANSISTOR RESEARCH
Results promise advances in nanoscale electronics
- NSF PR 02-52 - June
10, 2002
IN EVOLUTION GAME, SURVIVAL DOESN'T EQUAL SUCCESS
Finding has implications for future of biodiversity
-
NSF PR 02-51 - June
4, 2002
BOTANISTS DISCOVER NEW CONIFER SPECIES IN VIETNAM
- NSF PR 02-50 - June
6, 2002
GEOPHYSICISTS FIND SHARP SIDES TO AFRICAN SUPERPLUME
- NSF PR 02-49 - May
30, 2002
SCIENCE GRAD STUDENTS STIMULATE LEARNING BY K-12
STUDENTS
- NSF PR 02-48 - May
30, 2002
NEW CLIMATE STUDY CHALLENGES THINKING ON LARGE-SCALE,
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
- NSF PR 02-47 - May
28, 2002
THREE NATIONS AGREE TO SHARE ICE CORE THAT MAY
YIELD CLUES ABOUT NATURE OF LAKE VOSTOK
Scientists to discuss Lake Vostok research at
webcast press conference
- NSF PR 02-46 - May
23, 2002
HUGE ANTARCTIC ICEBERGS BREAK AWAY NEAR NSF RESEARCH
HUB
- NSF PR 02-45 - May
22, 2002
OMB/NSF WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE
MEASURES FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES
- NSF PR 02-43 - May
16, 2002
"RAMPING UP" TO DIGITAL GOVERNMENT
Meeting to showcase how digital technologies could
streamline governance
- NSF PR 02-42 - May
23, 2002
FIRST PRIMATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG UNCOVERS NEW
TOOL DEVELOPMENT LINKS
-
NSF PR 02-41 - May
23, 2002
MICROWAVE IMAGER PROBES UNIVERSE "FIRST LIGHT"
TO ANSWER COSMOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
Independent evidence of inflation theory
- NSF PA 02-02 May 10,
2002
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS LEADERS
- NSF PR 02-40 - May
9, 2002
PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 15 TO RECEIVE NATIONAL MEDAL
OF SCIENCE
Six biologists among laureates named for lifetime
honor
- NSF PR 02-39 - May
8, 2002
NSF DIRECTOR'S AWARDS RECOGNIZE CONNECTION BETWEEN
RESEARCH AND TEACHING
Six faculty members receive $300,000 each to expand
their work
- NSF PR 02-38 - May
7, 2002
NEW SOFTWARE, TOOLS EASE INTERNET COLLABORATION
AND GRID COMPUTING
- NSF PR 02-37 - May
9, 2002
RESEARCHERS COMPARE ANTHRAX GENOMES
-
NSF PR 02-36 - May
7, 2002
SHIPS RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN TO ENHANCE
UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD CHAIN
-
NSF PR 02-35 - May
8, 2002
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER CLUES TO WHALE EVOLUTION
- NSF PR 02-34 - May
2, 2002
ANCIENT FLOWER FOSSIL POINTS TO UNDERWATER ORIGINS
- NSF PR 02-33 - April
30, 2002
NSF PLANNING SIX NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER
AWARDS
-
NSF PR 02-32 - April
29, 2002
ALZHEIMER'S, OTHER DISEASES, MAY BENEFIT FROM
FIRST LIVE STUDIES OF KEY CELL STRUCTURES
- NSF PR 02-31 - April
29, 2002
FROM ARTS TO NEUROBIOLOGY - VERSATILE DUKE SCIENTIST
CHOSEN FOR NSF WATERMAN AWARD
- NSF PR 02-30 - April
24, 2002
ERICH BLOCH HONORED WITH VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
FOR LONG-RUNNING CONTRIBUTIONS TO S&T
- NSF PR 02-29 - April
25, 2002
SATELLITE DATA TO PREDICT PLANKTON BLOOMS BY ANALYZING
OCEAN COLOR
-
NSF PR 02-28 (NSB PR
02-74) - April 30, 2002
STRONG R&D SPENDING BUTTRESSES U.S. ECONOMIC
GROWTH, REPORT SHOWS
S&E Indicators 2002 hints that international
impact may increase
- NSF PR 02-27 - April
18, 2002
NEW POST-GENOMIC TECHNIQUE CHRONICLES PROTEIN
LIFE CYCLES
- NSF PR 02-26 - April
16, 2002
POPULAR WEED KILLER DISRUPTS FROGS' SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
- NSF PR 02-25 - April
16, 2002
COMPLEX WEATHER STUDY TO TARGET SUMMER STORM FORECASTING
- NSF PR 02-24 - April
17, 2002
MICROBIOLOGY TEAM PROBES BACTERIUM'S SURPRISING
SURVIVAL TACTICS
- NSF PR 02-23 - April
10, 2002
RESEARCHERS PROJECT FUTURE SHRINKING BIODIVERSITY
OF MEXICAN SPECIES
-
NSF PR 02-22 - April
3, 2002
SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANTARCTIC
PENINSULA
Recent Collapse of Larsen B ice shelf one likely focus
of discussions
- NSF PR 02-21 - March
28, 2002
WEST COAST EARTHQUAKES ONGOING, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER
-
NSF PR 02-20 - March
25, 2002
CROSSING ALASKA BY SNOWMOBILE IN SEARCH OF CLIMATE-CHANGE
CLUES
-
NSF PR 02-19 - March
21, 2002
RESEARCHERS DESCRIBE OVERALL WATER BALANCE IN SUBGLACIAL
LAKE VOSTOK
Study is a "critical step" in possible exploration
of lake
- NSF PR 02-18 - March
21, 2002
PROTEIN PLAYS ESPIONAGE ROLE IN BACTERIAL ATTACK
ON PLANTS
- NSF PR 02-17 - March
6, 2002
HYDROGEN REACTION EXPERIMENT REAPS A SURPRISE
- NSF PR 02-16 - March
4, 2002
MENTORING ORGANIZATION, EVOLUTION ACTIVIST SINGLED
OUT FOR NSB PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
- NSF PR 02-15 - February
27, 2002
RESEARCHERS DISCOVER MECHANISM OF PLANT RESISTANCE
TO PATHOGENS
-
NSF PR 02-14 - February
20, 2002
RUNWAY PROJECT CLEARS THE WAY FOR IMPROVED ANTARCTIC
AIRLIFT
- NSF PR 02-13 - February
13, 2002
NSF/EPA TEAM UP ON GRANTS TO TREAT POLLUTION WITH
PLANTS
-
NSF PR 02-12 - February
14, 2002
ENORMOUS ICEBERG MAY BE IN ITS DEATH THROES
Collisions with another large berg may doom B-15A
to a breakup
- NSF PR 02-11 - February
7, 2002
NSF TO SUPPORT STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL WARMING
IN THE ARCTIC
Freshwater changes are initial research focus
- NSF PR 02-10 - February
4, 2002
FOUR UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE NSF GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC
DRILLING OF LAKE MALAWI IN EAST AFRICA
-
NSF PR 02-09 - January
30, 2002
WATER LILY MAY PROVIDE A "MISSING LINK" IN THE
EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING PLANTS
- NSF PA 02-01 - January
25, 2002
NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF COMPUTER INFORMATION
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
- NSF PR 02-08 - January
24, 2002
MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP CONNECTS SCHOOLS
AND HIGHER EDUCATION TO BOOST LEARNING
-
NSF PR 02-07 - January
30, 2002
NEW UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX VIRUS NANO-MACHINE
FOR CELL PUNCTURING AND DNA DELIVERY
News Video Available
- NSF PR 02-06 - February
6, 2002
PREDATORS DRIVE EVOLUTION OF VIRTUAL PREY APPEARANCE
-
NSF PR 02-05 - January
18, 2002
GEMINI OBSERVATORY CELEBRATES HISTORIC FIRST
- NSF PR 02-04 - January
16, 2002
SCIENTISTS USE SEALS AS "UNDERWATER EYES"
Technology provides rare glimpse of rare fish
species
-
NSF PR 02-03 - January
13, 2002
PONDERING A CLIMATE CONUNDRUM IN ANTARCTICA
Unique, distinct cooling trend discovered on Earth's
southernmost continent
-
NSF PR 02-02 - January
10, 2002
ABSTRACT ENGRAVINGS SHOW MODERN BEHAVIOR EMERGED
EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
- NSF PR 02-01 - January
4, 2002
EVOLUTIONARY "SPEED LIMIT" GOVERNS HOW QUICKLY
LIFE BOUNCES BACK AFTER EXTINCTION
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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2001
- NSF PR 01-108 - December 26, 2001
GIANT ICEBERGS, UNPRECEDENTED ICE CONDITIONS THREATEN
ANTARCTIC PENGUIN COLONIES
- NSF PR 01-107 - December
17, 2001
NEW PUBLIC-DOMAIN DATABASE COULD ADVANCE HUMAN
COMPUTER INTERACTION THROUGH SOUND
- NSF PR 01-106 - December
19, 2001
DRUNKEN DRIVING COSTS AND RISK MEASURED MORE ACCURATELY
BY ECONOMISTS
-
NSF PR 01-105 - December
20, 2001
ENGINEERS DEVELOP NEW CHEMICAL SENSOR BASED ON
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS BREAKTHROUGH
- NSF PR 01-104 - December
13, 2001
RESEARCHERS FIND CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE OF FIRST
LAND PLANTS
- NSF PR 01-103 - December
12, 2001
PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND
ENGINEERING MENTORS
- NSF PR 01-102 - December
10, 2001
NEW GENERATION OF OCEAN EXPLORATION PROPELLED
BY HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
-
NSF PR 01-101 - December
13, 2001
AGROBACTERIUM GENOME SEQUENCE IS COMPLETE Public/private
teamwork yields quick, significant results on
A. tumefaciens
- NSF PR 01-100 - December
6, 2001
TINY PARTICLES OF POLLUTION MAY CARRY LARGE CONSEQUENCES
FOR EARTH'S WATER SUPPLY
- NSF PR 01-99 - December
6, 2001
NSF AWARDS $18 MILLION CONTRACT TO THE NATIONAL
OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
- NSF PR 01-98 - December
5, 2001
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GAINS FROM OPTICAL NETWORKING
Chicago-based StarLight project deploys the latest
fiberoptic technology
- NSF PR 01-97 - December
3, 2001
U.S.-EC NANOTECH COLLABORATION LAUNCHED
-
NSF PR 01-96 - December
3, 2001
WORLD'S SMALLEST LIZARD DISCOVERED IN THE CARIBBEAN
- NSF PR 01-95 - November
29, 2001
INTERNET USE TAKES A TOLL ON TELEVISION VIEWING
Survey shows a decline in television use among
people with Internet access
-
NSF PR 01-94 - December
5, 2001
WATER, SEDIMENTS IN ICE-BOUND ANTARCTIC LAKES
MAY HARBOR UNIQUE MICROORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS Survey
Scientific exploration will require interagency
and international cooperation
-
NSF PR 01-93 - November
28, 2001
HEALY RESEARCHERS MAKE A SERIES OF STRIKING DISCOVERIES
ABOUT ARCTIC OCEAN
-
NSF PR 01-92 - November
19, 2001
MELTING GLACIERS DIMINISHED GULF STREAM, COOLED
WESTERN EUROPE, DURING LAST ICE AGE
- NSF PR 01-91 - November
9, 2001
NSF-FUNDED TERASCALE COMPUTING SYSTEM RANKS AS
WORLD'S SECOND FASTEST Pittsburgh-based computer
hits peak of six trillion operations per second
-
NSF PR 01-90 - November
1, 2001
SCIENTISTS SUCCEED AT FIRST-EVER ATTEMPT TO SEQUENCE
DNA AT SEA
- NSF PR 01-89 - November
1, 2001
NSF BOOSTS FUNDING FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
- NSF PR 01-88 - October
31, 2001
NSF INVESTS IN A SECOND YEAR OF GRANTS TO FOSTER
COMMUNITY INNOVATION
-
NSF PR 01-87 - October
30, 2001
BIOCAPSULE CAN PROVIDE STEADY INSULIN SUPPLY;
POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR DIABETES PATIENTS
-
NSF PR 01-86 - October
29, 2001
NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS TRACK ALASKA SEAL MIGRATION
FOR THE FIRST TIME
-
NSF PR 01-85 - October
24, 2001
PUBLIC BOUNCES BACK AFTER SEPT. 11 ATTACKS, NATIONAL
STUDY SHOWS Confidence levels at 30-year high
- NSF PR 01-84 - October
17, 2001
NSF AWARDS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS TO 22
INSTITUTIONS
- NSF PR 01-83 - October
18, 2001
U.S. AND EC OFFICIALS SIGN AGREEMENT TO FOSTER
SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
- NSF PR 01-82 - October
15, 2001
MORE PLANETS EMERGE WITH SOLAR SYSTEM-LIKE ORBITS
- NSF PR 01-81 - October
17, 2001
NSF AWARDS $55 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY
IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- NSF PR 01-80 - October
16, 2001
NSF INITIATES MASSIVE EFFORT TO REBUILD TEACHING
LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
- NSF PR 01-79 - October
10, 2001
NSF ANNOUNCES INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AWARDS
UNDER "ADVANCE"
-
NSF PR 01-78 - October
9, 2001
AT WTC SEARCH, GRADUATE STUDENTS DEPLOY SHOEBOX-SIZED
ROBOTS Robot "babies" go where rescue workers
and dogs cannot
-
NSF PR 01-77 - October
1, 2001
NSF ANNOUNCES $43.8 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR ARABIDOPSIS
PLANT GENOME RESEARCH The "2010 Project" aims
to define functions of the plant's 25,000 genes
- NSF PR 01-76 - September
26, 2001
RESEARCH SEASON WILL FEATURE USE OF SOPHISTICATED
TECHNOLOGIES TO MAP ANTARCTICA
- NSF PR 01-75 - September
26, 2001
SEARCH OF GALACTIC HALO YIELDS A TREASURE TROVE
OF VARIABLE STARS
-
NSF PR 01-74 - September
25, 2001
NSF ANNOUNCES $156 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH A broad range of computer
research is slated to ensure U.S. leadership
- NSF PR 01-73 - September
24, 2001
INTERNET "MIDDLEWARE" GETS $12 MILLION BOOST FROM
NSF Three-year awards for R&D into tools for
Internet collaboration
-
NSF PR 01-72 - September
26, 2001
SCIENTISTS CHART IRON CYCLE IN OCEAN Sunlight
plays role in aquatic food chain
- NSF PR 01-70 - September
19, 2001
NSF SELECTS FIRST "DIRECTOR'S AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED
TEACHING SCHOLARS" Awards highlight excellence
and promise in both research and education
- NSF PR 01-69 - September
19, 2001
BIG PLANS ON A SMALL SCALE: NSF FUNDS CENTERS
FOR NANOSCALE RESEARCH Will advance information,
medical, manufacturing and environmental technologies
- NSF PR 01-68 - August
17, 2001
SCIENTISTS DELVE INTO THE ICY HEARTS OF HURRICANES
- NSF PR 01-67 - August
9, 2001
DISTRIBUTED TERASCALE FACILITY TO COMMENCE WITH
$53 MILLION NSF AWARD High-performance computing
system will come on-line in mid-2002
-
NSF PR 01-66 - August
9, 2001
ON FIRST SCIENCE CRUISE ICEBREAKER HEALY STEAMS
TO ARCTIC TO STUDY CRUST FORMATION
-
NSF PR 01-65 - August
27, 2001
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING NETWORK: DESIGN GOES TO
ILLINOIS-LED TEAM
-
NSF PR 01-64 - August
15, 2001
JUPITER-SIZE PLANET FOUND ORBITING STAR IN BIG
DIPPER
- NSF PR 01-63 - August
8, 2001
NEW SOURCE OF NATURAL FERTILIZER DISCOVERED IN
OCEANS
- NSF PR 01-62 - August
1, 2001
VIRTUAL HURRICANES: COMPUTER MODEL PUSHES THE
FRONTIER
-
NSF PR 01-61 - August
1, 2001
NEW LONG-NECKED DINOSAUR DISCOVERED IN MADAGASCAR
-
NSF PR 01-60 - August
2, 2001
DINOSAURS' LARGE NOSES MAY HAVE BEEN KEY TO PHYSIOLOGICAL
PROCESSES National Science Foundation-funded research
redefines the extinct creatures' appearance
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NSF PR 01-59 - July 24,
2001
RESEARCHERS' MATHEMATICAL MODEL PROVIDES CHAGAS
DISEASE INSIGHTS Removing domestic animals from
the bedroom may significantly reduce transmission
- NSF PR 01-58 - July 19,
2001
GLOBAL 4 TO 7 DEGREE TEMPERATURE RISE LIKELY BY
2100
- NSF PA 01-01 - July 12,
2001
NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN
RESOURCES
- NSF PR 01-57 - July 11,
2001
EARLIEST HUMAN ANCESTORS DISCOVERED IN ETHIOPIA;
Discovery of bones and teeth date fossils back
more than 5.2 million years
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NSF PR 01-56 - July 11,
2001
SCIENTISTS DISCOVER SECRETS OF 'LOST CITY'; New
class of hydrothermal vents formed differently
- NSF PR 01-55 - June 29,
2001
ALL EARTHQUAKE FAULT LINES NOT EQUAL; Temperature
Tied To Movement
-
NSF PR 01-54 - June 28,
2001
MICROBIOLOGISTS FIND A NEW SOURCE OF NITROGEN
FIXATION
-
NSF PR 01-53 - June 28,
2001
BIG CITY STUDENTS MAKE GAINS IN MATH AND SCIENCE,
REPORT SAYS
- NSF PR 01-52 - June 20,
2001
IMPORTANT PATHOGENS AND CURES BELONG TO LITTLE-KNOWN
GROUP OF FUNGI; Research points way to discovering
other agents
-
NSF PR 01-51 - June 14,
2001
LASER "SCALPEL" IMPROVES POPULAR EYE SURGERY;
Ultrafast pulse offers high precision for cutting
corneal flap
News Video Available
- NSF PR 01-50 - June 13,
2001
WIDESPREAD OCEANIC PHOTOPIGMENTS CONVERT LIGHT
INTO ENERGY
- NSF PR 01-49 - June 11,
2001
CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING EVEN REMOTE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT,
STUDY SAYS
- NSF PR 01-48 - May 31,
2001
MARINE SNAIL STUDY SUGGESTS CONSERVATION EFFORTS
SHOULD MOVE BEYOND GENETIC DIVERSITY
- NSF PR 01-47 - May 30,
2001
SECRET CHANNEL HOLDS KEY TO METABOLIC MYSTERIES;
Researchers use cloned gene to reveal how cells
transmit vital elements
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NSF PR 01-46 - May 22,
2001
"WALKTHRU PROJECT" RENDERS REAL-TIME 3D MODELS
FOR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE; Basic computer
science research could lead to better, safer structures
- NSF PR 01-45 - May 22,
2001
NSF SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT
INFORMATION SECURITY COLLOQUIUM ; NSF director
cites need for the most promising minds to focus
on cyberthreats
- NSF PR 01-44 - May 21,
2001
SCIENCE BOARD HONORS THE BRONX ZOO'S EDUCATION
DIVISION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
- NSF PR 01-43 - May 17,
2001
CHANGES IN SUN'S INTENSITY TIED TO RECURRENT DROUGHTS
IN MAYA REGION
- NSF PR 01-42 - May 16,
2001
"SILENT" DNA SPEAKS UP FOR THE FIRST TIME; Until
now, half of all genes in certain cells were thought
to be inexpressible
- NSF PR 01-41 - May 17,
2001
ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT PROVIDE A NEW TOOL TO CONDUCT
ARCTIC CLIMATE STUDIES
- NSF PR 01-40 - May 8,
2001
HAROLD VARMUS, LEWIS BRANSCOMB ARE HONORED WITH
THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
- NSF PR 01-39 - May 9,
2001
NEW FORM OF NITROGEN: A SEMICONDUCTOR
- NSF PR 01-38 - April 29,
2001
NSF-SUPPORTED TEAMS PROVIDE NEW DATA ON EARLY
MOMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE; Antarctic-based instruments
support each other's results
-
NSF PR 01-37 - April 25,
2001
EVACUATION FLIGHT LANDS SAFELY AT SOUTH POLE
- NSF PR 01-36 - April 24,
2001
SCIENTISTS RELEASE IMAGES OF HYDROTHERMAL VENTS
FOUND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN; Images reveal array
of animals, black smokers
-
NSF PR 01-35 - April 23,
2001
NSF AWARD RECOGNIZES WIRELESS PIONEER; MIT engineer
to receive Waterman Award
- NSF PR 01-34 - April 20,
2001
NEW ZEALAND AIRCRAFT TO FLY MISSION TO U.S. MCMURDO
STATION
- NSF PR 01-33 - April 19,
2001
SCIENTISTS SUGGEST NEW INDEX TO CAPTURE "FLAVORS"
OF EL NINO
- NSF PR 01-32 - April 19,
2001
CLIMATE RESEARCHERS WARN OF IMPACT FROM POORLY
DESIGNED AIR POLLUTION EFFORTS
- NSF PR 01-31 - April 19,
2001
RESEARCHERS ACHIEVE BEST GLOBAL PICTURE EVER OF
CLIMATE-MODIFYING AEROSOL PARTICLES
-
NSF PR 01-30 - April 17,
2001
NSF SHIPS TO PROBE BIOLOGICAL ENIGMAS OF THE FROZEN
SOUTHERN OCEAN
-
NSF PR 01-29 - April 13,
2001
CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT TO EVACUATE SOUTH POLE PATIENT
-
NSF PR 01-28 - April 11,
2001
NSF WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR TREATING SOUTH POLE PATIENT
- NSF PR 01-27 - April 11,
2001
NEW WAVE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TO ENRICH K-12 CLASSROOMS
- NSF PR 01-26 - April 11,
2001
SYNTHETIC CLAY COULD ASSIST RADIOACTIVE WASTE
CLEANUP
-
NSF PR 01-25 - April 9,
2001
NSF REQUESTS $4.47 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2002
- NSF PR 01-24 - April 4,
2001
RANK OF U.S. EIGHTH GRADERS INTERNATIONALLY IS
A MIXED BAG, REPORT SHOWS; Study ranks U.S. jurisdictions
for first time
- NSF PR 01-23 - April 5,
2001
POLYMER FULL OF HOLES -- BUT GOOD FOR PHOTONICS?;
Simple process makes good use of bubbles
-
NSF PR 01-22 - April 5,
2001
SMALL STREAMS CONTRIBUTE FAR MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT TO CLEANING WATERWAYS
- NSF PR 01-21 - March 22,
2001
BRAIN IMAGE DATABASE BENEFITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
WORLDWIDE
-
NSF PR 01-20 - March 6,
2001
ANIMATED 3-D BOOSTS DEAF EDUCATION; Andy the avatar
interprets by signing
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NSF PR 01-19 - March 6,
2001
"BALDI" THE VIRTUAL TUTOR HELPS HEARING-IMPAIRED
CHILDREN TO LEARN SPEECH; Teachers and students
can customize classwork with a free toolkit
- NSF PR 01-18 - March 6,
2001
INTERNET VOTING IS NO "MAGIC BALLOT," DISTINGUISHED
COMMITTEE REPORTS; Panel calls for further study
of security and societal issues
- NSF PR 01-17 - March 7,
2001
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: MAKING IT WORK IN THE REAL
WORLD
- NSF PR 01-16 - February
28, 2001
EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE: SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT GETS
NSF FUNDS
- NSF PR 01-15 - March 1,
2001
PLANT GENOME OFFERS CLUES TO LONGEVITY; Arabidopsis
can survive the loss of an enzyme that prevents
aging
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NSF PR 01-14 - February
26, 2001
BIOLOGISTS CREATE A NEW TOOL FOR OBSERVING A "MESSENGER"
MOLECULE IN LIVING CELLS; Understanding a key
molecule that affects fundamental cell processes
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NSF PR 01-13 - February
23, 2001
ANTARCTIC REMEDIATION UNDERWAY
- NSF PR 01-12 - February
8, 2001
'MOLECULAR RULERS' MAKE NANO-SCALE GAPS; Precise
spacings between structures allow construction
of nano-wires
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NSF PR 01-11 - February
8, 2001
RESEARCH NETWORK BRINGS WIRELESS INTERNET TO NATIVE
AMERICAN RESERVATIONS; Solar-powered net connects
La Jolla and Pala Tribes near San Diego
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NSF PR 01-10 - February
5, 2001
EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH SPEEDED BY NETWORKING; National
Network to Change the Shape of Earthquake Engineering
- NSF PR 01-09 - January
31, 2001
RESEARCH NETWORK BRINGS WIRELESS INTERNET TO NATIVE AMERICAN RESEARVATIONS Solar-powered net connects La Jolla and Pala Tribes near San Diego
- NSF PR 01-08 - January
30, 2001
AUTHOR DAVA SOBEL HONORED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
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NSF PR 01-07 - January
29, 2001
TERASCALE COMPUTING SYSTEM COMES ON-LINE; Pittsburgh
Supercomputing Center beats start-up and performance
targets
- NSF PR 01-06 - January
30, 2001
SOUTHERN STAR PULSATES LIKE THE SUN, SAY ASTRONOMERS;
Australian telescope measures Beta Hydri's solar-like
oscillations
- NSF PR 01-05 - January
24, 2001
NEW GROUP OF MICROORGANISMS DISCOVERED IN THE
OPEN SEA
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NSF PR 01-04 - January
24, 2001
NEW SOUTH POLE STATION POWER PLANT,SATELLITE LINK
GO ONLINE; Key milestones toward safety and modernization
reached
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NSF PR 01-03 - January
24, 2001
NEW PREDATORY DOG-SIZED DINOSAUR UNEARTHED ON
MADAGASCAR
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NSF PR 01-02 - January
10, 2001
EARLIER WATER ON EARTH? OLDEST ROCK SUGGESTS HOSPITABLE
YOUNG PLANET
- NSF PR 01-01 - January
5, 2001
NSF GRANT EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR INTERCONNECTING
NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS
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PRESS RELEASES FOR 2000
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NSF PR 00-98 - December
27, 2000
NEW SUB-CELLULAR STRUCTURE DISCOVERED; Does it
take two spindles to tango during cell division?
- NSF PR 00-97 - December
19, 2000
CARBON CYCLING AND SPECIES COMPOSITION: SEEING
THE FOREST FOR ITS TREES
- NSF PR 00-96 - December
15, 2000
NEW REPORT LINKS METEORITE TO POSSIBILITY THAT
MICROSCOPIC LIFE EXISTED ON MARS
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NSF PR 00-95 - December
14, 2000
NEW NON-STICK? MANY USES POSSIBLE FROM "SQUEEZED"
MOLECULES
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NSF PR 00-94 - December
13, 2000
FIRST-EVER COMPLETE PLANT GENOME SEQUENCE IS ANNOUNCED;
International team reveals DNA secrets of Arabidopsis
thaliana
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NSF PR 00-93 - December
11, 2000
HUGE NEW HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYSTEM FOUND ON SEAFLOOR
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NSF PR 00-92 - December
6, 2000
DNA "MOTORS" ARE KEY TO VIRUS REPLICATION
- NSF PR 00-91 - December
5, 2000
MATH & SCIENCE IMPROVEMENTS STILL NEEDED IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL, REPEAT STUDY SHOWS
- NSF PR 00-90 - November
21, 2000
NSF HONORS 409 JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS WITH 2000
CAREER AWARDS
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NSF PR 00-89 - November
13, 2000
CLINTON NAMES A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS TO
RECEIVE THE 2000 NATIONAL MEDALS OF SCIENCE
- NSF PR 00-88 - November
7, 2000
NEW GRID PORTAL TO IMPROVE U.S. RESEARCHERS' ACCESS
TO ADVANCED COMPUTING RESOURCES
- NSF PR 00-87 - November
2, 2000
WEB100 PROJECT TO BOOST PERFORMANCE OF RESEARCH
NETWORKS
- NSF PR 00-86 - November
2, 2000
ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS JOINTLY
ANNOUNCED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
- NSF PR 00-85 - November
2, 2000
NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY GOAL BOOSTED BY NSF AWARDS
- NSF PR 00-84 - October
31, 2000
NSF SUPPORTS AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL COLLEGE PROJECTS
TO IMPROVE MATH & SCIENCE INSTRUCTION
- NSF PR 00-83 - October
31, 2000
NSF-FUNDED SCIENTISTS TO EXAMINE ENVIRONMENT AT
THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
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NSF PR 00-82 - October
26, 2000
ASTRONOMERS FIND SURPRISING DOUBLE ASTEROID AND
A NEW ASTEROID MOON
- NSF PR 00-81 - October
25, 2000
NEW ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD RELIEVES WRIST PAIN
- NSF PR 00-80 - October
25, 2000
NEW REPORT CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE
INTERNET MEANS TO THE PUBLIC
- NSF PR 00-79 - October
24, 2000
PRESIDENT HONORS TOP JUNIOR FACULTY IN SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
- NSF PA 00-05 - October
18, 2000
NSF ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR FOR LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC
AFFAIRS
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NSF PR 00-78 - October
17, 2000
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SOUTH POLE STATION BEGINS
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NSF PR 00-77 - October
17, 2000
A DASH OF ADVENTURE LEAVENS THE CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE
OF 2000 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON
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NSF PR 00-76 - October
17, 2000
AIR NATIONAL GUARD RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN
SUPPORT OF ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
- NSF PR 00-75 - October
16, 2000
GEMINI CUTS DEEP INTO GALACTIC CORE WITH RELEASE
OF FIRST DATA
- NSF PR 00-74 - October
12, 2000
PUTTING MUSCLE IN THE NUCLEUS
- NSF PR 00-73 - October
12, 2000
NSF AWARDS $52.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY
- NSF PR 00-72 - October
5, 2000
FEDERAL AGENCIES JOIN HANDS FOR SECOND YEAR OF
LEADING-EDGE EDUCATION RESEARCH
- NSF PR 00-71 - October
5, 2000
NSF FUNDS TWO NEW CENTERS FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING,
CREATING PARTNERSHIPS IN FOUR STATES
- NSF PR 00-70 - October
4, 2000
POWERFUL TELESCOPE ARRAY WILL STUDY THE STARS
- NSF PR 00-69 - October
2, 2000
INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP SEQUENCES GENOME
OF UBIQUITOUS MICROBE
- NSF PR 00-68 - September
28, 2000
NSF RECOMMENDS FUNDING FOR 24 PARTNERSHIPS TO
FOSTER LOCAL INNOVATION
- NSF PR 00-67 - September
28, 2000
BIODIVERSITY DATABASES: BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION
ON EVERY DESKTOP
- NSF PR 00-66 - September
27, 2000
WORSENING URBAN AIR POLLUTION WON'T INCREASE GLOBAL
TEMPERATURE OVER NEXT 100 YEARS
- NSF PR 00-65 - September
27, 2000
FOUR NEW NSF CENTERS WILL EXPLORE METHODS TO CREATE
INNOVATIVE MATERIALS
- NSF PR 00-64 - September
26, 2000
WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RECEIVES NATIONAL SCIENCE
FOUNDATION GRANT TO SEQUENCE YEARS
- NSF PR 00-63 - September
18, 2000
NSF AWARDS $89 MILLION TO 13 U.S. CITIES TO IMPROVE
URBAN MATH & SCIENCE TEACHING
- NSF PR 00-62 - September
18, 2000
NSF ENGINEERING CENTERS WILL ADVANCE MICROSYSTEM
AND SENSING TECHNOLOGIES
- NSF PR 00-61 - September
12, 2000
NSF ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS IN NEW INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE
- NSF PR 00-60 - September
21, 2000
NSF BOOSTS RESEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE
AND FUNCTION OF COMPLEX PLANT GENOMES
- NSF PR 00-59 - September
7, 2000
PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS
AND ENGINEERING MENTORS
- NSF PR 00-58 - September
14, 2000
HIMALAYAN ICE REVEALS CLIMATE WARMING, CATASTROPHIC
DROUGHT
- NSF PR 00-57 - September
5, 2000
NSF FUNDS FIRST PHASE OF EARTHQUAKE NETWORK
- NSF PR 00-56 - September
7, 2000
TALE OF THE ICE, REVEALED
- NSF PR 00-55 - August
17, 2000
STATE-OF-THE-ART MEASURING TECHNIQUES SHOW CALIFORNIA
FAULT SLIPS FREELY
- NSF PR 00-54 - August
9, 2000
"GATEKEEPER" PROTEIN IS KEY TO CELLULAR LIFE
- NSF PR 00-53 - August
3, 2000
SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES $45 MILLION NSF AWARD TO
PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
- NSF PR 00-52 - August
1, 2000
NSF AWARDS $49 MILLION TO 19 MULTIDISCIPLINARY
GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- NSF PR 00-51 - July 25,
2000
HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION GETS A HELPING HAND,
EYE AND VOICE
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NSF PR 00-50 - July 24,
2000
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HELPS GROW AFRICA'S
INTERNET
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NSF PR 00-49 - July 12,
2000
PULSARS MUCH OLDER THAN THOUGHT, ASTRONOMERS SAY
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NSF PR 00-48 - July 6,
2000
NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS DISCOVER EVIDENCE OF MICROSCOPIC
LIFE AT THE SOUTH POLE
- NSF PR 00-47 - June 20,
2000
NEW TEST FOR PRESENCE OF NITRIC OXIDE COULD IMPROVE
MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
- NSF PR 00-46 - June 15,
2000
ASTRONOMERS WIN PROTECTION FOR KEY PART OF SPECTRUM
- NSF PR 00-45 - June 19,
2000
NEWEST SURVEY SHOWS MOST AMERICANS HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN SCIENCE, BUT LACK UNDERSTANDING
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NSF PR 00-44 - June 19,
2000
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS REVEAL COMPLEX
SOCIAL CHANGES UNDERWAY
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NSF PR 00-43 - June 19,
2000
STRONG R&D GROWTH CONTINUES TO BOOST ROBUST
U.S. ECONOMY
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NSF PR 00-42 - June 19,
2000
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING "IN TRANSITION" AS A NEW
CENTURY BEGINS
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NSF PR 00-41 - June 7,
2000
DISCOVERY OF FOSSIL MOLLUSKS IN ALASKA LINKS HISTORIES
OF ARCTIC OCEAN AND ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
- NSF PR 00-40 - June 7,
2000
NSF WORKSHOPS REPORT ON UNDERREPRESENTATION OF
WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- NSF PR 00-39 - May 31,
2000
VALUABLE ARABIDOPSIS DATA RELEASED THROUGH UNIQUE
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
- NSF PR 00-38 - May 30,
2000
SEAFLOOR OFF MID-ATLANTIC COAST HIGHLY CHARGED
WITH GAS; Vigorous gas expulsion could weaken
shelf edge
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NSF PR 00-37 - May 24,
2000
TWENTY YEARS OF RADIO OBSERVATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT
VLA'S ANNIVERSARY
- NSF PR 00-36 - May 24,
2000
MEMBRANE PROTEIN RESEARCH YIELDS NEW INSIGHTS
INTO INNER WORKINGS OF THE CELL
- NSF PR 00-35 - May 22,
2000
NSF AWARDS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS TO TEN
INSTITUTIONS
- NSF PR 00-34 - May 18,
2000
SHEDDING LIGHT ON LUMINESCENCE: SCIENTISTS VISUALIZE
STRUCTURE OF THE PHOTOPROTEIN AEQUORIN
- NSF PR 00-33 - May 16,
2000
NSF AWARDS $4.2 MILLION GRANTS TO THREE COASTAL
SITES FOR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
- NSF PR 00-32 - May 12,
2000
ANTARCTIC RESEARCHER DIES
- NSF PR 00-31 - May 15,
2000
NSF CREATES PARTNERSHIP TO FURTHER DIGITAL GOVERNMENT
- NSF PR 00-30 - May 15,
2000
SCIENCE BOARD ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEED FOR OPEN
COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS
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NSF PR 00-29 - May 10,
2000
ASTROPHYSICISTS DETECT COSMIC SHEAR, EVIDENCE
OF DARK MATTER
- NSF PA 00-4 - May 4, 2000
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS CHAIRS FOR COMING
TERM
- NSF PR 00-28 - May 4,
2000
HIGH TECHNOLOGY MEETS THE HIGH PLAINS IN STEPS-2000
- NSF PR 00-27 - May 9,
2000
WHITE HOUSE NAMES K-12 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
TEACHING AWARD WINNERS
- NSF PR 00-26 - April 27,
2000
PHILIP AND PHYLIS MORRISON, AND SCIENCE SERVICE
PICKED FOR NSB PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
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NSF PR 00-25 - April 26,
2000
COSMOLOGISTS REVEAL FIRST DETAILED IMAGES OF EARLY
UNIVERSE
- NSF PR 00-24 - April 14,
2000
NSF HONORS 350 JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS WITH 1999
CAREER AWARDS
- NSF PR 00-23 April 14,
2000
RESEARCHERS FIND KEY TO SPURRING METHANE CONVERSION
- NSF PR 00-22 - April 11,
2000
PRESIDENT HONORS TOP JUNIOR FACULTY IN SCIENCE
AND ENGINEERING
- NSF PR 00-21 - April 12,
2000
TWO STATESMEN OF SCIENCE ARE FIRST OF THE NEW
CENTURY TO RECEIVE THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
- NSF PR 00-20 - April 10,
2000
NSF AND MCI AGREE TO THREE-YEAR NO-COST EXTENSION
OF vBNS
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NSF PR 00-19 - April 10,
2000
NSF HONORS YALE BIOCHEMIST JENNIFER DOUDNA WITH
THE ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD
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NSF PR 00-18 - April 7,
2000
STUDIES OF MARINE MAMMALS INDICATE A "BREATHTAKING"
ABILITY TO DIVE TO GREAT DEPTHS
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NSF PR 00-17 - April 5,
2000
AUTOMATED NORTH POLE STATION WILL TAKE THE PULSE
OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN
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NSF PR 00-16 - March 31,
2000
MOTION OF MASSIVE ANTARCTIC ICE BERG CAUSES ANOTHER
IMMENSE BERG TO "CALVE"
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NSF PR 00-15 - March 30,
2000
SOLAR "HEARTBEAT" DISCOVERED
- NSF PR 00-14 - March 23,
2000
GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARDED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
- NSF PR 00-13 - March 23,
2000
NSF EMPHASIZES RESEARCH INTO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
WORKFORCE
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NSF PR 00-12 - March 22,
2000
MASSIVE ICEBERG PEELS OFF FROM ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF
- NSF PR 00-11 - March 22,
2000
STAGE SET FOR NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MAY 1999 GREAT
PLAINS TORNADOES
- NSF PR 00-10 - March 22,
2000
NEW RESEARCH ON LONG-TERM OCEAN CYCLES REVEALS
RAPID GLOBAL WARMING IN NEAR FUTURE
- NSF PR 00-9 - March 21,
2000
PHYSICISTS PRODUCE "LEFT-HANDED" COMPOSITE MATERIALS
- NSF PR 00-8 - March 9,
2000
SCIENTISTS "SEE" THROUGH THE SUN TO FIND STORMY
REGIONS ON THE OTHER SIDE
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NSF PR 00-7 - February
23, 2000
MARINE BIOLOGY COURSE USES ANTARCTICA AS ITS CLASSROOM
- NSF PR 00-6 - February
18, 2000
NEWFOUND QUASAR WINS TITLE: "MOST DISTANT
IN THE UNIVERSE"
- NSF PA 00-3 February 11, 2000
NSF ANNOUNCES ACTING DIRECTOR FOR LEGISLATIVE &
PUBLIC AFFAIRS
- NSF PR 00-5 - February
7, 2000
PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $4.5 BILLION FOR NSF
IN 2001
A 21st Century Budget for 21st
Century Science and Engineering, Says NSF Director
- NSF PR 00-4 - February
4, 2000
NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD RECOMMENDS $1 BILLION INCREASE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SPENDING
- NSF PR 00-3 - January
31, 2000
TWELVE PIONEERING RESEARCHERS WILL RECEIVE THE
1999 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE
- NSF PA 00-02 - January
28, 2000
NSF NAMES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL,
AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
- NSF PR 00-2 - January
13, 2000
THE STAR SPLITTER: MICROLENSING TECHNIQUE PIONEERED
BY NSF RESEARCHERS FINDS BLACK HOLES
- NSF PR 00-01 - January
7, 2000
ANTARCTIC WORKER DIES
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