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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Assembling the Tree of Life
(NSF  09-522) Posted December 22, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(NSF  09-519) Posted December 8, 2008

Microbial Genome Sequencing Program FY 2009
(PD  09-7187) Posted December 4, 2008

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry
(NSF  09-516) Posted November 24, 2008

2010 Project
(NSF  09-514) Posted November 20, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates See All

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF  09-504) Letter of Intent: January 20, 2009

Plant Genome Research Program
(NSF  08-607) Full Proposal: January 20, 2009

Major Research Instrumentation Program
(NSF  09-502) Full Proposal: January 22, 2009

Science of Learning Centers
(PD  07-7278) Full Proposal: February 2, 2009

Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences
(NSF  08-510) Full Proposal: February 12, 2009

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News See All
Photo of a pink clone of A. pisum (pea aphid), with different stages, growing on fava bean. Modeling Genomic Erosion
Released January 15, 2009
Press Release
herd of Bison Study of Disease Risk Suggests Ways to Avoid Slaughter of Yellowstone Bison
Released January 12, 2009
News From the Field
data collected from the same crystal Researchers First to 'See' Reactive Oxygen Species in Vital Enzyme
Released January 9, 2009
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Photo of the diatom, <em>Stenopterobia curvula</em>. Crimes to Climate History: Tiny Diatoms Offer Big Clues
NSF-supported botanist Peter Siver of Connecticut College studies microorganisms that shed light on climate change dating back millions of years.
Released  January 7, 2009

Photo of Cheryl Hayashi holding a spider. Unraveling the Wonders of Spider Silk
University of California, Riverside researcher Cheryl Hayashi closely studies spiders and spider silk to discover the elusive genetic blueprints for silk making
Released  December 9, 2008

Photo of a spiny waterflea. Estimating the True Costs Of Invasive Species in the Great Lakes
Graduate student John Rothlisberger describes his research to measure losses caused by non-native species that were introduced by ocean-going ships
Released  December 1, 2008

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January 29, 2009
Noyce Scholarship Program Outreach Workshops
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February 5, 2009
Noyce Scholarship Program Outreach Workshops
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April 29, 2009  - May 1, 2009
BIO Advisory Committee Meeting
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