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Research Experiences for Undergraduates
 (NSF  09-598) Posted July 23, 2009

NSF/DOE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering
 (NSF  09-596) Posted July 21, 2009

Climate Process and Modeling Teams
 (NSF  09-568) Posted June 25, 2009

Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²)
 (NSF  09-562) Posted May 11, 2009

Major Research Instrumentation Program
 (NSF  09-561) Posted May 11, 2009

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 (NSF  09-519) Full Proposal: September 14, 2009

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 (NSF  09-505) Full Proposal: September 18, 2009

Climate Process and Modeling Teams
 (NSF  09-568) Full Proposal: September 24, 2009

Cooperative Studies Of The Earth's Deep Interior
 (NSF  06-578) Full Proposal: September 25, 2009

Geospace Environment Modeling
 (NSF  04-576) Full Proposal: October 15, 2009

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ATM Division to change name to AGS on Oct 1
Updated June 1, 2009
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Photo of Gregory Lehn and Matt Knhosh talking with co-principal investigator Jim McClelland. Permafrost Could Be Climate's Ticking Time Bomb
Researchers conduct fieldwork to track permafrost melting in Alaska and gain insight about the release of carbon into the atmosphere
Released  August 5, 2009

Photo of a researcher collecting soil samples at the Arctic LTER site. Life Underground Critical to Earth's Ecosystems
Scientists travel 'down the rabbit hole' for new view of subterranean biodiversity
Released  July 29, 2009

Photo of Peter Lawrence pointing to landcover changes on a computer screen. Scientists Tackle Climate Model Mystery
Researchers trace a problem with a key climate model to its hydrology scheme and find a simpler scheme keeps simulations in line with real-world observations
Released  June 19, 2009

Photo of Katrina Edwards sub-sampling volcanic basalt for microbiology as Brian Midson looks on. Hunting for Life in Rocks Beneath the Seas
University of Southern California geobiologist Katrina Edwards describes research to find and characterize microbes in the crust beneath the deep sea
Released  May 8, 2009

Photo of Kakani Young swimming among jellyfish. Jellyfish: Far From Passive Drifters-in-the-currents
"Biomixing" by floating animals churns waters in oceans, seas, lakes
Released  May 8, 2009

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October 14, 2009  - October 15, 2009
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