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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

New We call your attention to an additional mechanism to support collaborations aimed at injecting new ideas and approaches into undergraduate biology curricula. See RCN-UBE Dear Colleague Letter for further details.
New Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development (BREAD) Program Announcement now available
NSF Information Related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
NSF guidance for postdoctoral mentoring plans -- see Summary of Significant Changes to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide at: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_29/gpg_sigchanges.jsp
Dear Colleague Letter: Multi-scale Modeling (MSM)
Dear Colleague Letter: Update - Emerging Topics in Biogeochemical Cycles (ETBC)
Life in Transition (LiT) Dear Colleague Letter
Microbial Systems in the Biosphere (MSB) Dear Colleague Letter
BIO Program Director and Reviewer Opportunities

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities

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

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
(NSF 09-573) Posted July 16, 2009

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
(NSF 09-566) Posted June 10, 2009

Population and Community Ecology
(PD 09-1128) Posted May 11, 2009

Evolutionary Processes
(PD 09-1127) Posted May 11, 2009

Upcoming Due Dates

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Academic Research Infrastructure Program: Recovery and Reinvestment (ARI-R²)
(NSF 09-562) Full Proposal: August 24, 2009

Instrument Development for Biological Research
(NSF 08-566) Full Proposal: August 28, 2009

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
(NSF 09-566) Full Proposal: September 9, 2009

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(NSF 09-519) Full Proposal: September 14, 2009

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring in the Biological Sciences
(NSF 06-591) Preliminary Proposal: September 15, 2009

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News

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	Major Insights Into Evolution of Life Reported by UCLA Molecular Biologist Released August 19, 2009 News From the Field
	Honey-bee Aggression Study Suggests Nurture Alters Nature Released August 17, 2009 News From the Field
	Carnegie Mellon Develops Innovative Method to Detect Genetic Causes of Complex Diseases Released August 14, 2009 News From the Field

Discoveries

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	Tiny Bacteria Are Secret to Cicada's Success Some common life forms, like cicadas, depend on complex symbiotic relationships with specialized microbes to produce essential nutrients Released August 14, 2009
	West Nile Virus: The Search for Answers in Chicago’s Suburbs The pattern of West Nile virus in Chicago’s suburbs may hold the answers to understanding this disease Released August 11, 2009
	How Penguins & Seals Survive Deep Dives Jessica Meir goes to extreme environments to learn how birds and mammals thrive in conditions that humans cannot tolerate, and she tells readers all about it Released July 31, 2009

Events Calendar

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September 1, 2009 - September 2, 2009
Graduate Research Fellowships (GRF)
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September 10, 2009 - September 11, 2009
BIO Advisory Committee Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

September 15, 2009
NSF Day at the University of Vermont
Outreach

October 2, 2009
8th Annual NC OPT-ED Alliance Day Conference
Conference

October 5, 2009 - October 6, 2009
NSF Regional Grants Conference - Jackson, MS
Outreach

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