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PRESS RELEASES FOR 1999

• NSF PR 99-41 - June 10, 1999
  'ALTERED STATE' MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING MORE BRAIN CHEMICALS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-40 - June 8, 1999
  MASSIVE POLLUTION DOCUMENTED OVER INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 99-39 - May 19, 1999
  NATURAL HAZARDS RESPONSE REQUIRES NEW APPROACH, STUDY SAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-38 - May 13, 1999
  NSF GRANT BRINGS "VIRTUAL WORLDS" TO LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-37 - May 7, 1999
  MOBILE DOPPLER RADAR INSTRUMENTS EDGE CLOSER TO SWIRLING FUNNEL CLOUDS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-36 - May 5, 1999
  S&E DEGREES TO WOMEN, MINORITIES ON THE RISE, MATH ACHIEVEMENT "GENDER GAP" IS GONE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-35 - May 3, 1999
  PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS GO TO STEPHEN JAY GOULD AND PBS' BILL NYE, "THE SCIENCE GUY"
  
  
• NSF PR 99-34 - May 3, 1999
  PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-33 - April 29, 1999
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PROMISE TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-31 - April 27, 1999
  A "MISSING LINK" FOSSIL ADDS "FOLIAGE" TO THE EARLY HUMAN ANCESTOR FAMILY TREE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-30 - April 26, 1999
  ARCHEOLOGISTS FIND MILDER ARCTIC CLIMATE MAY HAVE AIDED ALEUTIAN SETTLEMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 99-29 - April 26, 1999
  ACTIVE 14,000-FOOT-HIGH SUBMARINE VOLCANO FOUND NEAR SAMOA IN SOUTH PACIFIC
  
  
• NSF PR 99-28 - April 21, 1999
  CLIMATE PROJECTION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: EARTH WILL WARM BY 3 DEGREES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-27 - April 16, 1999
  "MIDWEST WILD WEATHER" GOES ON THE ROAD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-26 - April 16, 1999
  GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARDED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-25 - April 16, 1999
  NEW TEACHER AWARD HONORS NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR
  
  
• NSF PR 99-24 - April 15, 1999
  ASTRONOMY TEAMS FIND FIRST MULTI-PLANET SYSTEM, OTHER THAN OUR OWN, ORBITING STAR
  
  
• NSF PR 99-23 - April 15, 1999
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD HONORS MAXINE FRANK SINGER WITH VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-22 - April 9, 1999
  STANFORD CHEMICAL ENGINEER CHAITAN KHOSLA RECEIVES ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD FROM NSF
  
  
• NSF PR 99-21 - April 9, 1999
  NUCLEAR SUBMARINE PUTS TO SEA TO SERVE SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-20 - April 1, 1999
  FIRST ESTIMATES DEVELOPED OF LIGHTNING-ASSOCIATED "SPRITES"
  
  
• NSF PR 99-19 - March 26, 1999
  NSF TO PROVIDE $21 MILLION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATH SCHOLARSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-18 - March 18, 1999
  MIT RESEARCHERS PROPOSE NEW MODEL FOR CONVECTIVE CIRCULATION WITHIN EARTH'S MANTLE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-17 - March 15, 1999
  RESEARCHERS UNCOVER 3-D STRUCTURE OF VIRUS REPLICATION TECHNIQUE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-16 - March 15, 1999
  U.S. INVENTORS "PATENTLY" PRODUCTIVE -- AT HOME, AND AROUND THE WORLD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-15 - March 15, 1999
  NSF FUNDS NEW HIGH-SPEED NETWORK CONNECTIONS
  Program Now Reaches Institutions In Every State
  
  
• NSF 99-14 - March 4, 1999
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHER PLUCKS FOUR UNKNOWN FISH SPECIES FROM ANTARCTIC WATERS
  
  
• NSF 99-13 - February 23, 1999
  NSF TO ESTABLISH "CYBERSYSTEM" FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION
  
  
• NSF 99-12 - February 18, 1999
  GRADUATE SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS CAN BECOME K-12 TEACHING FELLOWS
  
  
• NSF 99-11 - February 18, 1999
  MOLECULAR CONTROL MECHANISM OF EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT UNRAVELED
  
  
• NSF 99-10 - February 17, 1999
  ANCIENT VOLCANIC CATACLYSMS DISCOVERED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF 99-09 - February 16, 1999
  NAVY FLIES LAST ANTARCTIC MISSION
  
  
• NSF 99-08 - February 10, 1999
  NSF-SUPPORTED NEW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
  
  
• NSF 99-07 - February 11, 1999
  VIDEO AND DATA LINKS PROVIDE "SEAL'S EYE VIEW" OF THE WORLD
  
  
• NSF 99-06 - January 29, 1999
  SCIENTISTS TO KICK OFF MAJOR FIELD EXPERIMENT ON ROLE OF AEROSOLS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF 99-05 - February 1, 1999
  PRESIDENT ASKS ALMOST $4 BILLION FOR NSF'S FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET
  
  
• NSF 99-04 - January 25, 1999
  NSF'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR NEW FACULTY FOSTERS INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF 99-03 - January 21, 1999
  RARE FOSSIL SHOWS THEROPOD DINOSAURS ARE FAST, DANGEROUS 'TURBOCHARGED' REPTILES
  
  
• NSF 99-02 - January 21, 1999
  WOMEN, MINORITIES MAKE HUGE S&E EDUCATION GAINS, BUT ARE STILL UNDERREPRESENTED OVERALL
  
  
• NSF 99-01 - January 7, 1999
  SERENDIPITY: CELL STRUCTURE STUDY UNCOVERS TAXOL'S SECRETS
  
  

PRESS RELEASES FOR 1998

• NSF PR 98-89 - December 18, 1998
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH HEADS SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN ADVANCES OF 1998
  
  
• NSF PR 98-88 - December 18, 1998
  NSF TELESCOPE SHEDS LIGHT ON FATE OF UNIVERSE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-87 - December 15, 1998
  NEW CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL SHOWS EARTH'S SURFACE TEMPERATURE RISING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-86 - December 11, 1998
  SCIENTISTS STUDY 100-MILLION-YEAR-OLD VOLCANISM IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-85 - December 10, 1998
  NSF AWARDS CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO WOMEN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-84 - December 8, 1998
  NATIONAL SCIENCE MEDALISTS NAMED
  
  
• NSF PR 98-83 - December 7, 1998
  NSF AWARDS DRIVE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-81 - December 1, 1998
  MORE FOREIGN-BORN S&E DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS STAY, BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES IS "WHERE THE JOBS ARE"
  
  
• NSF PR 98-80 - December 3, 1998
  SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE STRUCTURE OF AN ENZYME THAT USES IRON TO MAKE HYDROGEN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-79 - November 20, 1998
  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISCOVER DISTANT ASTEROID USING NSF TELESCOPE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-78 - November 20, 1998
  ANCIENT ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT ROCKED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-77 - November 20, 1998
  NSF FUNDS ADVANCED INTERNET RESEARCH PROJECTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-76 - November 19, 1998
  NSF, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES HONOR RESEARCHERS WHO ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO "GO GREEN"
  
  
• NSF PR 98-75 - November 18, 1998
  SCIENTIST FINDS ASTEROID FOSSIL THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED GLOBAL DINOSAUR EXTINCTION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-74 - November 6, 1998
  RESEARCH AIRCRAFT FLY BELOW ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY LEONID METEOR STORM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-73 - November 2, 1998
  NSF INVESTS $10 MILLION IN NEW ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-72 - October 28, 1998
  NEW INSTRUMENT "LENDING LIBRARY" WILL HELP RESEARCHERS SEE WHAT'S SHAKING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-71 - October 29, 1998
  NSF AWARDS MINORITY GRADUATE EDUCATION GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-70 - October 29, 1998
  SCIENTISTS PROPOSE LAYERED MODEL OF EARTH'S INNER CORE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-69 - October 22, 1998
  EL NIÑO AND CLIMATE MORE PREDICTABLE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
  
  
• NSF PR 98-68 - October 14, 1998
  SHEBA BREAKS FREE OF ARCTIC'S ICY EMBRACE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-67 - October 13, 1998
  NSF TEAMS WITH DOE TO FUND ENVIRONMENTAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE INSTITUTES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-66 - October 7, 1998
  MAJOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS RENEWED
  
  
• NSF PR 98-65 - October 7, 1998
  SUMMER ENDS, SUMMER BEGINS AS NSF SENDS TEACHERS TO THE POLES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-64 - October 6, 1998
  NSF: MOST SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREE HOLDERS EMPLOYED IN NON-S&E OCCUPATIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-63 - October 7, 1998
  1998-99 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-62 - October 5, 1998
  NSF APPROVES MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR AWARDS FOR TEXAS AND NAVAJO RURAL SCHOOLS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-61 - September 29, 1998
  NSF AWARDS KNOWLEDGE AND DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-60 - September 30, 1998
  NSF AWARDS GRANTS FOR INTEGRATIVE INNOVATION IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-59 - September 25, 1998
  RESEARCHER USES "DOPPLER ON WHEELS" TO STARE HURRICANE GEORGES IN THE EYE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-58 - September 24, 1998
  COSMIC FLASHER REVEALS ALL
  
  
• NSF PR 98-57 - September 28, 1998
  UPCOMING 'CENTURY OF BIOLOGY' GIVEN HEAD START BY NSF PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-56 - September 24, 1998
  NEARSHORE OBSERVATORY LEADS TO LONG-TERM METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-55 - September 24, 1998
  SCIENTISTS 'PLUG INTO' POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTLET ON THE SEAFLOOR
  
  
• NSF PR 98-54 - September 23, 1998
  AWARDS CITE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE PLANS TO INTEGRATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-53 - September 21, 1998
  NSF AWARDS EXTEND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY THROUGH HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK CONNECTIONS TO THE ASIA PACIFIC RIM AND RUSSIA
  
  
• NSF PR 98-52 - September 18, 1998
  VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES HIGH PERFORMANCE AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-49 - September 10, 1998
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS HONOR SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-48 - September 9, 1998
  ENGINEERS DESIGNING SMART BUILDINGS TO REACT TO SHAKES AND QUAKES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-47 - September 7, 1998
  'SUPERMASSIVE' BLACK HOLE FOUND IN THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-46 - September 4, 1998
  GLOWING CYANOBACTERIA GIVES RESEARCHERS NEW CLUES TO CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-45 - August 21, 1998
  Into the Blaze: Scientists Fly Above Raging Wildfires
  
  
• NSF PR 98-44 - August 14, 1998
  "WINFLY" HERALDS BEGINNING OF ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON
  
  
• NSF PR 98-43 - August 13, 1998
  CHEMICAL REACTION BELIEVED TO SUPPORT UNDERGROUND MICROBES IS NOW UNLIKELY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-42 - August 6, 1998
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IS TAKING SMALL BUSINESS INTO A NEW PHASE OF INNOVATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-41 - August 4, 1998
  MASSIVE OCEAN CURRENT MAY PROVIDE CLUES TO GLOBAL WARMING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-40 - July 31, 1998
  NSB URGES RESPONSE TO POOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH & SCIENCE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-39 - July 30, 1998
  NEW LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITE FUNDED FOR PLUM ISLAND SOUND ECOSYSTEMS STUDY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-38 - July 30, 1998
  COMPUTER INTERFACE TO HELP DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-37 - July 6, 1998
  "SCIFISH" TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT ALASKA'S FISHERIES AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-36 - July 1, 1998
  SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS '98 SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS' INTEREST IN SCIENCE GROWS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-35 - July 1, 1998
  GROWTH OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE FACE OF THE ECONOMY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-34 - June 29, 1998
  UPSWING IN INDUSTRIAL R&D CREATING POSITIVE ECONOMIC BENEFITS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-33 - June 25, 1998
  BIOMATERIALS ARE TRANSFORMING MEDICINE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-32 - June 1, 1998
  NSB HEARING HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION IN IMPROVING SCIENCE LITERACY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-31 - May 21, 1998
  AUTOMATIC OBSERVATORIES WATCH UPPER ATMOSPHERE FROM ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 98-29 - May 21, 1998
  NEW, SURPRISING PICTURE EMERGES OF SUB-SEAFLOOR MAGMA FORMATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-28 - May 12, 1998
  PANEL REPORTS ON STATE OF U.S. MATHEMATICS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-27 - May 14, 1998
  REMARKABLE SKULL OF PREDATORY DINOSAUR UNEARTHED ON MADAGASCAR
  
  
• NSF PR 98-26 - May 7, 1998
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR AWARDS FOR ATLANTA AND JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-25 - April 30, 1998
  BISON GRAZING INCREASES BIODIVERSITY IN GRASSLANDS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-24 - April 24, 1998
  GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK NOW EXTENDS TO THE DEEP OCEANS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-23 - April 22, 1998
  INFANT DEPENDENCY DRIVES MENOPAUSE, NSF-SUPPORTED RESEARCHER REPORTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-22 - April 22, 1998
  SCIENTISTS FIND FURTHER GLOBAL WARMING EVIDENCE IN TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION STUDY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-21 - April 9, 1998
  TRAINING CENTER'S OPENING HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-20 - April 7, 1998
  SHUTTLE MISSION'S "NEUROLAB" TO STUDY NERVOUS SYSTEM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-19 - March 25, 1998
  JANE GOODALL, PBS' NOVA PROGRAM, TO RECEIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 98-18 - March 18, 1998
  NEW PACT PROTECTS RADIO ASTRONOMY FREQUENCY FROM INTERFERENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-17 - March 16, 1998
  NSF AND NSI END INTERNET INTELLECTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PORTION OF DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION FEES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-16 - March 20, 1998
  NEW SICKLE-CLAWED FOSSIL FROM MADAGASCAR LINKS BIRDS AND DINOSAURS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-14 - February 27, 1998
  NSB OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE OF FEDERAL ROLE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-13 - February 26, 1998
  NSB OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE OF FEDERAL ROLE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-12 - February 18, 1998
  U.S. NAVY TO DEPART U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM AFTER 42 YEARS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-11 - February 17, 1998
  WHY IS ANTARCTICA SO COLD? SCIENTISTS PURSUE HISTORY OF ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET
  
  
• NSF PR 98-10 - February 17, 1998
  SCIENTISTS SEEK FIRST GLIMPSE OF SOLAR FEATURES DURING FEBRUARY 26 SOLAR ECLIPSE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-9 - February 11, 1998
  IN SEARCH OF BAD WEATHER: SCIENTISTS STUDY LAKE-EFFECT WINTER STORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-8 - February 11, 1998
  EVIDENCE FOUND FOR MOLTEN ROCK TWO THOUSAND MILES BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-7 - February 6, 1998
  NEW DINOSAUR FINDS IN ANTARCTICA PAINT FULLER PICTURE OF PAST ECOSYSTEM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-6 - January 28, 1998
  NEWLY DECLASSIFIED SUBMARINE DATA WILL HELP STUDY OF ARCTIC ICE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-5 - January 28, 1998
  JAPAN CATCHING U.S. IN SOME SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDICATORS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-4 - January 22, 1998
  PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS NATIONS' OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-3 - January 21, 1998
  NSF AGREEMENT WILL HELP RESEARCHERS MAKE THE MOST OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK
  
  
• NSF PR 98-2 -January 20, 1998
  NSF SELECTS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TO OPERATE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-1 - January 5, 1998
  EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOSTER FACULTY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  

PRESS RELEASES FOR 1997

• NSF PR 97-77 - December 16, 1997
  PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS RECIPIENTS OF THE NATION'S HIGHEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-76 - December 15, 1997
  NSF DISTINGUISHED LECTURER WARNS HIGHER ED MUST ADAPT TO WORLD FORCES OF CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-75 - December 9, 1997
  BIOGENIC EMISSIONS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OVER AFRICAN SAVANNA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-74 - December 10, 1997
  SEDIMENT STUDY 'GOOD NEWS' FOR QUAKE-PRONE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-73 - December 4, 1997
  SCIENCE BOARD CALLS FOR SYSTEMATIC R&D PRIORITY-SETTING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-72 - December 4, 1997
  SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TRAIN IN ENERGY LABS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-71 - December 3, 1997
  STRANGE SOUTH AMERICAN FOSSIL MAMMALS FOUND IN MADAGASCAR AND INDIA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-70 - November 27, 1997
  BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS NO LONGER FOUND ONLY IN THE BRAIN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-69 - November 24, 1997
  GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RECORDED IN ANTARCTIC MARINE FOSSILS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-68 - November 5, 1997
  1997-98 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON UNDERWAY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-67 - October 30, 1997
  PLANT GROWTH SURGES AFTER GLOBAL TEMPERATURE SPIKES, SCIENTISTS REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 97-66 - October 24, 1997
  SCIENTISTS CONDUCT FIRST LARGE-SCALE STUDY OF LAKE SUPERIOR
  
  
• NSF PR 97-65 - October 24, 1997
  TWENTY NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 97-64 - October 22, 1997
  NSF EFFORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE WEB BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-63 - October 19, 1997
  NSF FUNDS FIRST LONG-TERM STUDIES OF URBAN ECOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-62 - October 10, 1997
  THE SUNSPOTS ARE COMING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-61 - October 10, 1997
  LIMITS OF LIFE ON EARTH: ARE THEY THE KEY TO LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS?
  
  
• NSF PR 97-60 - October 9, 1997
  NSF, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES AWARD GRANTS TO FOSTER INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-59 - October 7, 1997
  NSF FUNDS EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND NEW YORK
  
  
• NSF PR 97-58 - October 2, 1997
  NSF AWARDS 28 GRANTS FOR LEARNING AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-57 - September 17, 1997
  SHIPS DEPART TO LAUNCH ICE STATION SHEBA IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-56 - September 17, 1997
  NSF GRANT WILL SPUR COLLABORATION FOR INTERNET TOOLS, INFORMATION AND PROTOCOLS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-55 - September 15, 1997
  IMMIGRANT STUDY PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-54 - September 11, 1997
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS HONOR MENTORING EFFORTS OF 19 INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-53 - September 17, 1997
  RADIO OBSERVATIONS PROVIDE NEW CLUES TO NATURE OF GAMMA RAY FIREBALL
  
  
• NSF PR 97-52 - September 9, 1997
  PIONEERING TEAM SPENDING WINTER ATOP GREENLAND ICE SHEET
  
  
• NSF PR 97-51 - August 18, 1997
  NSF AWARDS RECOGNIZE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-50 - July 17, 1997
  NEW STUDIES OF MARTIAN METEORITE LAUNCHED
  
  
• NSF PR 97-49 - July 10, 1997
  RADIO TELESCOPES IN THE NEW MOVIE "CONTACT" DISH UP REAL SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-48 - July 2, 1997
  NEW "CHILD INDICATORS" REPORT OFFERS DATA TO TRACK CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-47 - June 25, 1997
  BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ON OCEAN ALGAE COULD LEAD TO FREEZE- AND DROUGHT-RESISTANT CROPS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-46 - June 24, 1997
  INTERNET MOVES TOWARD PRIVATIZATION
  IP Numbers Handled by Non-Profit
  
  
• NSF PR 97-45 - June 18, 1997
  RESEARCHER CLOSING IN ON BIRTH CONTROL PILL FOR MEN
  Love may indeed be blind
  
  
• NSF PR 97-44 - June 11, 1997
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE WORLD'S BEST TEACHING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-43 - June 10, 1997
  SOLID CURRICULUM AND STRONG TEACHING OUTWEIGH NEGATIVES IN MATH AND SCIENCE LEARNING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-42 - June 4, 1997
  REACTIONS FOLLOWING DISASTERS DON'T FIT STEREOTYPES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-41 - May 28, 1997
  SEISMIC MYSTERY REMAINS IN AUSTRALIA:
  Scientist-Sleuths to Report on Latest Findings
  
  
• NSF PR 97-40 - May 22, 1997
  BIOCHEMISTS ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSPORT THROUGH MEMBRANES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-39 - May 20, 1997
  NSF APPROVES NEW CONNECTIONS TO HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER NETWORK: Lays the Groundwork for the Internet of the Future
  
  
• NSF PR 97-38 - May 19, 1997
  U.S. STILL PLAGUED BY LOW RATES OF DISASTER INSURANCE COVERAGE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-37 - May 15, 1997
  VERY LARGE ARRAY DETECTS RADIO EMISSION FROM GAMMA-RAY BURST
  
  
• NSF PR 97-36 - May 14, 1997
  VALUE OF THE WORLD'S ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-35 - May 15, 1997
  FIRST CIRCADIAN CLOCK GENE IDENTIFIED AND CLONED IN MAMMALS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-33 - May 1, 1997
  U.S. ANTARCTIC WORKER DIES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-32 - April 30, 1997
  NSF RECOGNIZES 1997 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE WINNERS
  Presidential Award is Nation's Highest Scientific Commendation
  
  
• NSF PR 97-31 - April 30, 1997
  STUDY OF "MIRROR IMAGE" MOLECULE SUPPORTS NEW APPROACH FOR DRUG DESIGN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-30 - April 24, 1997
  URBAN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS FORM COALITION TO SHARE INNOVATIONS AND TACKLE OBSTACLES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-29 - April 14, 1997
  EVOLUTION OF FISH ANTIFREEZE GENE SHEDS LIGHT ON CLIMATE HISTORY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-28 - April 8, 1997
  NSF TO ADOPT NEW MERIT REVIEW CRITERIA



• NSF PR 97-27 - March 28, 1997
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW COMPUTER PARTNERSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-26 - March 27, 1997
  A SAFER WAY TO MONITOR VOLCANOES? WORLD'S SCIENTISTS FINDING AN ANSWER
  
  
• NSF PR 97-25 - March 27, 1997
  NATURAL SELECTION STUDY SHOWS ANIMALS CAN ADAPT DRAMATICALLY FAST
  
  
• NSF PR 97-24 - March 26, 1997
  PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING BIOLOGIST TO SHARE EXPERTISE, TEACHING TECHNIQUES ON CD-ROM
  Medal of Science Winner To Help Create College Curriculum
  
  
• NSF PR 97-23 - March 24, 1997
  SOLUTION FOUND TO LONG-STANDING INCONSISTENCIES IN DATA ANALYSIS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-22 - March 17, 1997
  GOVNEWS PROJECT TAKES DEMOCRACY INTO CYBERSPACE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-21 - March 19, 1997
  ENVIRONMENTS ON OTHER PLANETS AND EARTH ONE AND THE SAME?
  New NSF Funding Initiative Seeks Answers
  
  
• NSF PR 97-20 - March 12, 1997
  WHEN SATELLITES MISLEAD: SCIENTISTS PRESCRIBE CAUTION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-19 - March 11, 1997
  FIRST EVIDENCE THAT OZONE HOLE HARMS ANTARCTIC FISH
  
  
• NSF PR 97-18 - March 4, 1997
  NSF POSTHUMOUSLY HONORS CARL SAGAN: DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD CITES SCIENTIST'S LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 97-17 - February 26, 1997
  FEATURE: "BAKED ALASKA" MUD VOLCANO DISCOVERED IN NORTH ATLANTIC
  
  
• NSF PR 97-15 - February 16, 1997
  NEW FINDINGS MORE DRAMATIC THAN TELEVISION
  Ocean Researchers Report New Evidence of Meteorite Impact as NBC-TV Premiers "Asteroid"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-14 - February 18, 1997
  CAN COMPUTERS COMMUNICATE LIKE PEOPLE DO?
  
  
• NSF PR 97-13 - February 13, 1997
  SCIENCE TAKES CENTER STAGE: OSCAR RECOGNIZES NSF-SUPPORTED FILMS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-12 - February 13, 1997
  MAKING THE 'MULTIMEDIA FUTURE' A REALITY: NSF CENTER LINKS HOLLYWOOD WITH SILICON VALLEY
  Cutting Edge Projects In Scientific Inquiry Leading To New Interactive Media
  
  
• NSF PR 97-11 - February 11, 1997
  SEMINAR TO SPOTLIGHT STUDENT-SCIENTIST COLLABORATION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-10 - February 11, 1997
  NSF REWARDS UNIVERSITIES WHICH LINK DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-9 - February 10, 1997
  WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE GPS NETWORK TO MONITOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S EARTHQUAKE FAULTS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-7 - February 6, 1997
  PRESIDENT REQUESTS $3.4 BILLION FOR NSF IN FY 1998
  Increase Cites "Emerging Opportunities"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-6 - February 5, 1997
  SCIENTISTS CORRECT MICROSCOPE "VISION PROBLEM"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-5 - January 31, 1997
  MAJOR CHANGES IN MINERAL CHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES AT HIGH PRESSURES SEEN
  Implications for Structure and Chemical Evolution of the Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 97-4 - January 28, 1997
  A JOURNEY INTO THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO: CD-ROM ENGAGES CHILDREN WITH 'REAL SCIENCE'
  
  
• NSF PR 97-3 - January 16, 1997
  SCIENTISTS PROBE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COAST-TO-COAST AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WINTER STORMS
  Better Weather Forecasts, Understanding of Climate to Result
  
  
• NSF PR 97-2 - January 14, 1997
  CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DECISIONS HINGE ON JURORS WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR TASK
  
  
• NSF PR 97-1 - January 3, 1997
  FALSE IDENTIFICATION: NEW RESEARCH SEEKS TO INOCULATE EYEWITNESSES AGAINST ERRORS
  
  

PRESS RELEASES FOR 1996

• NSF PR 96-88 - December 19, 1996
  DISEASE RESISTANCE MECHANISM IDENTIFIED IN PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-87 - December 19, 1996
  ROBOTS, VIRTUAL REALITY & OTHER "SMART" TOOLS SOON WILL HELP PHYSICIANS HEAL PATIENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-86 - December 18, 1996
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER SMALLEST FROG
  
  
• NSF PR 96-85 - December 16, 1996
  TWENTY NSF-NOMINATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE TOP PRESIDENTIAL HONOR
  
  
• NSF PR 96-84 - December 17, 1996
  NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE HASN'T STOPPED; HILLS HAVE RISEN
  
  
• NSF PR 96-83 - December 15, 1996
  RESEARCHERS SIFT EVIDENCE CONCERNING PLATE BOUNDARY; ANCIENT BOUNDARY EXHUMED
  
  
• NSF PR 96-82 - December 12, 1996
  SCIENTISTS UNCOVER LINK BETWEEN TROPICAL AND NORTH ATLANTIC CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-81 - December 5, 1996
  DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-80 - December 5, 1996
  WESTERN EUROPE KEEPS COMPETITIVE PRESSURE ON U.S. FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INVESTMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-79 - December 5, 1996
  INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH TEAM DISCOVERS UNSUSPECTED MOLTEN LAYER IN HIMALAYAN CRUST
  
  
• NSF PR 96-78 - December 5, 1996
  NO SUCH LUCK: NITROGEN FROM AIR POLLUTION UNLIKELY TO MODERATE GLOBAL WARMING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-77 - December 3, 1996
  NSF FASTLANE FEATURES SIMULTANEOUS INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-76 - December 3, 1996
  NSF FASTLANE WINS NATIONWIDE AWARD FOR BEST USE OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-75 - November 21, 1996
  IMPACT OF METEORITE, DROP IN SEA LEVEL CAUSED MASS EXTINCTIONS 65 MILLION YEARS AGO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-73 - November 21, 1996
  FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS DRIVE BOTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-72 - November 20, 1996
  INTERACTIVE MATH MAKES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN PHILADELPHIA: NSF MATERIALS CHALLENGE URBAN STUDENTS, BUT DECISION TO USE THEM IS A LOCAL ONE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-70 - November 7, 1996
  NEW AWARDS FOR OPTICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SPAN MANY DISCIPLINES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-69 - November 7, 1996
  TEACHERS TRADE CLASSROOM ROUTINE FOR ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-68 - October 31, 1996
  ANTARCTIC SCIENCE SEASON GEARS UP WITH SEARCHES FOR METEORITES, NEUTRINOS, AND NEW LIFE FORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-67 - October 30, 1996
  NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MEASUREMENT AND STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-66 - October 30, 1996
  FERTILIZATION PROTEIN STRUCTURE TO AID IN LEUKEMIA TREATMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-65 - October 25, 1996
  NEED FOR SPEED: NSF PURSUES PETAFLOP COMPUTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-64 - October 28, 1996
  FEDERAL SUPPORT DECLINES FOR UNIVERSITY R&D FACILITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-63 - October 23, 1996
  THE SWALLOWING OF EARTH'S OCEAN FLOORS; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM SCIENTISTS PROBE 'RECYCLING' OF OCEANIC CRUST NEAR COSTA RICA
  
  
• NSF PR 96-62 - October 22, 1996
  NSF SLATED TO INVEST $50 MILLION IN SBIR PROGRAM IN 1997; SUCCESS STORIES DEMONSTRATE PAY OFF
  
  
• NSF PR 96-61 - October 18, 1996
  SIX-YEAR DRILLING PROJECT TO UNCOVER ONE MILLION YEARS OF EARTH HISTORY; $10 MILLION NSF GRANT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-60 - October 18, 1996
  BENNETT BERTENTHAL WILL LEAD NSF DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-59 - October 14, 1996
  LACKING A CLEAR FOCUS, U.S. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS COURSES COVER MANY SUBJECTS BUT PROVIDE LITTLE DEPTH
  
  
• NSF PR 96-58 - October 10, 1996
  NSF INVESTS $105 MILLION IN NEW MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-57 - October 10, 1996
  GRANTS WILL SUPPORT 'BASIC RESEARCH' IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: 25 AWARDS TOTAL $5.6 MILLION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-56 - October 7, 1996
  GREEN GLOW: NOT ONLY FOR HALLOWEEN; NEW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN USEFUL IN GENE THERAPY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-55 - October 9, 1996
  IRON 'FERTILIZATION' CAUSES PLANKTON BLOOM:SCIENTISTS LINK IRON TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-54 - October 3, 1996
  SCIENTISTS WITNESS CREATION OF NEW HYDROTHERMAL VENTS ON SEAFLOOR
  
  
• NSF PR 96-53 - October 3, 1996
  EXPERIMENT PROVES NEW WEATHER-DATA COLLECTING TECHNIQUE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-52 - October 1, 1996
  MODEL OF EARTH'S INTERIOR PREDICTS SIZE AND SHAPE OF TECTONIC PLATES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-51 - September 26, 1996
  GLOBAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK PROVIDES 'FAIL-SAFE' TO NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-50 - September 24, 1996
  MAJOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERWAY: FIRST COMPLETE GENE SEQUENCE OF PLANTS TO RESULT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-49 - September 23, 1996
  NSF NAMES NEW ENGINEERING ACTING HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 96-48 - September 16, 1996
  NSF NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATION HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 96-47 - September 5, 1996
  JURIS HARTMANIS TO LEAD NSF'S DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-46 - September 3, 1996
  OCEAN SEDIMENTS CONTAIN RECORD OF PAST VEGETATION FIRES IN AFRICA;
  May Provide Link to 'Missing' Carbon
  
  
• NSF PR 96-45 - August 15, 1996
  THE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET: ANOTHER STEP IN THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL INTERNET
  
  
• NSF PR 96-44 August 15, 1996
  THE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET: NSF ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-43 - August 9, 1996
  TEACHERS CAPTURE THE EXCITEMENT OF MARTIAN METEORITE WITH SCIENCE 'TOOLKIT'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-42 - August 9, 1996
  BASIC COLLEGE SCIENCE COURSES 'FILTER OUT' MOST STUDENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-41 - August 22, 1996
  HIGH-TECH RADAR SEES THROUGH COLORADO 'WEATHER TRICKS'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-40 - August 6, 1996
  NSF AWARDS $17.8 MILLION TO STUDY HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-39 - August 5, 1996
  SCIENTISTS STUDY UNDERSEA VOLCANO DURING EARTHQUAKE 'SWARM'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-38 - July 17, 1996
  CORE SPINS FASTER THAN EARTH, SCIENTISTS FIND
  
  
• NSF PR 96-37 - July 10, 1996
  RAINFALL ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE TESTED IN DROUGHT-RIDDEN MEXICO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-36 - June 20, 1996
  NSF SCIENTIST'S COMPUTER MODEL LINKS FIRE AND THE ATMOSPHERE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-35 - June 17, 1996
  PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE SEEKS TO SHAPE NEW RELATIONSHIPS IN EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-34 - June 12, 1996
  NSF SHIP DELIVERS EMERGENCY PROVISIONS TO RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC BASE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-33 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR SAN DIEGO'S SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-32 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR MILWAUKEE'S SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-31 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR ST. LOUIS' SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-30 - June 3, 1996
  NSF FUNDS INTERNATIONAL PROTEIN DATA BANK FUELS RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-29 - May 30, 1996
  FIRST RESULTS FROM GLOBAL ARRAY THAT EAVESDROPS ON SOUNDS OF THE SUN
  
  
• NSF PR 96-28 - May 28, 1996
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW CLASS OF GENES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-27 - May 24, 1996
  NSF WINS APPEAL TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS PROPOSAL REVIEWERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-26 - May 23, 1996
  NSF WILL INVEST $48 MILLION TO SPARK FOUR NEW ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-25 - May 23, 1996
  AMERICANS LEAD THE WORLD IN COMPUTER USE, BUT HAVE LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, SAYS NEW REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-24 - May 22, 1996
  PLANES, MOBILE RADARS ANALYZE CHEMISTRY OF THUNDERSTORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-23 - May 22, 1996
  TORNADO SEASON STRIKES!
  
  
• NSF PR 96-22 - May 20, 1996
  MAJOR SHIFTS IN WORLD ECONOMY CONFRONT U.S. STATUS AS INDUSTRIAL LEADER, SAYS NEW S&E INDICATORS REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-21 - May 20, 1996
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS NEW LEADERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-20 - May 8, 1996
  SCIENTISTS TO PRESENT RESULTS OF 'SOLAR STORM' RESEARCH; MASSIVE EVENTS DISRUPT POWER, CAUSE AURORA DISPLAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-19 - May 3, 1996
  NEVER THE SAME SONG TWICE FROM SONGBIRD
  
  
• NSF PR 96-18 - April 25, 1996
  $10 MILLION RESEARCH CENTER AIMS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-17 - April 30, 1996
  RESEARCH GROUP CULTIVATING FAMILY TREE OF PLANT LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-15 - April 25, 1996
  PROGRESS IN MATH AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE PROMPTS "CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" AT NSF
  
  
• NSF PR 96-14 - April 16, 1996
  NEW REPORT LINKS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO THE BIOSCIENCES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-13 - April 1, 1996
  NSF NAMES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS FOR ARIZONA, ILLINOIS AND OHIO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-12 - March 28, 1996
  DISCOVERY EXPLAINS HOW DEEP-EARTH ROCKS REACH SURFACE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-011 - March 21, 1996
  LIGHT SETS THE MOLECULAR CONTROLS OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-010 - March 19, 1996
  NSF FY 1997 BUDGET REQUEST TOTALS $3.3 BILLION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-009 - March 14, 1996
  SCIENTISTS REPORT SURPRISING NEW RESULTS FROM CARIBBEAN SEA EXPEDITION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-008 - March 14, 1996
  TRAFFIC JAMS ON THE INTERNET
  
  
• NSF PR 96-007 - February 23, 1996
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES RENEWED SUPPORT FOR MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY IN FLORIDA
  
  
• NSF PR 96-006 - February 8, 1996
  "LASER TWEEZER" TECHNIQUE MEASURES DNA "MECHANICS"
  
  
• NSF PR 96-005 - February 6, 1996
  CAREER GRANTS INTEGRATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 96-004 - January 24, 1996
  NSF SUPPORTS PBS "BREAKTHROUGH" SERIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-003 - January 24, 1996
  $12.1 MILLION AWARD WILL CREATE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-002 - January 19, 1996
  NSF TACKLES SHUTDOWN BACKLOG AS MORE UNCERTAINTY LOOMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-001 - January 5, 1996
  GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMPACT ON SCIENCE GROWS MORE SERIOUS
  
  

PRESS RELEASES FOR 1995

• NSF PR 95-82 - December 14, 1995
  NO-WILT FLOWERS--AND NO-SPOIL VEGGIES?
  
  
• NSF PR 95-81 - December 7, 1995
  WHEN THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT MOVES: PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF A 7.75 EARTHQUAKE IN THE L.A. BASIN
  
  
• NSF PR 95-80 - November 29, 1995
  SIGNALS FROM MICROSATELLITE GPS/MET GIVE ACCESS TO WEALTH OF NEW INFORMATION
  
  
• NSF PR 95-78 - November 22, 1995
  CURRENT ANTARCTIC RESEARCH TARGETS THE SUN, MELTING ICE AND DINOSAURS
  
  
• NSF PR 95-77 - October 31, 1995
  ANTARCTIC FISH FOSSILS FUEL ASTEROID IMPACT DEBATE
  
  
• NSF PR 95-76 - November 2, 1995
  CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SET BY PAIRING OF TWO PROTEINS
  
  
• NSF PR 95-74 - October 31, 1995
  NSF SCIENTISTS TO STUDY AIRBORNE PARTICLES THAT MAY BE COOLING EARTH
  
  
• NSF PR 95-73 - October 24, 1995
  BURIED IN ROMANIA: FOREVER-DARK CAVE CRAWLING WITH LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 95-72 - October 17, 1995
  RESEARCHERS SEEK BASIC KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION
  
  
• NSF PR 95-71 - October 12, 1995
  NSF STUDY YIELDS INSIGHTS INTO IMPACT OF EXPERT TESTIMONY
  
  
• NSF PR 95-70 - October 11, 1995
  SCIENTISTS FIND "MASTER SWITCH" THAT INITIATES FLOWERING
  
  
• NSF PR 95-69 - October 10, 1995
  PEOPLE WHO DRIVE ON GLASS BRIDGES...
  
  
• NSF PR 95-67 - October 5, 1995
  GONG: NEW GLOBAL NETWORK POISED TO PROBE INSIDE THE SUN
  
  
• NSF PR 95-66 - October 2, 1995
  NEW RESEARCH CENTER TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING
  
  
• NSF PR 95-65 - October 2, 1995
  PLASMA PROGRESS PRESENTS POSSIBILITIES FOR PUMMELING POLLUTION
  
  
• NSF PR 95-64 - October 2, 1995
  NEW FINDINGS ON A KEY PLAYER IN WINTER CLIMATE
  
  
• NSF PR 95-63 - September 22, 1995
  UNDERGROUND EXPLOSIONS SHED NEW LIGHT ON INNER EARTH
  
  
• NSF PR 95-62 - October 23, 1995
  ADVANCED RESEARCH AWARDS INCREASE VISIBILITY OF ACTIVE WOMEN SCIENTISTS
  
  
• NSF PR 95-61 - September 14, 1995
  THE INTERNET GROWS UP: DOMAIN NAME SERVICES NO LONGER SUBSIDIZED BY TAXPAYERS
  
  
• NSF PR 95-60 - September 14, 1995
  NEW FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN U.S. AND STATES OF FORMER SOVIET UNION
  
  
• NSF PR 95-59 - September 8, 1995
  NSF Awards $9 Million under Human Capital Initiative
  
  
• NSF PR 95-58 - September 7, 1995
  Hurricanes Past, Present, and Future: New Perspectives
  
  
• NSF PR 95-56 - August 16, 1995
  Kenyan Fossils Point to New Species of Human Ancestor
  
  
• NSF PR 95-55 - August 14, 1995
  New Undergraduate Science Education Awards Aim Reform Institution-Wide
  
  
• NSF PR 95-54 - August 14, 1995
  Review to Explore How Current Innovations Can Reinforce Undergraduate Science Education
  
  
• NSF PR 95-52 - August 17, 1995
  Primary Events in Photosynthesis Revealed
  
  
• NSF PR 95-51 - August 10, 1995
  Early Events Revealed in the Fertilization of an Egg by a Sperm
  
  
• NSF PR 95-50 - July 24, 1995
  New Report Says Several Asian Nations Closing The High -Tech Gap
  
  
• NSF PR 95-49 - July 18, 1995
  Outstanding Science Students Awarded NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships
  
  
• NSF PR 95-48 - July 18, 1995
  High-Ability College Students Offered NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
  
  
• NSF PR 95-47 - July 7, 1995
  One of Earth's Great Crustal Plates Cracking in Two
  
  
• NSF PR 95-46 - June 29, 1995
  NSF Grants Serve as Catalyst for Undergraduate Chemistry Reform
  
  
• NSF PR 95-45 - June 29, 1995
  Arctic Ocean Provides Clues to Global Climate and Environmental Changes
  
  
• NSF PR 95-44 - June 29, 1995
  Geophysicists Explore Interior of Mars--from Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 95-43 - June 28, 1995
  Unconventional Environments Harbor Bacteria With "Extremozymes"