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Program Guidelines: NSF 17-533
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, processes and services that benefit society. The goal of the program is to dramatically reduce the period of time necessary to bring a promising idea from its inception to widespread implementation.
Through this solicitation, NSF is seeking to …
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Scientists pinpoint how ocean acidification weakens coral skeletons
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How corals grow is the key
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Ancient sharks likely more diverse than previously thought
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385-million-year-old specimen may have fed on particles, not prey
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Blame it on the rain: Study ties phosphorus loading in lakes to extreme precipitation events
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Results in toxic algae blooms, dead zones and declining water quality in U.S. waterways
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Researchers outline the interconnected benefits of urban agriculture
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Scientists develop a tool for future assessments of the changing urban agriculture landscape
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You’d have to be a genius: the problem with ‘brilliance’ and STEM participation
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Perceptions about what it takes to succeed in certain fields may keep women out
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Innovation Corps (I-Corps TM) – National Innovation Network Nodes Program (I-Corps Nodes)
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Program Guidelines: NSF 17-533
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to further develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon fundamental research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products, processes and services that benefit society. The goal of the program is to dramatically reduce the period of time necessary to bring a promising idea from its inception to widespread implementation.
Through this solicitation, NSF is seeking to …
More at https://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504806&WT.mc_id=USNSF_39&WT.mc_ev=click
This is an NSF Upcoming Due Dates item.
Innovation Corps- National Innovation Network Sites Program (I-Corps Sites)
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Program Guidelines: NSF 16-547
The National Science Foundation (NSF) seeks to develop and nurture a national innovation ecosystem that builds upon research to guide the output of scientific discoveries closer to the development of technologies, products and processes that benefit society.
In order to contribute to a national innovation ecosystem, NSF established the NSF Innovation Corps Sites Program (NSF I-Corps Sites). Sites are funded at academic institutions, …
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This is an NSF Upcoming Due Dates item.
Pesticide turns honeybees into picky eaters
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Honeybees on a flower. More about this image In 2012, biologists at the Univrsity of California, (UC), San Diego, published their findings from a study in which they discovered that a small dose of a commonly used crop pesticide turns honeybees into “picky eaters” and affects their …
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Building molecular ‘cages’ to fight disease
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A molecular cage created by designing specialized protein puzzle pieces. Every color represents a separate protein, where cylindrical segments indicate rigid parts and ribbon-like segments indicate flexible parts of each protein chain. The grey sphere in the protein cage was placed there to …
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