National Science Foundation Blog Posts

National Science Foundation NSF-funded report by National Research Council shifts focus from high-stakes assessments to measuring continuing progress Today the National Research Council (NRC) released a report, "Monitoring Progress Toward Successfu...

National Science Foundation New research shows that ocean turbulence directly affects the ability of microscopic marine organisms to recycle organic material back into the food web. Results of the study are published in this week's issue of the jou...

National Science Foundation Researchers are identifying the important ecological and economic contributions of bats; gleaning lessons from incredible bat abilities that may advance technology; and helping to battle a new fatal bat epidemic The sigh...

[ Video: M. Xanthus Ripples – Predation ] | [ Video: Predatory Bacterial Crowdsourcing ] Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Waves at the beach are relaxing. Waves at a baseball game are fun. Waves in the bacterial world...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Though their actions look suspiciously like play, a new study performed by  University of California at Berkeley psychology professor and affiliate professor of philosophy Alison Gopnik shows...

Posted in alexandria virginiacarlyle neighborhoodcity of alexandrianewsI had meant to post this a few weeks back and just found the article I was looking for. The National Science Foundation (NSF) may be looking for a new home. The Carlyle area would...

Grant Awards : Travel Support for the Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems at The National Science Foundation NSF Program(s): SOFTWARE & HARDWARE FOUNDATION Award Instrument: Standard Grant Start Dat...

A press release issued today by the National Science Foundation highlights a recent study that shows that seagrasses are able to store as much carbon as forests.  Florida International University and the National Science Foundation's Florida Coa...

4 full-time PhD research assistant-ships at the Secure and Reliable Networking Research Lab, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, UMass Lowell, USA   Study Subject(s): Electrical... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my we...

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funded PhD Position at the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland Study Subject(s): Social and Preventive Medicine... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website...

Scholarship for High school Seniors Students in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics at Waubonsee Community College, USA 2012-2013   Study Subject(s): Science, technology, engineering and mathematics Course Level: High school Seniors...