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Nobel Prizes--The NSF Connection When a scientist who has received federal funding is awarded the Nobel prize, the public can share both the pride and the research benefits. More than 200 laureates have been supported by the public through NSF. More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/nobelprizes/?WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published October 15, 2021 at 12:45PM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science This past week, the Nobel Assembly and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. Among the prize recipients in physiology or medicine, physics, and economic sciences are researchers who have been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation. "We extend our congratulations to all the recipients of this year's Nobel Prizes for their bold thinking and transformative discoveries," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "For 70 years, NSF's ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303657&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published October 12, 2021 at 06:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

Civic Innovation Challenge awards support community-based solutions to mobility and disaster resilience In partnership with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $15.9 million in awards to teams comprising civic partners such as local, state, and tribal officials and non-profit and community leaders to conduct and evaluate ready-to-implement pilot projects that address community-identified challenges. Gaps in equality and natural disasters can have a widespread impact, but the effects are seen and ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303451&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 21, 2021 at 09:00AM Read more at nsf.gov

EPSCoR jurisdictions receive NSF investment to build R&D capacity and education The U.S. National Science Foundation has invested nearly $40 million in nine projects that fund collaborative networks, spanning a total of 20 institutions in 15 jurisdictions, through NSF's Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research RII Track-2 . EPSCoR is designed to build research and development capacity in states that demonstrate a commitment to ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303487&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 17, 2021 at 10:30AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF announces the launch of SpectrumX, an NSF Spectrum Innovation Center WASHINGTON-- The worldwide growth of wireless connectivity has provided immense societal benefits and has led to an explosion in usage of the radio spectrum and expansion to higher frequencies. However, the range of available radio frequencies is finite, and as the quantity of users and applications increase the spectrum gets congested. Ubiquitous connectivity must operate in harmony with scientific uses of spectrum -- such as Earth observation, astronomy, and geospace and ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303454&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published September 14, 2021 at 12:53PM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF selects Alicia J. Knoedler to lead its Office of Integrative Activities The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Alicia J. Knoedler to lead its Office of Integrative Activities. Prior to her NSF appointment, Knoedler led efforts in strategic growth of research activities and oversaw the management of research operations as the vice president of Research and Innovation at Miami University in Ohio. Knoedler has also served as the executive associate vice president for research, and executive director of the Center for Research Program Development ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303325&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published August 25, 2021 at 11:30AM Read more at nsf.gov

NSF partnerships expand National AI Research Institutes to 40 states WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, building on the first round of seven institutes funded in 2020. The combined investment of $220 million expands the reach of these institutes to include a total of 40 states and the District of Columbia. The institutes are focused on AI-based technologies that will bring about a range of advances: helping older ... More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303176&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News item. Published July 29, 2021 at 08:00AM Read more at nsf.gov