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May 31, 2016
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- Researchers find that Earth may be home to 1 trillion species
- It’s NSF’s birthday
- National Science Foundation awards $1.7 million in rapid response grants to study Zika virus
- Natural regeneration of tropical forests helps global climate mitigation and forest restoration
- President Obama honors nation’s leading scientists and innovators
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Bacteria beneficial to plants have spread across California (University of California, Riverside)
- Shape of tumor may affect whether cells can metastasize (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Fermentation festival leads to rapid response system at Center for Microbiome Innovation (University of California, San Diego)
- Algae disrupt coral reefs’ recycling (San Diego State University)
- Missing links brewed in primordial puddles? (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River (University of Georgia)
- Protecting diversity on coral reefs: DNA may hold the key (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
- Scientists predict cell changes that affect breast cancer growth (Scripps Research Institute)
- A cell senses its own curves: New research from the MBL Whitman Center (Marine Biological Laboratory)
- How DNA can take on the properties of sand or toothpaste (University of California, San Diego)
- New study found ocean acidification may be impacting coral reefs in the Florida keys (University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science)
- Sea star juveniles abundant, but recovery is anything but guaranteed (Oregon State University)
- Pond scum and the gene pool: A critical gene in green algae responsible for multicellularity (Kansas State University)
- Why vultures matter — and what we lose if they’re gone (University of Utah)
- Genetic potential of oil-eating bacteria from the BP oil spill decoded (University of Texas at Austin)
- IU-led study reveals new insights into light color sensing and transfer of genetic traits (Indiana University)
- Scientists watch bacterial sensor respond to light in real time (DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory)
- T cells use ‘handshakes’ to sort friends from foes (Emory Health Sciences)
- Shellfish response to ocean acidification depends on other stressors (University of California, Santa Cruz)
- First single-enzyme method to produce quantum dots revealed (Lehigh University)
- UGA study finds Saharan dust affects marine bacteria, potential pathogen Vibrio (University of Georgia)
- Hijacked cell division helped fuel rise of fungi (Duke University)
- Chicken coops, sewage treatment plants are hot spots of antibiotic resistance (Washington University School of Medicine)
- New stem cell pathway indicates route to much higher yields in maize, staple crops (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
- You are what you eat: IU biologists map genetic pathways of nutrition-based species traits (Indiana University)
- Brain imaging links Alzheimer’s decline to tau protein (Washington University School of Medicine)
- FSU-Cornell team defines meaningful part of maize genome (Florida State University)
- Proton-conducting material found in electrosensory organs of sharks (University of California, Santa Cruz)
- Polluted dust can impact ocean life thousands of miles away, study says (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Long-term memory has back-up plan, researchers find (New York University)
- How is rattlesnake venom like fine wine? Both have regional varieties (Ohio State University)
- Liquid order: Fluid self-organizes into structure that controls cell growth and health (Princeton University, Engineering School)
- Rice University scientists identify ‘smoking gun’ in metastasis of hybrid cells (Rice University)
- Dynamic DNA polymers can be reversed using biocompatible techniques (Penn State University)
- Program (Funding) Announcements:
- Dear Colleague Letter: Call for Submission of Conference Proposals to Inform the Design and Success of the Alliances and National Network for NSF INCLUDES (NSF 16-081)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Supporting Research Advances in Microbiomes (NSF 16-084)
- Developing a National Research Infrastructure for Neuroscience (NeuroNex) (NSF 16-569)
- Resources:
- The National Science Foundation Strategic Framework for Investments in Graduate Education FY2016-FY2020 (NSF 16-074)
- Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress – March 2016 (OIG 16-002)
April 30, 2016
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- NSF INCLUDES Special Report
- New land-use strategies can reduce greenhouse gas emissions
- Earth Day: New insights into coral health hidden in reefs’ microbiomes
- Infographic: Earth Day at NSF
- Rough childhoods can have ripple effects for wild baboons
- Earth Week: In a drought, which trees risk death?
- Earth’s weird and wonderful animal models
- Newly discovered baby Titanosaur sheds light on dinosaurs’ early lives
- Too much algae — and too many microbes — threaten coral reefs
- Evidence points to widespread loss of ocean oxygen by 2030s
- Research “News from the Field”:
- ASU researcher improves crop performance with new biotechnology (Arizona State University)
- Starvation as babies makes bees stronger as adults (Arizona State University)
- New tumbleweed species rapidly expanding range (University of California, Riverside)
- UGA researchers use single molecule of DNA to create world’s smallest diode (University of Georgia)
- NYU Tandon researcher synthesizes hybrid molecule that delivers a blow to malignant cells (NYU Tandon School of Engineering)
- Seeing cell to cell differences for first time explains symptoms of rare genetic disorders (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
- New tools allow rapid ID of CRISPR-Cas system PAMs (North Carolina State University)
- Dynamic model helps understand healthy lakes to heal sick ones (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Pinpointing the effects of fertilizer (University of Illinois College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
- Duke study uncovers genetic elements that drive regeneration (Duke University)
- How deep does life go? MBL study describes microbial neighborhood beneath ocean floor (Marine Biological Laboratory)
- Crab shell signaling helps control the many faces of cholera, study shows (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Smithsonian and collaborators find that trap-jaw spiders strike prey with lightning speed (Smithsonian Institution)
- Scientists crack secrets of the monarch butterfly’s internal compass (University of Washington)
- UW team stores digital images in DNA — and retrieves them perfectly (University of Washington)
- Visualizing and predicting evolution by mapping the elusive ‘fitness landscape’ (University of Michigan)
- Surface mutation lets canine parvovirus jump to other species (Cornell University)
- Plant signals travel different routes to turn on defense (University of Kentucky)
- Researcher pioneers bacterial infection treatment using novel target: Vesicles (Lehigh University)
- Mechanics of a heartbeat are controlled by molecular strut in heart muscle cells (University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
- Temporal cues help keep humans looking human (Duke University)
- Old-growth forests may provide buffer against rising temperatures (Oregon State News)
- Researcher studies how animals puncture things (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
- Dopamine neurons have a role in movement, new study finds (Princeton University)
- Ties to Alaska’s wild plants (University of Alaska Fairbanks)
- Program (Funding) Announcements:
- Dear Colleague Letter: Improving Graduate Student Preparedness for Entering the Workforce, Opportunities for Supplemental Support (NSF 16-067)
- EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program Track-1: (RII Track-1) (NSF 16-557)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Strengthening Research Capacity at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (NSF 16-080)
- Resources:
- Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (NSF 16-559)
March 31, 2016
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- In grasslands, longer spring growing season offsets higher summer temperatures
- Celebrating women in science and engineering
- Press Release 16-027: Potential Zika virus risk estimated for 50 U.S. cities
- Discovery: Fundamental science will play a key role in finding cancer cure
- Pioneering women in STEM — how many do you know?
- On World Water Day, scientists peer into rivers to answer water availability questions
- NEON Special Report
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Proven one-step process converts CO2 and water directly into liquid hydrocarbon fuels (University of Texas at Arlington)
- What bats reveal about how humans focus attention (Johns Hopkins University)
- Nearly all US forests threatened by drought, climate change (Duke University)
- New device may speed up DNA insertion into bacteria (MIT)
- One rule to grow them all: Single embryonic rule has regulated hominin tooth size (Arizona State University)
- New climate model better predicts changes to ocean-carbon sink (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Study predicts salt marshes will persist despite rising seas (Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
- Synchronized leaf aging in the Amazon responsible for seasonal increases in photosynthesis (DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- New method reveals high similarity between gorilla and human Y chromosome (Pennsylvania State University)
- Scaling up tissue engineering (WIBIE at Harvard University)
- Study shows whales dine with their own kind (MIT)
- UD prof studies how permafrost thawing affects vegetation, carbon cycle (University of Delaware)
- Even plant-supporting soil fungi affected by global warming, UCI study finds (University of California, Irvine)
- New York harbor’s oyster beds once protected against sever storms and extreme wave damage (University of Massachusetts at Amherst)
- How many types of neurons are there in the brain? (The Zuckerman Institute at Columbia University)
- Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Animal-inspired artificial eyes see through the dark (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Bats in Asia found to have resistance to white-nose syndrome fungus (University of California, Santa Cruz)
- How stick insects handle indigestive food (Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology)
- Pigeon foot feather genes identified (University of Utah)
- Pregnant T. rex could aid in dino sex-typing (North Carolina State University)
- Adolescent female pandas not the demure homebodies once thought (Mighigan State University)
- Ancient Denisovan DNA excavated in modern Pacific Islanders (University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine)
- For first time, scientists use CRISPR-Cas9 to target RNA in live cells (University of California, San Diego)
- Wetland enhancement in Midwest US could help reduce catastrophic floods of the future (Oregon State University)
- Viruses ‘piggyback’ on host microbes’ success (San Diego State University)
- Future brain therapies for Parkinson’s possible with stem cell bioengineering (Rutgers University)
- Study sheds light on patterns behind brain, heart systems; circadian rhythms (Washington University in St. Louis)
- Potential Zika virus risk estimated for 50 US cities (NCAR/UCAR)
- Discovery shows parallels between plant and human immune systems (Boyce Thompson Institute)
- Stanford scientists develop new technique for imaging cells and tissues under the skin (Stanford University)
- China’s forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change (Michigan State University)
- DNA molecules directly interact with each other based on sequence, study finds (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
- Stanford scientists resurrect an abandoned drug, find it effective against human viruses (Stanford University)
- New class of molecular “lightbulbs” illuminate MRI (Duke University)
- Ancient bones point to shifting grassland species as climate changes (Oregon State University)
- Program (funding) Announcements:
- Dear Colleague Letter: NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) (NSF 16-048)
- NSF INCLUDES Web Page
- NSF INCLUDES Program Summary Page
- NSF INCLUDES Program Solicitation (NSF 16-544)
- NSF INCLUDES FAQ (NSF 16-060)
- Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-USDA Joint Funding Opportunity – Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGERs) to Develop and Enable Breakthrough Technologies for Animal and Plant Phenomics and Microbiomes (NSF 16-058)
- Plant-Biotic Interactions Program
- PBI Program Summary Page
- PBI Solicitation (NSF 16-551)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Research Opportunities in Europe for NSF CAREER Awardees (NSF 16-052)
- Dear Colleague Letter: Research Opportunities in Europe for NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellows (NSF 16-046)
- Dear Colleague Letter: NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) (NSF 16-048)
- Resources:
- NCSES InfoBrief: Federally Funded R&D Centers Report Little Growth in R&D Spending in FY 2014 (NSF 16-307)
- Graduate Research Fellowship Program: FAQs for DCL NSF 16-050, Change in Eligibility to the NSF GRFP
- Innovation-Corps (I-Corps) Nodes Program: FAQs for Submission in Year 2016
February 29, 2016
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- Video: Science Nation Ecologists test stability of Maine ecosystem over two decades
- Feeding birds in your local park? If they’re white ibises in Florida, think twice
- Celebrating Black History Month with our research fellows
- National Science Foundation issues call for Zika virus proposals
- Seeking Zika: Where and when will Zika-carrying mosquitoes strike next?
- Scientists track nighttime bird migration using weather radar
- Increasing drought threatens almost all U.S. forests
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Crouching protein, hidden enzyme (The Scripps Research Institute)
- Novel 4-D printing method blossoms from botanical inspiration (Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard)
- Study shows large variability in abundance of viruses that infect ocean microorganisms (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Study shows animals with relatively larger brains are best problem-solvers (University of Wyoming)
- What a moth’s nose knows (University of Utah)
- New finding shows that males can drive creation of new species (Michigan State University)
- Scientists decode brain signals nearly at speed of perception (University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine)
- New insights into PI3K pathway and cancer metabolism (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)
- Too-few proteins prompt nanoparticles to clump (Rice University)
- Microtubules, assemble! (Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)
- New therapy halts progression of Lou Gehrig’s disease in mice (Oregon State University)
- Why do scientists chase “unicorns?” (Michigan State University)
- Isolated wetlands have significant impact on water quality (Indiana University Bloomington)
- Lithium battery material found to harm key soil microorganism (University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- Researchers sequence bedbug genome, find unique features (North Carolina State University)
- How gut inflammation sparks colon cancer (Duke University)
- Individuals’ medical histories predicted by their noncoding genomes (Stanford University Medical Center)
- New science helps put spotlight on unseen global impacts (Michigan State University)
- Search technique helps researchers find DNA sequences in minutes rather than days (Carnegie Mellon University)
- UW-Madison engineers create custom tuning knobs to turn off any gene (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
- By switching ‘bait,’ IU biologists trick plants’ bacterial defense into attacking virus (Indiana University)
- Light used to measure the ‘big stretch’ in spider silk proteins (Johns Hopkins Medicine)
- Stem cell gene therapy could be key to treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (UCLA Health Sciences)
- Ants were socializing–and sparring–nearly 100 million years ago, Rutgers study finds (Rutgers University)
- Fish fins can sense touch (University of Chicago Medical Center)
- Study finds fish larvae are better off in groups (University of Miami)
- On Darwin’s birthday, IU study sheds new light on plant evolution (Indiana University)
- Rare beluga data show whales dive to maximize meals (University of Washington)
- Penn study reveals how fish control microbes through their gills (University of Pennsylvania)
- TAxI shuttles protein cargo into spinal cord (University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine)
- Marine virus outbreaks linked to coral bleaching (Rice University)
- TSRI and JCVI scientists find popular stem cell techniques safe (Scripps Research Institute)
- Researchers discover new Ebola-fighting antibodies in blood of outbreak survivor (Scripps Research Institute)
- What bats reveal about how humans focus attention (Johns Hopkins University)
- Nearly all US forests threatened by drought, climate change (Duke University)
- New device may speed up DNA insertion into bacteria (MIT)
- Study predicts salt marshes will persist despite rising seas (Virginia Institute of Marine Science)
- Synchronized leaf aging in the Amazon responsible for seasonal increases in photosynthesis (DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory)
- Program (funding) announcements:
- Dear Colleague Letter: Zika Virus (NSF 16-043)
- Dear Colleague Letter: National Brain Observatory: A Phased Approach for Developing a National Research Infrastructure for Neuroscience (NSF 16-047)
- Dear Colleague Letter: NSF INCLUDES (Inclusion across the Nation of Communities of Learners of Underrepresented Discoverers in Engineering and Science) (NSF 16-048)
- NSF INCLUDES Program Summary Page
- NSF INCLUDES Program Solicitation (NSF 16-544)
- Dear Colleague Letter: I-Corps L – Stimulating Innovation in STEM Education (NSF 16-049)
- Innovation Corps- National Innovation Network Sites Program (I-Corps Sites) Program Solicitation (NSF 16-547)
- Innovation Corps – National Innovation Network Nodes Program (I-Corps Nodes) Program Solicitation (NSF 16-539)
- Resources:
- NSF FY17 Budget Request
- NSF FY 2017 Budget Request Fact Sheet
- Science and Engineering Indicators 2016
- Employment Opportunity (BIO/IOS): Permanent Program Director
January 29, 2016
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- Video: Science Nation Social interactions and the brain
- Do relatively bigger brains make smarter carnivores?
- New NSF special report: Let It Snow! The Science of Winter
- Colorado high peaks losing glaciers as climate warms
- Scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria
- Peering into the secret world of life beneath winter snows
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Video: Seeing viruses in a new light (Harvard University SEAS)
- UCR Research Advances Oil Production in Yeast (University of California, Riverside)
- Cool Science (Very Cool) Examines How Ice Storms May Shape the Future of Northern Forests (Forest Service Northern Research Station)
- Evolutionary Clock Ticks for Snowshoe Hares Facing Climate Change (NCSU)
- Darwin’s finches may face extinction (University of Utah)
- New framework sheds light on how, not if, climate change affects cold blooded animals (University of Missouri)
- How bacterial communication ‘goes with the flow’ in causing infection, blockage (Princeton University)
- Poison warmed over: Climate change may hurt animals’ ability to live on toxic plants (University of Utah)
- Conflict among honey bee genes supports theory of altruism (Penn State)
- West Coast study emphasizes challenges faced by marine organisms exposed to global change (University of Washington)
- High-quality bread wheat reference genome sequence on horizon, would help feed world (Kansas State University)
- Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer (Case Western Reserve University)
- Acoustic tweezers move cells in three dimensions, build structures (Penn State)
- Crouching protein, hidden enzyme (Scripps Research Institute)
- Study shows animals with larger brains are best problem solvers (University of Wyoming)
- UI biologists find sexuality, not extra chromosomes, benefits animal (University of Iowa)
- Like air traffic, information flows through neuron ‘hubs’ in the brain, finds IU study (Indiana University)
- Study Shows Large Variability in Abundance of Viruses that Infect Ocean Microorganisms (Georgia Tech)
- Penn-engineered neural networks show hope for axonal repair with minimal disruption to brain tissue (UPenn School of Medicine)
- Improving accuracy in genomic mapping with time-series data (University of Minnesota)
- Tiniest chameleons deliver most powerful tongue-lashings (Brown University)
- New methods help advance infectious disease forecasting (NIMBioS)
- CMU develops new method for analyzing synaptic density (Carnegie Mellon University)
- Study reveals deep ties between diverse tropical rainforests (NIMBioS)
- ASU scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria (Arizona State University)
- In rainforests, battle for sunlight shapes forest structure (Princeton University)
- Researchers uncover ‘predictive neuron orchestra’ behind looking and reaching movements (New York University)
- Penguins, food and robots (University of Delaware)
- “Traveling salesman” uncorks synthetic biology bottleneck (Duke University)
- Map shows hotspots for bat-human virus transmission risk (University College London)
- Humans adding less nitrogen to oceans than models predict (Brown University)
- What snapping shrimp sound patterns may tell us about reef ecosystems (North Carolina State University)
- Researchers uncover core set of genes for plant-fungal symbiosis (Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research)
- IU study shows first evidence for independent working memory systems in animals (Indiana University)
- Scientists demonstrate basics of nucleic acid computing inside cells (Georgia Tech)
- Remembering to the future: Researchers shed new light on how our memories guide attention (New York University)
- First study of arthropods in US homes finds huge biodiversity (NCSU)
- Ooh that smell: Plants use emissions for self-defense (University of Albany)
- Program (funding) announcements:
- No new program announcements
- Resources:
- Meeting NSF’s Technical Reporting Requirements (NSF 16-040)
- Prospective New Awardee Guide (NSF 99-78 (.pdf), effective Jan 25, 2016)
- NSF Grants Conference in Portland, Oregon (Feb. 29-March 1, 2016)
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December 31, 2015
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- A fine kettle of fish? Long-term data help determine fluctuations in fish populations
- Lakes around the world rapidly warming: Freshwater ecosystems threatened, including fisheries and water resources
- President Obama honors nation’s leading scientists and innovators: Nearly all awardees received NSF support during careers
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Strolling salamanders provide clues on how animals evolved to move from water to land
- Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs
- Osteoarthritis finding sheds new light on HA injection controversy
- Aspirin targets key protein in neurodegenerative diseases
- Scientists design a new method for screening cancer cells
- Peering into cell structures where neurodiseases emerge
- Penn researchers discover why E. coli move faster in syrup-like fluids than in water
- Trap-jaw ants exhibit previously unseen jumping behavior
- Climate change governs a crop pest, even when populations are far-flung
- Mapping the brain: Probes with tiny LEDs shed light on neural pathways
- UC Davis scientists demonstrate DNA-based electromechanical switch
- Trees either hunker down or press on in a drying and warming western U.S. climate
- Anatomy of a microscopic wood chipper (how an individual cellulase enzyme operates)
- Obstacles not always a hindrance to proteins
- CRISPR-Cas9 helps uncover genetics of exotic organisms
- Genes for age-related cognitive decline found in adult worm neurons
- A well-preserved skeleton reveals the ecology and evolution of early carnivorous mammals
- Special collection of the journal Adaptive Behavior explores origin and evolution of play
- Stroke recovery in mice improved by Ambien, Stanford study shows
- Fighting rice fungus
- Simple shell of plant virus sparks immune response against cancer
- Evergreens at risk
- Bacteria battle: How one changes appearance, moves away to resist the other
- Coastal marshes more resilient to sea-level rise than previously believed
- Program (funding) announcements:
- Revised Genealogy of Life (GoLife) Program solicitation (NSF 16-522)
- MacroSystems Biology and Early NEON Science: Research on Biological Systems at Regional to Continental Scales solicitation (NSF 16-521)
- Resources:
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs; NSF 16-030): Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) New Site Competition solicitation (NSF 16-509)
- CAREER Proposal Writing Workshops (March 21 and March 22, 2016)
- NSF Day at Pasadena City College (Jan 22, 2016)
November 30, 2015
- Research Highlights from NSF:
- New NSF-funded research finds way to withhold cancer cells’ favorite food
- Low-oxygen ‘dead zones’ in North Pacific linked to past ocean warming
- Video: NEON begins to monitor changing ecology of the U.S.
- At the intersection of neuroscience and art
- Where do rats move in after disasters? This team finds out
- An oral history of an NSF Ideas Lab
- Grass-planting change boosts coastal wetland restoration success
- Risk assessment, for the birds
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Biologists characterize new form of mRNA regulation
- Low-oxygen ‘dead zones’ in North Pacific linked to past ocean-warming events
- Short winter days trigger aggression hormones differently based on sex
- Ecological extinction explains how turbulence dies
- Fish skin provides invisibility in open ocean
- Sequencing algae’s genome may aid biofuel production
- Building with nature: Ecological design for next-generation cities
- Researchers sequence genomes of parasite that is actually a ‘micro jellyfish’
- CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing: Check 3 times, cut once
- Researchers detail how to control shape, structure of DNA and RNA
- The ‘Speck’-ter haunting New York tomato fields
- The astounding genome of the dinoflagellate
- UCI-led study offers model to predict how microbiomes may respond to change
- Shape of bird wings depends on ancestors more than flight style
- NSF-funded research reveals new discoveries on a bug with bifocals
- Study shows some 3-D printed objects are toxic to fish embryos
- Tomatoes get boost in growth, antioxidants from nano-sized nutrients
- Tissue engineers recruit cells to make their own strong matrix
- Rapidly acidifying waters pose major threat for Southern Ocean ecosystem
- Bat disease fungus found to be widespread in northeast China
- Pineapple genome offers insight into photosynthesis in drought-tolerant plants
- Caught in the act: New wasp species emerging
- West Nile virus killing millions more birds than previously thought
- Breeding higher yielding crops by increasing sugar import into seeds
- Researchers find universality in protein locality
- Program (funding) announcements:
- Dear Colleague Letter: Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and Education (INSPIRE) (NSF 16-023)
- Revised Critical Techniques, Technologies and Methodologies for Advancing Foundations and Applications of Big Data Sciences and Engineering (BIGDATA) solicitation (NSF 16-512)
- Revised EPSCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement Program: Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (RII Track-2 FEC) solicitation (NSF 16-511)
- Resources:
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs; NSF 16-021): NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program solicitation (NSF 16-503)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs; NSF 16-024): Graduate Research Opportunities Worldwide (GROW) and Graduate Research Internship Program (GRIP)
October 31, 2015
- Award announcements:
- Research highlights from NSF:
- The nuanced weapons of electric eels
- Warming waters contributed to the collapse of New England’s cod fishery
- How much did indigenous peoples alter the Amazon forest?
- Speeding up extreme big brain data analysis
- How a flying bat sees space
- Ancient fossils show effect of humans on Caribbean wildlife
- Morticulture: Forests of the living dead
- Research sheds new light on 150-year-old dinosaur temperature debate
- Clues to future of undersea exploration may reside inside a jellyfish-like creature
- Future wildfires may burn large parts of landscapes
- Be a (citizen) scientist!
- Research “News from the Field”:
- Museum Specimens Find New Life Online (NY Times Science)
- Electric eel: most remarkable predator in animal kingdom
- Response to environmental change depends on variation in corals and algae partnerships
- Collaborative research reveals a new view of cell division
- CWRU biologists find keys to driving a cockroach
- Study finds key molecular mechanism regulating plant translational activity
- Caltech scientists find cells rhythmically regulate their genes
- New mathematical method reveals structure in neural activity in the brain
- Deep-sea bacteria could help neutralize greenhouse gas, researchers find
- It takes a thief (bacteria capture genetic information from viruses and other foreign invaders)
- 3-D map of the brain
- Screen of human genome reveals set of genes essential for cellular viability
- Mini DNA sequencer tests true
- Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies
- Scientists discover ancient safety valve linking pollen to bacteria
- Study: Alaskan boreal forest fires release more carbon than the trees can absorb
- Scientists produce clearest-ever images of enzyme that plays key roles in aging, cancer
- Plant hormone ‘switch’ unravels chromatin to form flowers, Penn biologists find
- Slow and fast, but not furious–NYU researchers trace how birds, fish go with the flow
- Ancestors of land plants were wired to make the leap to shore
- Study explores ancient ecosystem response to a ‘big 5’ mass extinction
- An accessible approach to making a mini-brain
- New science redefines remote–even pandas are global
- True colors: Using molecular analysis to clarify dino color claims
- Penn Vet-Temple team characterizes genetic mutations linked to a form of blindness
- New, ultra-detailed maps of Great Lakes recreational use will inform restoration priorities
- Air quality and ozone pollution models for forested areas may be too simple
- Researchers discover key link in understanding billion-dollar pests in agriculture
- Stanford biologists crack centuries-old mystery of how cell growth triggers cell division
- Green storage for green energy
- Bumblebees’ adaptation to climate change could lead to rise in declining bee population
- Study shows new forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted
- Protein conjugation method offers new possibilities for biomaterials
- Program (funding) announcements:
- Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) – New Site Competition (NSF 16-509)
- Revised Improvements in Facilities, Communications, and Equipment at Biological Field Stations and Marine Laboratories (FSML) solicitation (NSF 16-506, replaces 12-505)
- Revised Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs solicitation (NSF 16-505, replaces NSF 13-600; link to FAQ below)
- Revised Dimensions of Biodiversity Program solicitation (NSF 15-611, replaces NSF 15-533)
- Revised Long Term Research in Environmental Biology (LTREB) Program solicitation (NSF 16-500, replaces NSF 15-503)
- Resources:
- Revised Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (Effective January 25, 2016); includes the Grant Proposal Guide and the Award and Administration Guide
- Webinar: Updated NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures, October 29, 2015, 2pm EST
- Webinars: NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program Q&A, Nov. 9, Nov. 10, Nov. 17, 2015
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): IOS Core Programs Solicitation (NSF 16-505)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): Public Access (NSF 16-009)
- Meetings:
September 29, 2015
- Award announcements:
- Research Highlights:
- Brain video series: New strategies address one of science’s greatest mysteries
- Modeling tool IDs genes that control stress response in plants
- Novel tag developed for squid, jellyfish
- ‘Tree of life’ for 2.3 million species released and more here
- Proteins assemble and disassemble on command
- Gene editing study reveals possible ‘Achilles heel’ of sickle cell disease
- Young chum salmon may get biggest nutrition boost from Elliott Bay restored beaches
- Arctic mosquitoes thriving under climate change, Dartmouth study finds
- Study shows common molecular toolkit shared by organisms across the tree of life
- A new factor in depression? Brain protein discovery could lead to better treatments
- NSF-funded mathematical biologist and geologist recognized for pioneering, interdisciplinary research
- Nanoporous gold sponge makes DNA detector
- Parasitic disease: Contact rates, competition matter in transmission
- Mathematical ‘Gingko trees’ reveal mutations in single cells that characterize diseases
- Before nature selects, gene networks steer a course for evolution
- Home sweet microbe: Dust in your house can predict geographic region, gender of occupants
- Researchers use DNA ‘clews’ to shuttle CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool into cells
- Sequencing of barley genome achieves new milestone
- Rare nautilus sighted for the first time in 3 decades
- Foes can become friends on the coral reef
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