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Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
 (NSF  10-506) Posted November 5, 2009

Plant Genome Research Program
 (NSF  09-611) Posted September 22, 2009

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
 (NSF  09-598) Posted July 23, 2009

Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology
 (NSF  09-573) Posted July 16, 2009

Basic Research to Enable Agricultural Development
 (NSF  09-566) Posted June 10, 2009

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Ecology of Infectious Diseases
 (NSF  08-601) Full Proposal: December 9, 2009

Ecosystem Science
 (PD  04-7381) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Evolutionary Processes
 (PD  09-1127) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Long Term Research in Environmental Biology
 (NSF  07-588) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

Population and Community Ecology
 (PD  09-1128) Full Proposal: January 9, 2010

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Photo of an Alaskan beetle that produces a nonprotein antifreeze molecule. Ice Cold: Cooler Than Being Cool
Released November 23, 2009
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Illustration of Charles Darwin with photos of stars, fossil, and dna in the background. Anniversary Edition of Evolution Special Report Released
Released November 23, 2009
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Sequence of maize genome. Kernels of Truth: Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome
Released November 19, 2009
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Photo of a Joshua tree dusted with snow following a spring snowstorm in Tikaboo Valley, Nevada. Some Trees and Insects Are Made for Each Other
Christopher Irwin Smith describes research on Joshua trees, yucca moths and the question of whether coevolution between plants and their insect pollinators produced the spectacular diversity of plants and insects
Released  November 24, 2009

Photo of a litter sifting crew preparing for work at a Project LLAMA study site in Chiapas, Mexico. Following the Adventurous Ant Trail
Student field crews study the ecological power of ants in Central America under the guidance of biologist John Longino
Released  November 16, 2009

Photo showing cockroaches. With Help from a Bacterium, Cockroaches Develop Way to Store Excess Uric Acid
Finding could lead to new understanding of substance harmful in kidney disease and other human diseases
Released  November 5, 2009

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December 18, 2009
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March 22, 2010  - March 23, 2010
NSF Regional Grants Conference - Cleveland, OH
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