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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grants in the Directorate for Biological Sciences
(NSF 08-564) Posted May 13, 2008

Advances in Biological Informatics
(NSF 08-563) Posted May 13, 2008

Opportunities for Promoting Understanding through Synthesis
(NSF 08-559) Posted April 17, 2008

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
(NSF 08-557) Posted April 7, 2008

NSF GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION
(NSF 08-556) Posted April 4, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Research Experiences for Undergraduates
(NSF 07-569) Full Proposal: June 6, 2008

Research Coordination Networks in Biological Sciences (RCN)
(NSF 06-567) Full Proposal: June 30, 2008

NSF GRADUATE TEACHING FELLOWS IN K-12 EDUCATION
(NSF 08-556) Full Proposal: July 3, 2008

Ecological Biology
(PD 04-1128) Full Proposal: July 9, 2008

Ecosystem Science
(PD 04-7381) Full Proposal: July 9, 2008

News See All
biology graphic Bread Mold May Hold Secret to Eliminating Disease-causing Genes
Released May 8, 2008
 
biology graphic Genetic 'Tag Team' Keeps Cells on Cycle
Released May 7, 2008
 
leaf beetle Trouble in Paradise: Warming a Greater Danger to Tropical Species
Released May 5, 2008
 
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Photo shows Michael Goodisman using forceps to hold a yellow jacket. How to Capture Yellow Jackets (and Not Get Stung)
Georgia Tech assistant biology professor Michael Goodisman on the thrill of collecting yellow jacket nests and why he studies these dangerous but important social insects
Released May 14, 2008

Photo of a  researcher collecting a sample at a mine for microbial analysis. Microbes to People: Without Us, You're Nothing!
How tiny microbes run the world
Released April 21, 2008

Photo of a microbial community known as a thrombolite. The World's Smallest Whistle-Blowers: Microbes
Microbes warn of ecological damage
Released April 21, 2008

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May 29, 2008
Advisory Committee for Business and Operations
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May 30, 2008
Advisory Committee for Business and Operations
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June 16, 2008 - June 17, 2008
Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE)
Advisory Committee Meeting

June 17, 2008 - June 19, 2008
Human Resource Development (HRD) 2008 Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)
PI Meeting

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