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NSF funds 30 faculty research fellowships through new EPSCoR initiative

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NSF awards $36.6 million in new food-energy-water system grants

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NSF issues new EPSCoR awards, investing in science and engineering across nation

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Changes in non-extreme precipitation may have not-so-subtle consequences

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Natural molecule appears to shut off cancer cells' energy source

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NSF awards $14.7 million for research to deepen understanding of Earth’s biodiversity

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New insights into nanocrystal growth in liquid

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Business R&D performed in US reached $356 billion in 2015

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In step toward 'controlling chemistry,' physicists create a new type of molecule, atom by atom

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UW team shatters long-range communication barrier for devices that consume almost no power

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UChicago scientists create alternate evolutionary histories in a test tube

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Four new NSF Engineering Research Centers will advance US health, energy sustainability

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In wake of hurricanes, floods and wildfires, NSF awards $18.7 million in natural hazards research grants

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NSF awards $13 million for research on how humans, environment interact

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NSF announces 14 new PIRE awards to support scientific collaboration in 24 countries

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27 new NSF INCLUDES awards aim to enhance U.S. science and engineering enterprise

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First on-chip nanoscale optical quantum memory developed

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Scientists track the brain-skull transition from dinosaurs to birds

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Earthquake triggers 'slow motion' quakes in New Zealand

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Decade of data shows FEMA flood maps missed 3 in 4 claims

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Penn: How openings in Antarctic sea ice affect worldwide climate

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Lazy ants make themselves useful in unexpected ways

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Why it's difficult to predict evolutionary fate of a new trait

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Team led by graduate student at PPPL produces unique simulation of magnetic reconnection

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UT Austin study raises question: Why are fossilized hairs so rare?

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Neuroscientists explore the risky business of self-preservation

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How tails help geckos and other vertebrates make great strides

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The sand trap: Demand outpaces caution--and knowledge

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A bioactive molecule may protect against congestive heart failure after heart attacks

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