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NSF, NASA announce commitments to support White House strategic plan on STEM education

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NSF Prize Competitions

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Engineering biology through DNA’s environment

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New TRIPODS+X awards target Big Data solutions for broad range of research challenges

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Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

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Statement on the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House OSTP

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STEM Education Advisory Panel announced

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OSTP and NSF to honor 140 individuals and organizations with highest US award for teachers and mentors

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Western Dakota Tech earns first place in 4th annual Community College Innovation Challenge

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National Science Foundation spotlights young math superstars

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View and vote on more than 200 science and engineering videos

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Statement on Teacher Appreciation Week 2018

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Air Force, NSF to create research partnership to enhance national security

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Developmental psychologist receives 2018 Alan T. Waterman Award

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2018 Community College Innovation Challenge finalists announced

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NSF announces 2018 winners for Generation Nano: Superheroes Inspired by Science

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NSF announces Graduate Research Fellowships for 2018

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State of US science enterprise report shows US leads in S&E as China rapidly advances

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How NSF honors America's educators

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8 ways the National Science Foundation supports our troops

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It's our birthday!

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Earth's weird and wonderful animal models

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Infographic: Earth Day at NSF

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Nanoscale solutions to a very large problem

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Super small science competition announces student finalists

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Fundamental science will play a key role in finding cancer cure

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Celebrating women in science and engineering

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Be a (citizen) scientist!

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After the Lecture: Anna Balazs

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