National Science Foundation invested nearly $10 million to develop transformative bio-inspired solutions
On Feb. 8, 2024, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it was investing $9.75 million to advance novel…
U.S. National Science Foundation invested $35 million in future manufacturing
On Sept. 29, 2023, through the Future Manufacturing program, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced targeted investments…
U.S. National Science Foundation invested $26.7 million in building the first-ever prototype open knowledge network
On Sept. 26, 2023, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced it had invested $26.7 million in 18…
Northwestern received $50 million to study life sciences using mathematics
On Sept. 14, 2023, Northwestern University announced it had been awarded $50 million over five years from the…
National Science Foundation released reports outlining bold goals for U.S. bioeconomy
On Mar. 22, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released a series of five…
National Science Foundation partnerships expand National AI Research Institutes to 40 states
On Jul. 29, 2021, the National Science Foundation announced the establishment of 11 new NSF National Artificial Intelligence…
National Science Foundation funded more than 80 startups to address COVID-19 challenges
On Sept. 30, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it had funded more than 80 startups…
National Science Foundation advanced artificial intelligence research with new nationwide institutes
On Aug. 26, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) announced that it was establishing new artificial intelligence institutes…
Yale researchers part of new NSF-funded quantum center
On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for…
National Science Foundation awarded rapid response grants to support coronavirus (COVID-19) research
On Apr. 21, 2020, the National Science Foundation (NSF) issued a letter to researchers inviting proposals for rapid…
Researchers at UGA’s Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases received a $16 million grant to study tropical diseases
On Oct. 30, 2019, researchers at the University of Georgia’s Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases received…
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NSF awarded $1 million grant to scientists at Emory and Georgia Tech to decode neural networks
On Sept. 11, 2018, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a three year $1 million grant to scientists…
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NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine
On Sept. 11, 2018, the NSF launched the 2026 Idea Machine: A mechanism to set the stage for…
Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization was awarded a $20 million grant by the NSF to advance organic synthesis
On Oct. 2, 2017, Emory University’s Center for Selective C-H Functionalization (CCHF) was awarded a $20 million grant…
Scientists complete most comprehensive genetic analysis of corn to-date
On Jun. 3, 2012, an interdisciplinary team, led by researchers at Cornell University and the USDA Agricultural Research…
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The National Science Board announced that James R Killian, Jr. was the recipient of its Vannevar Bush Award
In 1980, the National Science Board (NSB) announced that James R. Killian, Jr. was the recipient of its…
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The Vannevar Bush Award was established
In 1980, Established in 1980, the award commemorates Vannevar Bush, a science advisor to President Roosevelt during World…
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote Vannevar Bush setting in motion the National Science Foundation
On Nov. 17, 1944, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote a letter to to Vannevar Bush, head of the…