Calm body, calm mind. #NSFfunded researchers at have proved this true – pinpointing brain areas in the motor cortex that integrate planning, purpose, physiology, behavior and movement.
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We’ll walk through our new programs and talk about our latest awards.
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NSF helps train the next #STEM generation through research opportunities and stipends for graduate students, postdoc fellows and scholars.
Do you want in? NSF 101 lays out multiple ways to search for the best fit for you and how to apply. bit.ly/42guBfI
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❄️Excelling in STEM fields despite the challenges of dyslexia, student Karina Zikan will propel her passion for snow research and water management in a changing climate via a Graduate Research Fellowship.
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The team will continue to visit their study sites throughout the rest of winter, looking at the changes that occur as the region transitions from winter to spring.
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The team experienced temperatures as cold as -41 F 🥶, frozen equipment, many feet of snow and minimal daylight all in the name of science.
During their six-day trip, the team collected thousands of bugs and pounds of water samples for further analysis.
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🧵 While most research in the Arctic takes place during the summer season, some research teams brave the cold to understand the region. In February, an all-woman (#GirlPower) crew headed to the North Slope to collect water samples and study primary productivity.
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Warm weather brings an uptick in ticks – & tick-borne ills.
#NSFfunded genome sequencing led by + reveals insights into malaria-like babesiosis disease, spread by ticks, & clues to better treatments.
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📷: M. Pound/@USDA_ARS/Bugwood.org
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This #MemorialDay, we remember the members of our armed forces who gave the last full measure of devotion in service to the country.
And we honor them by remaining committed to ensuring that our veterans & service members have pathways into STEM education, careers & research.
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Happy #fieldfriday! At Crampton Lake, WI, the ice is finally gone and the buoys are collecting data. Buoys in our northern Domains operate seasonally - it's always exciting getting them back in the water!☀️
📷 credit: Andrew Preul-Stimetz; Diagram: Caleb Slemmons
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Peering 13 billion years into the past, #NSFfunded researchers at used the to locate a unique galaxy. It creates new stars rapidly for its small size.
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📷 ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, P. Kelly
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Happening next week!
Register to join a LIVE exploration of the Arctic's changing water cycle with researchers and educators from bit.ly/3IHHJDU
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#DYK that much of the water in Alaska is not above ground but frozen under your feet?
On May 30 at 1 pm EST, join researchers and educators live from @Toolik as they explore how the water cycle in the Arctic is changing. Register today at bit.ly/40W0Lwp!
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A tall wooden building that resists earthquakes? engineers are using 's massive "shake table" to see if a 10-story building made of "mass timber" can buck a series of simulated quakes.
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📷: Shiling Pei/CO School of Mines
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Star trails blur and lasers streak across the sky in this long-exposure view from Pu‘u Poli‘ahu, the mountain peak adjacent to the North telescope, operated by ’s . 🧵noirlab.edu/public/images/
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Take your research to the next level. Join NSF in addressing challenges related to equitable water solutions, chemical sensing applications and bio-inspired design by translating research into tangible solutions.
Learn more: bit.ly/3MxiEN4.
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What if E.T. phoned US? Would we understand?
's is helping simulate the real thing with "A Sign in Space," an int'l effort to decode an encrypted message being sent to Earth today from a Mars orbiter.
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#SETIInstitute
📷 GBO/J. Young
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The -supported is a free, fun way to learn to code by composing and remixing music. 🎼 It's used in schools all over the world, with collaborators like music legends + .
Learn more on "The Discovery Files" apple.co/423PNWn
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Tropical rainforests are drying, and so is their ability to store carbon in their soil. #NSFfunded researchers at found that climate change will reduce tropical forests' carbon storage capacities. bit.ly/3OAFndz
📷 Daniela Cusack
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It's #WorldTurtleDay! 🐢
NSF supports research to study and protect turtle populations, including an AI-enabled weather forecast method developed to help save sea turtles from life-threatening cold-weather events.
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DYK? Concrete is one of the world's most polluting materials. U.S. startup is collaborating with Denmark's concrete manufacturing giant IBF to create a new kind of cement mix using microorganisms to reduce carbon emissions.
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New images from the 's Daniel K #InouyeSolarTelescope! Light bridges, sunspots, and other structures are featured. These images were drafted from data obtained during the first Cycle of observations, previewing the exciting science underway: ow.ly/zWLK50OskXx #NSFfunded
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🦐🌊 #NSFSBIR produces an eco-friendly material made from the shells of crustaceans like shrimp that can be used as foam packaging. Unlike traditional Styrofoam, Cruz Foam melts in water and is generally safe for animals to eat.
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Happy birthday, Advanced !
For 8 years, this amazing #NSFfunded facility has been unlocking mysteries of the universe, detecting gravitational wave evidence of black holes smashing together and other cataclysmic collisions. bit.ly/435xYqE
📷: LIGO
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Feathers to hold water! 🪶
Researchers at + say the ability of the "magnificent" feathers of the desert-dwelling sandgrouse to hold & store water in flight for miles could help future engineering designs.
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📷: Jill Rosen, Johns Hopkins
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Woohoo!! 🐒🌳🇮🇩 Five students, two profs, and a former #SDSU MA #Anthropology alum (now prof) are heading to #Sulawesi this summer to study human-macaque interactions!! Many thanks to for the funding & for writing this feature!
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From Louisiana to Indonesia, @SDSU professors are headed out for their summer fieldwork!
Learn more about @ethnoprimate and @noahax research projects in today's @sdut by @grobbins
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Hot flash be gone! Startup develops wearables that help women regulate their body temperature during menopause.
The bracelet sends cooling or warming waves from wrist to brain to help restore balance and bring relief.
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📷: Embr Labs
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It's back from the brink of extinction.
Deep dive into the world of the blue whale — and see it LIFE SIZE on screen! Scientists take you there in #NSFfunded "Blue Whales: Return of the Giants" 3D.
Learn more: bit.ly/3BA0Njm
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During #SmallBusiness week, visited Babylon Micro-Farms – a #NSFSBIR startup in Richmond, VA, that specializes in sustainable indoor farming.
Harris highlighted small-business growth from seed funding.
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📷 Babylon Micro-Farms
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Does your research focus on research security and integrity issues in the U.S.?
Join the May 18 or May 24 webinar to learn about the creation of the Research Security and Integrity Information Sharing Analysis Organization: bit.ly/42ZaxiX
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The team is focused on understanding changes in Alaska lakes & rivers through field observations, remote sensing, historic data, community monitoring & citizen science. The data & observations provide a valuable record of winter climate change. More at fresheyesonice.org.
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What's it like doing fieldwork in the Arctic?
For the #NSFfunded Fresh Eyes on Ice research team from the , it means traveling miles by snowmachine and camping in tents along the Yukon River.
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A ring of debris named RCW 86 is all that remains of a white dwarf star that exploded more than 1,800 years ago and was recorded by Chinese astronomers in the year 185 as a "guest star." Now we can see it. bit.ly/3OewfLt
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People want to pursue #STEM possibilities where they live.
Read my op-ed in on how is trying to meet people where they are by building realistic paths locally for them to enter the STEM workforce:
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A "one-two punch" is causing small, tropical forest trees to die, say #NSFfunded scientists . In part due to climate change, there has been an increase in lightning and lianas - woody vines that compete for sunlight. bit.ly/3M8ZKMp
📸 Zhichao Wang
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It's America's Seed Fund Week! Hosted by this is an online event that connects startups creating game-changing technologies with organizations that support them through early-stage funding. Register to learn more:
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#NSFSBIR #seedthefuture
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Big Bear, Little Bear ✨ ... big bear, little bear. 🐻
Like all mothers, Mother Nature is awesome!
Happy #MothersDay!
📷: Alice Kitterman/NSF
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Houston startup Allotrope Medical helps surgeons identify and locate the ureter during pelvic operations with a hand-held device, increasing safety and efficiency in the operating room.
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Awe-inspiring views! 🌅 Check out this incredible sunset from Cerro Pachón with the South telescope. No matter how many times we see it, we never tire of the beautiful colors of the sky! 🌈 #sunsetgoals ow.ly/lMrB50OmE4t
📷: @GeminiObs/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Paredes
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How do silk moths deflect bat attacks?
-supported research found they reflect bat sonar using cupped projections off their hindwings so bats attack their long, trailing tails instead of their bodies.
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📷: Rubin and Kawahara
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Soil microbes make soils healthy by storing carbon that feeds plants and prevents erosion. researchers are studying how more intense droughts and wildfires could disrupt this delicate ecosystem.
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