Accomplished teacher and researcher selected to lead MSU’s graduate programs

Posted On Saturday, October 26, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
An accomplished teacher and researcher has been selected to lead Montana State University’s graduate programs. Karlene Hoo, a chemical engineering professor at Texas Tech University, has been named the new dean of MSU’s Graduate School, university officials announced Thursday. Hoo will assume her duties at MSU on Jan. 1. “A strong ...

U of M researchers launching effort to get a bird’s-eye view of changing ecosystems

Posted On Saturday, October 19, 2013 By . Under MINNESOTA  Tags: , , , ,   
MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL —In order to study rapidly changing conditions on the ground, researchers are taking to the skies. A $2 million, five-year study funded by the National Science Foundation and NASA aims to take a big leap forward in our ability to monitor ecosystem biodiversity and health on ...

Center to Study STEM Career-Development Program

Posted On Thursday, October 17, 2013 By . Under SOUTH CAROLINA  Tags: , , , , ,   
CLEMSON — Clemson University’s Charles H. Houston Center for the Study of the Black Experience in Education, in partnership with Fayetteville State University, has been awarded a $349,697 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects of a STEM career-development program. “The research project is designed to study the ...

UW Faculty Pay Raises Will Save Money for Wyoming

Posted On Monday, September 30, 2013 By . Under WYOMING  Tags: , , ,   
A lack of state funding for employee pay raises over the past four years has resulted in a steady increase in the number of University of Wyoming faculty members leaving for other institutions. Those departures represent an immeasurable loss of expertise, harming the university’s ability to fulfill its land-grant mission ...

Increased Bandwidth Will Help University of Idaho Researchers Share, Move Data

Posted On Saturday, September 28, 2013 By . Under IDAHO  Tags: , , , , ,   
Increased Bandwidth Will Help University of Idaho Researchers Share MOSCOW, Idaho – As scientists’ abilities to collect enormous amounts of data increases, so does the need to store and share the data. The University of Idaho has received a grant to increase its core network bandwidth tenfold, allowing researchers to share data more effectively and efficiently in Idaho and ...

Interlocking Segments Might be 3-D Printed, Assembled into Parts

Posted On Thursday, September 12, 2013 By . Under INDIANA  Tags: , , , ,   
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University researchers are working with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop a technology for creating parts out of interlocking segments produced using 3-D printing to repair vehicles and other equipment in the field. The Purdue portion of the research focuses on building blocks called "topologically ...

NYU Researchers Part of $2 Million NSF Grant to Develop Cutting-Edge Nanomaterials

Posted On Monday, August 26, 2013 By . Under NEW YORK  Tags: , , , , ,   
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded New York University researchers and their colleagues at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) a $2 million grant to develop cutting-edge nanomaterials that hold promise for improving the manufacturing of advanced materials, biofuels, and other industrial products. Under the grant, the scientists will develop ...

UAA’s Summer of Science Research

Posted On Thursday, August 22, 2013 By . Under ALASKA  Tags: , , , , ,   
Summer may mean lighter class schedules and easier parking at UAA, but the science never stops. Last week, nine undergraduate students from around the U.S. presented their research—everything from differences in seal muscle fibers to the possible survival of microorganisms on Mars—and fielded questions from an interested crowd in the ...

Dartmouth-Led Team Receives NSF Health Care Cybersecurity Grant

Posted On Monday, August 19, 2013 By . Under NEW HAMPSHIRE  Tags: , , , , ,   
Dartmouth has been awarded a $10-million, five-year grant from the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace program of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support research into ways of safeguarding  the confidentiality of personal health and medical information as these records make the transition from paper files to electronic systems. David Kotz, Dartmouth’s ...

Idaho Researchers Earn Grant for High-Tech Tools to Study Watersheds

Posted On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 By . Under IDAHO  Tags: , , , , ,   
MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho researchers are joining with scientists in Nevada and New Mexico to study watersheds in the western United States with the help of advanced computer simulations. The National Science Foundation has awarded the states a grant for a three-year project to analyze, visualize and explore watersheds. Idaho’s $2 ...

Summer Undergrad Research Tracks Natural Gas Leaks

Posted On Thursday, August 1, 2013 By . Under WASHINGTON  Tags: , , , , ,   
Summer undergrad research tracks natural gas leaks PULLMAN, Wash. - While some college students spend their summers tracking down the perfect vacation spot, Alex Lambdin spends his tracking down methane emissions leaking from natural gas pipelines. Lambdin, a senior in civil engineering, is one of more than 60 students from around the country and Washington State University participating ...

Young University of Arizona Professors Honored for Outside-the-box Ideas

Posted On Wednesday, July 31, 2013 By . Under ARIZONA  Tags: , , ,   
Young University of Arizona Professors Honored for Outside-the-box Ideas Two University of Arizona professors have won early-career awards from the National Science Foundation for pairing cutting-edge research with novel teaching tools that involve younger students in science and engineering. Jonathan Sprinkle, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has a cool tool for luring students as early as high ...

UMBC Announces the Appointment of Zeev Rosenzweig as Chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Posted On Monday, July 29, 2013 By . Under MARYLAND  Tags: , , , , ,   
UMBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Zeev Rosenzweig as chair of the department of chemistry and biochemistry and professor of chemistry, effective January 1, 2014. Rosenzweig will come to UMBC from the National Science Foundation, where he is presently a program director in the division of chemistry. He ...

NSF releases videos highlighting MSU research on wildfire effects

Posted On Saturday, July 13, 2013 By . Under MONTANA  Tags: , , , ,   
BOZEMAN – The National Science Foundation is giving national exposure to a series of video podcasts that spotlight how international teams of scientists are studying the impact of fire on ecosystems around the world. Through its online education site, Science360/Knowledge Network, and other means, NSF is highlighting the efforts of scientists ...

MSU Hosts 2013 Puerto Rican Pre-College Researchers

Posted On Thursday, June 27, 2013 By . Under PUERTO RICO  Tags: , , ,   
MSU Hosts 2013 Puerto Rican Pre-College Researchers During the summer, most high school students are working or enjoying their vacation. But four high school students and one biomathematics college student traveled thousands of miles from Puerto Rico to Morehead State University to complete a challenging research experience in mathematics and computer science. This unique seven-week opportunity was possible ...

A Grassy Trend in Human Ancestors’ Diets

Posted On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 By . Under UTAH  Tags: , , ,   
Most apes eat leaves and fruits from trees and shrubs. New studies spearheaded by the University of Utah show that human ancestors expanded their menu 3.5 million years ago, adding tropical grasses and sedges to an ape-like diet and setting the stage for our modern diet of grains, grasses, and ...

UA Part of National Alliance to Spur African-American Computer Science Graduate Students

Posted On Monday, June 3, 2013 By . Under ALABAMA  Tags: , , , ,   
Dr. Monica Anderson Dr. Monica Anderson TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama is one of seven universities recently chosen by the National Science Foundation to launch the Institute for African-American Mentoring in Computing Sciences, or iAAMCS. UA partners with Clemson University, Auburn University, Carnegie Mellon University, Rice University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Winston-Salem ...

Oklahoma Receives $20 Million Award to Boost Climate Research

Posted On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 By . Under OKLAHOMA  Tags: , , , ,   
Oklahoma Receives $20 Million Award to Boost Climate Research To advance understanding of how socio-ecological systems can adapt sustainably to climate change, Oklahoma has been awarded $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). The award will facilitate research and learning opportunities for college faculty, college students and K-12 students. ...
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