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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 05:59:56 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Report Shows Decline in Federal Science and Engineering Funding at Minority-Serving Institutions
Report Shows Decline in Federal Science and Engineering Funding at Minority-Serving Institutions
In fiscal year 2007, federal agencies gave less science and engineering (S&E) funding to academic institutions that primarily serve minority students, says a new National Science Foundation report released today.
According to the report, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) received $406 million in federal S&E dollars in fiscal year 2007, their lowest annual funding total since fiscal year 2001. It was the second year in a row HBCUs saw a drop in funding of ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 13:18:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Bananas Gone Bad Glow Blue in UV-Light
Bananas Gone Bad Glow Blue in UV-Light
Nicholas Turro of Columbia University, Bernhard Krautler of the University of Innsbruck, Austria and their colleagues have found that, as chlorophyll ages and begins to disintegrate in banana peels it does not change color in the spectrum of visible light we see. Instead, it glows blue when observed under ultraviolet light.
While the light show adds a level of exoticism to the fruit in our eyes, and serves to attract a host of potential consumers in the eyes of insects and other ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 15:24:54 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: 2010 Vannevar Bush Award Call for Nominations
2010 Vannevar Bush Award
~ Honoring Exceptional Service to the Nation in Science and Technology ~
Call for Nominations (Deadline: November 4, 2009)
The Vannevar Bush Award honors truly exceptional lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the Nation through public service activities in science, technology, and public policy. The Vannevar Bush Award is presented by the National Science Board, the policymaking board of the
National Science Foundation.
Past recipients of the Vannevar Bush Award include such renowned leaders in science and technology as: Charles Townes, Harold Varmus, Maxine Singer, H. Guyford Stever, Phillip Abelson, Norman Ramsey, Linus Pauling, and James Killian.
For nomination instructions, please visit http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/awards/bush.jsp. All inquiries about the award or nomination procedures should be directed
to Jennifer Richards, National Science Foundation (jlrichar@xxxxxxx).
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The NSB is the 25-member policymaking body for the National Science Foundation (NSF) and advisory body to the President and Congress on science and engineering issues. Drawn from universities and industry, and representing a variety of science and engineering disciplines and geographic areas, NSB members are selected for their eminence in
research, education, or public service, and records of distinguished service. For more background on the NSB and its current composition, visit: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/about/index.jsp.
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