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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 14:40:31 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Astronomers Discover Clue to Origin of Milky Way Gas Clouds
Astronomers Discover Clue to Origin of Milky Way Gas Clouds
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:49:00 -0500
A study of hydrogen gas
clouds in two different regions of the Milky Way shows that they are much more abundant above areas of intense star formation, indicating they are blown away from the galaxy's plane by stellar winds and supernova explosions.
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:40:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Physicists Help Uncover 'Magic' Nature of Tin
Physicists Help Uncover 'Magic' Nature of Tin
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:30:00 -0500
A team of nuclear physicists from Rutgers University, the University of Tennessee and Tennessee Technical University is the first to explore and confirm the "magic" nature of a short-lived isotope of tin. Their results are published the May 27th issue of the journal Nature.
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Tennessee Tech University
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 17:12:45 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: STAR METRICS: New Way to Measure the Impact of Federally Funded Research
STAR METRICS: New Way to Measure the Impact of Federally Funded Research
Tue, 01 Jun 2010 09:03:00 -0500
A new initiative promises to monitor the impact of federal science investments on employment, knowledge generation, and health outcomes. The initiative--Science and Technology for America's Reinvestment: Measuring the Effect of Research on Innovation, Competitiveness and Science, or STAR METRICS--is a multi-agency venture led by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
STAR METRICS will ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:52:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NSF Sponsors Science Communicators' Conference and Launches Complementary Web Site: Eyes on the Sky
NSF Sponsors Science Communicators' Conference and Launches Complementary Web Site: Eyes on the Sky
Fri, 28 May 2010 11:01:00 -0500
Eyes on the Sky tells the story of NSF's role in supporting ground-based astronomy and together with NSF's science communicators' conference, "Future Science: The Frontiers of 21st Century Astronomy," will help prime reporters on grand challenge topics in astronomy today.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites science communicators to visit ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:55:07 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Dear Colleague Letter: Rapid Response Research Grants Available for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Research
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