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06/13/2022
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.
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Researchers quantify the impact of urban vegetation on mortality rates
A nationwide study on urban greenery found that increased green vegetation in large, metropolitan areas could have prevented more than 30,000 deaths…
June 13, 2022
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Capturing carbon with crops, trees and bioenergy
An integrated approach to land management practices in the U.S. can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere far more than earlier estimates based on…
June 13, 2022
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What’s hot in science and engineering? Check out NSF research news for the day of June 14, 2022
06/14/2022
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How sleep builds relational memory
June 14, 2022
Relational memory is the ability to remember arbitrary or indirect associations between objects, places, people or events -- such as names and faces…
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Smart pacemaker dissolves when it is no longer needed
June 14, 2022
Researchers at Northwestern University funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created an implantable pacemaker that dissolves…
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Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
06/14/2022
Mid-Career Advancement (MCA)
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HSI Program Network Resource Centers and Hubs
Solicitation: NSF 22-602
Due Date: November 14, 2022
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:
An eligible institution may submit as lead for one HSI-CCC proposal and one HSI-CERS proposal.
An eligible institution may submit as lead for one HSI-Hub.
CISE Leadership Letter June 2022
06/15/2022
A Message from CISE Leadership
Dear CISE community,
I would like to focus this month’s newsletter on an important program we are very excited about, the new NSF Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Graduate Fellowships (CSGrad4US) program and its upcoming June 30, 2022 application deadline. The aim of this program is to grow the number and diversity of US citizen and permanent resident graduate students pursuing research careers in all areas of computer science, computer engineering, or information science.
Only a small fraction of our domestic undergraduate students in CISE disciplines attend graduate school directly after an undergraduate degree due to the outstanding job opportunities in industry and at other organizations. There are, however, many talented people in non-academic positions who are interested in returning to academia to pursue research-based doctoral degrees. CSGrad4US can give them that opportunity!
Unlike the NSF’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) which provides fellowships for undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at an accredited US based graduate institution, CSGrad4US offers an alternative pathway. In particular, CSGrad4US targets individuals who have some practical experience following their bachelor’s degree and are now interested in pursuing a research-based doctoral degree. CSGrad4US aims to financially support early-career individuals with the demonstrated potential to be high-achieving CISE researchers and innovators, and to broaden participation among groups underrepresented in CISE disciplines.
TheCSGrad4US Fellowship has a two-phased process comprising (i) part-time mentored preparation, followed by (ii) the fellowship itself, which constitutes three years of support for graduate study. The upcoming June 30, 2022 deadline is for students interested in beginning a research-based doctoral degree in a CISE discipline for matriculation in Fall 2023 or Fall 2024. The applicants must be United States citizens, United States nationals, or permanent residents of the United States by the application deadline.
We need your help in getting the word out. Please reach out to your former students to let them know about CSGrad4US, and encourage them to apply. Can you please commit to forwarding this email to three former students who might be considering doctoral studies? Together we can make real progress towards a thriving and diverse national workforce necessary to ensure the Nation's leadership in advancing CISE research and innovation.
Best,
Margaret Martonosi
NSF Assistant Director for CISE
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06/15/2022
SCIENCE MATTERS
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June 15, 2022
A moment that changed the world
Approximately 66 million years ago, an asteroid nearly 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) across hit the Earth near what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, close to the current towns of Chicxulub Pueblo and Chicxulub Puerto (after which the resulting crater is named). The asteroid hit at an estimated speed of 20 kilometers per second (more than 58 times the speed of sound) at a relatively steep angle of between 45 and 60 degrees to the Earth’s surface. The impact produced as much explosive energy as 100 teratons of TNT, 4.5 billion times the explosive power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb. It was the beginning of the end.
What followed was irreversible climate change, species decline and extinction. In short, it wasn't the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. It was climate change. Understanding why and how is critical for humans to navigate today's changing climate.
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How electric fish evolved their electric organs
June 15, 2022
Electric organs help fish such as the electric eel do all sorts of amazing things. They send and receive signals that are akin to bird songs, helping…
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Toward more sustainable wine: Scientists can now track sulfur from grapes to streams
June 15, 2022
Each week during growing season, California winemakers coat their precious grapes with sulfur fungicides to prevent powdery mildew infection. It's an…
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (LEAPS-MPS)
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3D-printed shape memory alloy is engineered with superelasticity
June 16, 2022
Engineers at Texas A&M University conducting a study supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created a superelastic shape memory alloy…
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New class of light-powered polymer catalysts could improve pharmaceutical manufacturing
June 16, 2022
Chemical reactions powered by light require photoredox catalysts that convert light into a chemical reaction. Chemists based at MIT, supported by a…
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NSF selects Kellina Craig-Henderson to lead its Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate
June 16, 2022
The U.S. National Science Foundation has selected Kellina Craig-Henderson to serve as Assistant Director of its Social, Behavioral and Economic…
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