Editor's Picks
There is no pinned content in this Editor's Picks module.
Click here to learn more about content pinning.
-
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The Florida Senate voted down a bill Tuesday which would have privatized about 30 prisons in the southern part of the state. The measure failed on a 21-19 vote Tuesday evening. Senate President Mike Haridopolos told...
-
"There is a common good here," she says. The White House continues to support a long-term doubling of budgets for physical-science agencies, including the National Science Foundation (NSF) in Arlington, Virginia; the Department of Energy's Office of...
-
In this July 15, 2011 photo, on the world's longest ice runway, 16,800 feet long, logistics workers offload cargo from a New York Air National Guard LC-130 transport plane mounted with landing skis, at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by... View Photo »
-
NSF’s expertise and recognition in both product certification and sustainability will increase the credibility of the BPI’s effort ... NSF Sustainability’s participation will help to expand the Certified Compostable program and provide consumers, institutional, commercial and government purchasers even ...
SOURCE: Green Lodging News -
1975 to 1987 Sen. William Proxmire (D-WI) bestowed monthly “Golden Fleece Awards” to identify what he viewed as wasteful government spending. The announcements were widely covered by the media at the time. The first two awards went to the National...
-
...science centre Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 5,726 5,732 5,068 Efforts in public health and disease prevention bear the brunt of a deep cut Food and Drug Administration 2,403 2,506 2,517 Surge in income from industry user fees keeps funding...
-
WELLESSE® Premium Liquid Supplements Serves Celiac Sufferers With Gluten-Free Products, Promotions and Partnerships
PR Newswire
Wellesse supplements are developed by scientists and health professionals under the strictest NSF quality requirements in compliance with cGMP guidelines established by the FDA. Wellesse is now a proud sponsor of the Celiac Disease Foundation to help...
-
In this Saturday, July 16, 2011 picture, Liz Morris, 64, of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, tests her vehicle days before a monthlong, 500-mile research trip on snowmobile, near Summit Station, a small research facility situated... View Photo »
-
As more consumer goods companies recognize the importance and value of composting, and the importance of responsible marketing claims about biodegradability and compostability, we anticipate even more growth in the years ahead. This new partnership with NSF will create a strong foundation to support thi...
SOURCE: Green Lodging News -
First Lady Michelle Obama at the National Science Foundation Family-Friendly Policy Rollout
YouTube Videos
-
It's a high-profile program that Obama promoted last week while hosting a science fair to honor student innovation, and one tied to the Administration's promise to train 100,000 more science and math teachers by the end of the decade. NSF and Education...
-
In addition to funding through the National Network for Manufacturing, the National Science Foundation would receive money for research into clean energy development and enhanced cybersecurity. Roughly $300 million would be allocated for NIST to create...
About National Science Foundation
Wikipedia
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health. With an annual budget of about $6.02 billion (fiscal year 2008), NSF funds approximately 20 percent of... Full Article
Related Photos
-
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, on the world's longest ice runway, 16,800 feet long, logistics workers offload cargo from a New York Air National Guard LC-130 transport plane mounted with landing skis, at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
This July 15, 2011 photo shows the main building at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation, (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. The structure is periodically jacked up on its support columns to...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, the low night sun illuminates the landscape at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Across...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, during leisure hours, researchers gather atop nearly two miles of ice, at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation, (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Across...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, the "Yeti," a tractor-like autonomous robot, is tested for eventual deployment of ground-penetrating radar, at Summit Station, a remote research center operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, technician Marie McLane launches a data-transmitting weather balloon at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, technician Marie Mclane launches a data-transmitting weather balloon at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, with sleeping tents visible in the background, Dartmouth College engineering graduate Suk-Joon Lee helps test a prototype wheeled Arctic robot being developed for long-range instrument deployment, at Summit Station, a small...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, a small laboratory structure bristles with sensors at Summit Station, a remote research center operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), and situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, researcher Brandon Strellis of Georgia Tech exits a small work pod at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation, (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Across Greenland's...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, in freezing temperatures, a researcher walks from an outhouse to the primary facility at Summit Station, a small U.S. National Science Foundation research center situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. The primary facility is...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, a man walks out of the "big house," the main building at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation, (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. The structure is periodically...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, atop roughly two miles of ice, researchers and support staff eat a meal inside the "big house" at Summit Station, a small U.S. National Science Foundation research center situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Across...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, a man walks past sleeping tents at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science Foundation, (NSF), situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Across Greenland's vast white landscape, teams of...
View Photo » -
Getty Images
This photo released 22 May 2002 shows the atmospheric phenomenon over a wing of the new station that NSF is building at the South Pole. The new station, adjacent to the existing station, will replace the aluminium dome that has housed NSF's scientific facilities since the 1970s.
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this Saturday, July 16, 2011 picture, Liz Morris, 64, of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, tests her vehicle days before a monthlong, 500-mile research trip on snowmobile, near Summit Station, a small research facility situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this Saturday, July 16, 2011 photo, Liz Morris, 64, left, of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, talks with her assistant John Sweeny as they test their vehicles days before a monthlong, 500-mile research trip on snowmobile, near Summit Station, a small research...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this Friday, July 15, 2011 picture, ice stretches out in all directions for hundreds of miles, as snow drifts over tracks surrounding Summit Station, a small research facility situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Liz Morris, 64, of Cambridge...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
This Friday, July 15, 2011 picture shows Liz Morris, 64, of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, at Summit Station, a small research facility situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet, days before a month-long, 500-mile research trip via...
View Photo » -
AP Photo
In this Friday, July 15, 2011 photo, scientists walk on the snow surrounding Summit Station, a small research facility situated 10,500 feet above sea level, on top of the Greenland ice sheet. Liz Morris, 64, of Cambridge University's Scott Polar Research Institute, left the station in...
View Photo »
AP Photo
In this July 15, 2011 photo, on the world's longest ice runway, 16,800 feet long, logistics workers offload cargo from a New York Air National Guard LC-130 transport plane mounted with landing skis, at Summit Station, a remote research site operated by the U.S. National Science...
View Photo »
