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• NSF PR 03-151 - December 22, 2003
  UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, CHINA LINK UP FIRST GLOBAL-RING NETWORK FOR ADVANCED SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COOPERATION
  New Network Marks Significant Step for Academic Cooperation Among the Three Countries
  
  
• NSF PR 03-150 - December 22, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES AWARD FOR A NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORK
  
  
• NSF PR 03-149 - December 18, 2003
  LANDSCAPES ON BURIED GLACIERS IN ANTARCTICA'S DRY VALLEYS HELP DECIPHER RECENT ICE AGES ON MARS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-148 - December 18, 2003
  'PANNING FOR GOLD' IN THE MAIZE GENOME
  New approaches yield gene-rich regions, accelerate sequencing
  
  
• NSF PR 03-147 - December 17, 2003
  RESEARCHERS DEVELOP NANOSCALE FIBERS THAT ARE THINNER THAN THE WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHT THEY CARRY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-146 - December 17, 2003
  KEEPING FOUND THINGS FOUND: WEB TOOLS DON'T ALWAYS MESH WITH HOW PEOPLE WORK
  
  
• NSF PR 03-145 - December 17, 2003
  NEW STUDY REPORTS LARGE-SCALE SALINITY CHANGES IN THE OCEANS
  Saltier tropical oceans and fresher ocean waters near the poles further signs of global climate change's impacts
  
  
• NSF PR 03-144 - December 19, 2003
  THIRD SET OF AWARDS ARE ANNOUNCED UNDER INTERAGENCY BIODIVERSITY PROGRAM
  
  
• NSF PR 03-142 - December 10, 2003
  RESEARCHERS ENGINEER MOUSE EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS TO FORM SPERM CELL PRECURSORS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-141 - December 10, 2003
  U.S. AND NEW ZEALAND OFFER AUSTRALIAN PILOT SAFE PASSAGE HOME FROM ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 03-140 - December 17, 2003
  STABLE ISOTOPE DATA PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR HUGE GLOBAL METHANE RELEASE ABOUT 600 MILLION YEARS AGO
  Led to Rapid Warming of Earth's Climate
  
  
• NSF PR 03-139 - December 11, 2003
  MUSTARD-ROOT MAP BREAKS NEW GROUND TRACKING GENE EXPRESSION
  New 'global' technique a dividend of NSF's Arabidopsis 2010 effort
  
  
• NSF PR 03-138 - December 8, 2003
  EXTREME 2003 TAKES STUDENTS WORLDWIDE TO THE OCEAN'S DEPTH
  
  
• NSF PR 03-137 - December 5, 2003
  TWO AIRCRAFT IN ANTARCTICA SUFFER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-136 - December 10, 2003
  RAINFALL CONTROLS CASCADE MOUNTAINS' EROSION AND BEDROCK UPLIFT PATTERNS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-135 - December 8, 2003
  ABANDONED PENGUIN COLONIES MAY HELP REFINE ANTARCTIC CLIMATE STUDIES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-134 - December 4, 2003
  NATIONAL SURVEY REVEALS CONTINUING DECLINE IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DOCTORAL DEGREES
  Numbers of most other degrees remain stable
  
  
• NSF PR 03-133 - December 3, 2003
  NSF ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION PROGRAM IN "CYBER TRUST"
  
  
• NSF PR 03-132 - December 3, 2003
  FASTER, BETTER, CHEAPER: OPEN-SOURCE PRACTICES MAY HELP IMPROVE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 03-131 - December 3, 2003
  NEW FOSSILS FROM ETHIOPIA OPEN A WINDOW ON AFRICA'S "MISSING YEARS"
  
  
• NSF PR 03-130 - November 25, 2003
  TAKING CUES FROM MOTHER NATURE TO FOIL CYBER ATTACKS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-129 - December 2, 2003
  TOP SCIENTISTS CONCLUDE HUMAN ACTIVITY IS AFFECTING GLOBAL CLIMATE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-128 - November 26, 2003
  GEOLOGISTS DISCOVER NEW CLASS OF SPREADING RIDGE ON SEA BOTTOM
  Finding Changes Notion of Ocean Crust Formation
  
  
• NSF PR 03-127 - November 19, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD, CITING CENSUS STATS ON FOREIGN-BORN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS, RELEASES WORKFORCE REPORT WITH NEW SENSE OF URGENCY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-126 - November 19, 2003
  VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS MAY AFFECT EL NIÑO ONSET
  
  
• NSF PR 03-125 - October 28, 2003
  MEETING TO ADDRESS SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE OF ARCTIC ENVIRONMMENT CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-124 - October 29, 2003
  NOT ALL AERIAL REPTILES WERE LEVEL-HEADED, CT SCANS SHOW
  Inside view of pterosaurs’ brain yields insights to posture, behavior
  
  
• NSF PR 03-123 - October 23, 2003
  NSF ANNOUNCES AWARDS TO DEVELOP NETWORK TESTBEDS FOR CYBERSECURITY, NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS AND E-SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-122 - October 22, 2003
  NSF AWARDS $6.9M IN GRANTS TO 15 UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES IN 1ST FULL YEAR OF ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-121 - October 22, 2003
  PRESIDENT NAMES EIGHT ELITE SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO RECEIVE NATIONAL MEDALS OF SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-120 - October 15, 2003
  NSF AWARDS $219 MILLION OVER FIVE YEARS FOR EARTHSCOPE PROJECT: FAR-REACHING GEOSCIENCES EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND THE NORTH AMERICAN CONTINENT
  
  
• NSF PR 03-119 - October 14, 2003
  ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS AWARDED BY NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
  
  
• NSF PR 03-118 - October 6, 2003
  $30M NSF GRANTS ESTABLISH NEW CENTERS FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING AT MISSOURI, RUTGERS, BERKELEY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-117 - October 6, 2003
  YOU CAN HEAR ME NOW: SOFTWARE BRINGS CELLULAR CAPACITY TO RURAL COMMUNITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-116 - October 14, 2003
  NSF AWARDS $31.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 03-115 - October 3, 2003
  NSF AWARDS $68 MILLION FOR NEW ENGINEERING CENTERS
  Centers tackle storm prediction, extreme ultraviolet light, clean chemical manufacturing, and implantable electronics for treating incurable diseases
  
  
• NSF PR 03-114 - October 3, 2003
  PLANT GENOME RESEARCH GETS $100 MILLION BOOST FROM NSF
  31 new projects on cereals, fruits, legumes, other economically key plants
  
  
• NSF PR 03-113 - October 7, 2003
  NEW GLASS CAN REPLACE EXPENSIVE CRYSTALS IN SOME LASERS AND BRING HIGH POWER TO SMALL PACKAGES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-112 - October 2, 2003
  NSF DIRECTS $216.3M TOWARD MATH, SCIENCE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 03-111 - October 1, 2003
  MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER: NSF AWARD TO HELP NEW WORLD SYMPHONY CREATE GLOVAL MUSIC EDUCATION NETWORK
  High-Performance Network Connection program's nine awards in 2003 brings total to 244
  
  
• NSF PR 03-110 - September 30, 2003
  NSF AWARDS CONTRACT FOR START OF INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
  
  
• NSF PR 03-109 - October 1, 2003
  LA NIÑA TAKES BOLIVIAN ANDES ON A SEDIMENTAL JOURNEY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-108 - October 1, 2003
  NEW SURFACE CAN FIND DIFFERENT TWISTS ON A MOLECULAR THEME
  
  
• NSF PR 03-107 - September 29, 2003
  NSF ANNOUNCES THREE AWARDS TO EXTEND THE REACH OF TERASCALE FACILITY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-106 - September 24, 2003
  NSF'S 'FIBR' TO MIX DISCIPLINES, USE BREAKTHROUGHS ON 5-YEAR EXPLORATIONS INTO BIOLOGY'S MYSTERIES
  6 groups, $5 million per, on evolution, species, reproduction, plant growth
  
  
• NSF PR 03-105 - September 22, 2003
  ILL SOUTH POLE WORKER SAFELY EVACUATED
  
  
• NSF PR 03-104 - September 23, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES $14M PLANETARY BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-103 - September 17, 2003
  DATA PRIVACY, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, WEATHER PREDICTION TO BENEFIT FROM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES
  NSF Information Technology Research program announces awards for 2003
  
  
• NSF PR 03-102 - September 16, 2003
  "DOPPLER ON WHEELS" TO INTERCEPT EYE OF HURRICANE ISABEL, FUTURE WEATHER MODEL ZOOMS IN FOR FORECAST
  
  
• NSF PR 03-101 - September 17, 2003
  ANCIENT RELATIVES OF ALGAE YIELD NEW INSIGHTS INTO ROLE OF CO₂ IN EARTH’S EARLY ATMOSPHERE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-100 - September 12, 2003
  UPDATE: PLANES GO TO ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 03-99 - September 15, 2003
  NSF AWARDS EXTEND MIDDLEWARE DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS IN TESTING, PORTALS AND INSTRUMENTATION
  
  
• NSF PR 03-98 - September 11, 2003
  NSF, SCIENCE NAME WINNERS OF INAUGURAL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING VISUALIZATION CHALLENGE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-97 - September 11, 2003
  NSF CONSIDERS ALTERNATIVES FOR TREATING ILL SOUTH POLE WORKER
  
  
• NSF PR 03-96 - September 10, 2003
  EMMY NODS FOR NSF-BACKED PUBLIC TELEVISION SCIENCE PROGRAMS, GRANTEE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-95 - September 10, 2003
  BABOON FATHERS REALLY DO CARE ABOUT THEIR KIDS
  NSF-funded study suggests paternal care may be ancient trait in primates
  
  
• NSF PR 03-94 - September 3, 2003
  NANOSCALE IRON COULD HELP CLEANSE THE ENVIRONMENT
  The ultrafine particles will flow underground and destroy toxic compounds in place
  
  
• NSF PR 03-93 - September 4, 2003
  MICROBES ACTIVE IN COLORADO SNOWS FUEL TUNDRA ECOSYSTEM
  
  
• NSF PR 03-92 - September 2, 2003
  NSF PUBLISHES UNIQUE LEARNING RESOURCE IN TIME FOR NEW SCHOOL YEAR
  211 Research-based learning experiences at all levels cataloged
  
  
• NSF PR 03-91 - August 28, 2003
  SEARCH-AND-RESCUE ROBOTS PRACTICE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO SIMULATED EARTHQUAKE
  Researchers see how robots respond in real-world rescue operations with FEMA's Indiana Task Force 1
  
  
• NSF PR 03-90 - August 27, 2003
  NANOPARTICLES CHANGE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE WHEN THEY GET WET, RESEARCH SHOWS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-88 - August 25, 2003
  SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY (SIO) OCEANS 2003 PRESS RELEASE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-89 - August 25, 2003
  NSF AWARDS NEW GRANTS TO STUDY SOCIETAL IMPLICATIONS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-87 - August 20, 2003
  ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE GOES TO GROUND: RESEARCHERS PRESENT NEW FINDINGS ON THE NATURAL HYDROGEN CYCLE
  New Evidence Suggest Earth’s Soil May be as Important as its Atmosphere
  
  
• NSF PR 03-86 - August 18, 2003
  GENOME SEQUENCE FOR TOMATO-INFECTING MICROBE MAY SHOW HOW BACTERIA ADAPT TO PLANT DEFENSES
  Sequence for model pathogen opens up next level of study for many bacterial diseases
  
  
• NSF PR 03-85 - August 13, 2003
  OCEAN CARBON CYCLE AFFECTED BY DROUGHT
  
  
• NSF PR 03-84 - August 14, 2003
  MICROBE FROM DEPTHS TAKES LIFE TO HOTTEST KNOWN LIMIT
  Researchers find iron-reducing archaeon 'Strain 121' respires to greatness
  
  
• NSF PR 03-83 - August 13, 2003
  LAKE ECOSYSTEM CRITICAL TO EAST AFRICAN FOOD SUPPLY IS THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-82 - August 13, 2003
  MICROBES' GENOMES PROMISE INSIGHT INTO OCEANS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-81 - August 7, 2003
  DUAL DISCOVERIES IN GENETIC PROCESSING IMPROVE ACCURACY OF GENOME INFORMATION, MAY HASTEN NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 03-80 - July 31, 2003
  BEHIND THE BLOCKBUSTERS--SPECIAL EFFECTS TOOL LOCKS CHARACTERS ONTO FILM
  
  
• NSF PR 03-79 - July 31, 2003
  NEW "KNOCKOUT" MAP HELPS STUDY GENE FUNCTIONS IN MODEL PLANT
  
  
• NSF PR 03-78 - July 28, 2003
  WIRELESS NETWORK PROVIDES CRITICAL LINK IN BATTLE TO CONTROL CALIFORNIA'S COYOTE WILDFIRE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-77 - July 23, 2003
  SELF-ASSEMBLING DEVICES AT THE NANOSCALE
  A new hybrid technique could lead to mass-produced chips with molecular-scale structure
  
  
• NSF PR 03-76 - July 24, 2003
  HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYSTEMS COULD HAVE PERSISTED FOR MILLIONS OF YEARS, INCUBATED EARLY LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-75 - July 23, 2003
  BIODIVERSITY'S RESPONSE TO ECOSYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY DEPENDS ON HISTORICAL PLANT AND ANIMAL RELATIONSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-74 - July 17, 2003
  HAWAII OCEAN MIXING EXPERIMENT SCIENTISTS CLOSE IN ON PUZZLE OF OCEAN ENERGY
  Wide range of instruments, equipment document giant 1,000-foot undersea waves
  
  
• NSF PR 03-73 - July 3, 2003
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER PLANETARY SYSTEM SIMILAR TO OUR OWN
  
  
• NSF PR 03-72 - June 27, 2003
  US-EC BIOTECH TASK FORCE KEYS ON RESEARCH, COLLABORATION
  'Transkingdom biology' joins health, food, biosafety, and environment on agenda
  
  
• NSF PR 03-71 - June 26, 2003
  PLANT DIVERSITY HAS "LUXURY" EFFECT, SAY SCIENTISTS
  Biodiversity in urban/suburban yards correlates with household income
  
  
• NSF PR 03-69 - June 26, 2003
  NEW CATALYST PAVES WAY FOR CHEAP, RENEWABLE HYDROGEN
  
  
• NSF PA 03-03 - June 26, 2003
  NOTED ASTROPHYSICIST MICHAEL S. TURNER TO HEAD NSF'S MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-70 - June 25, 2003
  FOR FERRETS, GPI MEANS 'GET PREGNANCY INITIATED'
  Embryo-implant protein exploited by tumors may help endangered species
  
  
• NSF PR 03-68 - June 25, 2003
  SCIENTISTS ANNOUNCE FIRST 3-D ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETIC AND SEMICONDUCTING NANOPARTICLES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-67 - June 25, 2003
  BEHAVIOR OF ARCTIC OCEAN RIDGE CONFOUNDS PREDICTIONS; MAY LEAD TO NEW INSIGHTS INTO CRUST FORMATION
  
  
• NSF PA 03-02 - June 19, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD NAMES NEW EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  
  
• NSF PR 03-66 - June 9, 2003
  WORKSHOP: WILL TODAY'S INNOVATIONS IN GRADUATE EDUCATION MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE?
  
  
• NSF PR 03-65 - June 11, 2003
  EARLIEST HOMO SAPIENS FOSSILS DISCOVERED IN ETHIOPIA
  
  
• NSF PR 03-64 - June 9, 2003
  ANTARCTIC RESEARCH VESSEL HEADS NORTH TO MAP ARCTIC WATERS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-63 - June 5, 2003
  GOING WITH THE GRAIN: A TALE OF RICE'S SMALLEST CHROMOSOME
  "Finished" sequence reveals twice as many genes, cereal similarity
  
  
• NSF PR 03-62 - June 4, 2003
  ANCIENT POLLEN YIELDS INSIGHT INTO FOREST BIODIVERSITY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-61 - May 29, 2003
  NEW RESULTS FORCE SCIENTISTS TO RETHINK SINGLE-MOLECULE WIRES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-60 - May 27, 2003
  THE SEASHELL'S INNER BEAUTY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-59 - May 16, 2003
  NSF RESEARCHERS PRESENT DIGITAL SOLUTIONS TO GOVERNMENT CHALLENGES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-58 - May 14, 2003
  FROM CELL-CYCLE SECRETS TO NSF'S WATERMAN AWARD AMON EARNS TOP HONOR FOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-57 - May 15, 2003
  FOSSIL RECORD ACCURATELY REFLECTS RECENT FLOWERING OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-56 - May 13, 2003
  RESEARCHERS DEVELOP TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTING GOOGLE-STYLE WEB RANKINGS UP TO FIVE TIMES FASTER
  Speed-up may make "topic-sensitive" page rankings feasible
  
  
• NSF PR 03-55 - May 12, 2003
  PATTERN RECOGNITION METHOD ZEROES IN ON GENES THAT REGULATE CELL'S GENETIC MACHINERY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-54 - May 12, 2003
  FORMER ASTRONAUT, RADIO SHOW, SCIENCE WRITING GROUP EARN NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD'S ANNUAL PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 03-53 - May 7, 2003
  RICHARD C. ATKINSON CHOSEN FOR THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 03-52 - May 6, 2003
  NPR's "LIVING ON EARTH" SERIES LAUNCHES NEW SEGMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  "The Secret Life of Lead" begins series that highlights NSF-funded research
  
  
• NSF PR 03-51 - May 7, 2003
  ARTIFICIAL LIFE EXPERIMENTS SHOW HOW COMPLEX FUNCTIONS CAN EVOLVE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-50 - May 2, 2003
  MAY 31 DEADLINE FOR NSF, SCIENCE JOURNAL VISUALIZATION CONTEST
  
  
• NSF PR 03-49 - May 5, 2003
  SCIENTISTS TO PROBE GIANT STORM CLUSTERS ACROSS MID-WESTERN STATES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-48 - May 1, 2003
  NSF DIRECTOR NAMES 2003's DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS
  $1.8M awarded for connecting research to teaching
  
  
• NSF PR 03-47 - April 29, 2003
  NSF SUPPORT HELPS START A ROBOT SOCCER DYNASTY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-46 - April 28, 2003
  NSF MIDDLEWARE INITIATIVE CONTRIBUTES THIRD SOFTWARE RELEASE TO CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  Standards-based software and tools are adopted by e-science, universities and industry
  
  
• NSF PR 03-45 - April 28, 2003
  GAME THEORIST SANDLER DESCRIBES UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICIES
  Economists are building new theoretical models to enlighten policymakers
  
  
• NSF PR 03-44 - April 25, 2003
  BREAD MOLD YIELDS A GENOME FIRST FOR FILAMENTOUS FUNGI
  Neurospora's 10,000 genes include RIPs that limit new genes
  
  
• NSF PR 03-43 - April 25, 2003
  MOSAIC WEB BROWSER CELEBRATES 10^TH BIRTHDAY
  NSF-supported supercomputer center gave birth to software that spurred the development of the modern Web
  
  
• NSF PR 03-42 - April 18, 2003
  NSF RESEARCHERS TO HELP MODERN ORGANIZATIONS ADAPT AND RESPOND IN THE INFORMATION AGE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-41 - April 22, 2003
  UNITED STATES AND JAPAN SIGN MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION FOR INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM
  Program will foster continued study of Earth's geologic processes
  
  
• NSF PR 03-40 - April 8, 2003
  SCIENCE BOARD CALLS FOR GREATER INFRASTRUCTURE FISCAL SUPPORT, MID-SIZE PROJECT EMPHASIS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-39 - April 4, 2003
  VISITORS TO EXPERIENCE "VIRTUAL MONTICELLO" AT NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART EXHIBITION
  Computer graphics researchers to provide "virtual reality windows" into the past
  
  
• NSF PR 03-38 - April 4, 2003
  GOOD RATINGS GONE BAD: STUDY SHOWS RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS CAN MANIPULATE USERS' OPINIONS
  Study also reports users lose trust in systems that give phony ratings
  
  
• NSF PA 03-01 - April 1, 2003
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-37 - April 1, 2003
  LIBERTY BELL PASSES STRESS TEST
  
  
• NSF PR 03-36 - April 2, 2003
  DINOSAUR CANNIBAL UNEARTHED IN MADAGASCAR
  
  
• NSF PR 03-35 - March 27, 2003
  FROM BIOLOGY TO COMPUTING AND BACK AGAIN
  NSF workshop links advanced mathematical methods to cells, organs, organisms
  
  
• NSF PR 03-34 - March 27, 2003
  FOREST FRAGMENTATION MAY INCREASE LYME DISEASE RISK
  
  
• NSF PR 03-33 - March 25, 2003
  NEW SOUTH POLE SEISMIC STATION IS ONE OF WORLD'S QUIETEST AND MOST SENSITIVE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-32 - March 26, 2003
  RESEARCHERS SPY STELLAR BULL'S EYE —
  Dramatic images reveal unique star explosion
  
  
• Press Release - March 19, 2003
  PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS NATION'S TOP MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-31 - March 20, 2003
  NEW MEASUREMENTS SHOW SILICON NANOSPHERES RANK AMONG HARDEST KNOWN MATERIALS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-30 - March 23, 2003
  NEW TECHNIQUE FABRICATES "PLUMBING" FOR MICROFLUID FACTORIES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-29 - March 14, 2003
  WHITE HOUSE ANNOUNCES NATION’S TOP SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS MENTORS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-28 - March 13, 2003
  CRYSTALS ON A BALL
  Researchers attack 100-year-old puzzle, learn how a single layer of particles can pack on the surface of a sphere
  
  
• NSF PR 03-27 - March 13, 2003
  UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE GLOBAL SOCIETAL IMPACTS OF NANOSCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-26 - March 6, 2003
  WITH TOXIC CRYSTALS, BACTERIUM TARGETS - AND TAKES OUT - NEMATODES
  Long-time farmers' friend shows promise against parasitic worms
  
  
• NSF PR 03-25 - March 3, 2003
  NEW PROCEDURE LETS SCIENTISTS PROBE SHORT-LIVED MOLECULES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-24 - February 26, 2003
  NSF CHOOSES ALTERNATIVE METHOD TO REFUEL ITS MAIN ANTARCTIC RESEARCH STATION
  Unusual, multi-year ice conditions keep tanker out of McMurdo Station
  
  
• NSF PR 03-23 - February 19, 2003
  RESEARCHERS WILL NO LONGER BE "SNOWED" IN PREDICTING FUTURE AVALANCHES
  Study of variations in snow stability over geography and time are key, scientists say
  
  
• NSF PR 03-22 - February 20, 2003
  NEW MOLECULAR SELF-ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUE MAY MIMIC HOW CELLS ASSEMBLE THEMSELVES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-21 - February 14, 2003
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS
  New students will be trained as information security professionals
  
  
• NSF PR 03-20 - February 11, 2003
  WORKSHOP PREPARES ROBOTICS RESEARCHERS TO PARTICIPATE IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING
  
  
• NSF PR 03-19 - February 10, 2003
  NSF, SCIENCE JOURNAL ANNOUNCE SCIENCE VISUALIZATION CONTEST
  
  
• NSF PR 03-18 - February 3, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES NEW REPORT FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE
  Report envisions a future cyberinfrastructure that will "radically empower" the science and engineering community
  
  
• NSF PR 03-17 - February 3, 2003
  NSF SEEKS 2004 BUDGET OF $5.48 BILLION
  Increase will address priorities of "immediate national importance"
  
  
• NSF PR 03-16 - January 30, 2003
  ULTRA-HIGH-DENSITY DATA STORAGE MAY BECOME PRACTICAL WITH BREAKTHROUGH IN NANOSCALE MAGNETIC SENSORS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-14 - January 31, 2003
  SURVEY SHOWS SECURITY AND PRIVACY REMAIN MAJOR CONCERNS FOR ONLINE SHOPPERS
  Third annual Internet Report also reveals that the Internet has become Internet users' most important source of information
  
  
• NSF PR 03-13 - January 31, 2003
  A FERROUS WHEEL IN THE FOREST
  Scientists develop new hypothesis on the fate of acid rain
  
  
• NSF PR 03-12 - January 22, 2003
  MULTIPLE FACTORS AFFECT FLIGHT POWER CURVES AMONG SPECIES
  
  
• NSF PR 03-11 - January 17, 2003
  HELICOPTER CRASHES IN ANTARCTICA
  Injured pilot, passenger flown to New Zealand for Medical Treatment
  
  
• NSF PR 03-10 - January 16, 2003
  NSF FUNDS UNIQUE SECURITY PROGRAM AMONG 21 NEW AWARDS FOR MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE TRAINEESHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-09 - January 20, 2003
  SCIENTISTS FIND GEOCHEMICAL FINGERPRINT OF WORLD TRADE CENTER COLLAPSE RECORDED IN NEW YORK HARBOR SEDIMENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 03-08 - January 16, 2003
  NEW STUDY SUGGESTS MISSING LINK THAT EXPLAINS HOW DINOSAURS LEARNED TO FLY
  
  
• NSF PR 03-07 - January 13, 2003
  FACING EXTREME ICE CONDITIONS, COAST GUARD, NSF DEPLOY SECOND ICEBREAKER TO ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 03-06 - January 12, 2003
  RESEARCHERS TIE WORLDWIDE BIODIVERSITY THREATS TO GROWTH IN HOUSEHOLDS
  Pandas in China face encroachment, as do other species in global "hotspots"
  
  
• NSF PR 03-05 - January 8, 2003
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION RELEASES NEW REPORT
  Ten-Year Outlook for Agency's Environmental Research and Education Programs
  
  
• NSF PR 03-04 - January 6, 2003
  NATIONAL SURVEY DOCUMENTS DROP IN DOCTORAL DEGREES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 03-03 - January 8, 2003
  SCIENTISTS FIND FIRST ACTIVE 'JUMPING GENES' IN RICE
  
  
• NSF PR 03-02 - January 7, 2003
  WIRELESS NETWORK BOOSTS SUPERNOVA SEARCH TO STELLAR FIRST YEAR
  
  
• NSF PR 03-01 - January 2, 2003
  BREAKTHROUGH BRINGS LASER LIGHT TO NEW REGIONS OF THE SPECTRUM
  
  

• NSF PR 02-102 - December 20, 2002
  NSF PROGRAM PROVIDES BANDWIDTH TO CHANGE HOW PEOPLE TEACH, LEARN AND EXPLORE
  High-Performance Network Connection program's 14 awards in 2002 brings total to 235
  
  
• NSF PR 02-101 - December 19, 2002
  PRESIDENT SIGNS THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION REAUTHORIZATION ACT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-100 - December 16, 2002
  RESEARCHERS UNCOVER EXTREME LAKE -- AND 3000-YEAR-OLD MICROBES -- IN MARS-LIKE ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-99 - December 13, 2002
  SCIENTISTS USE SOUTH POLE TELESCOPE TO PRODUCE THE MOST DETAILED IMAGES OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-98 - December 12, 2002
  INCREASES IN RAINFALL VARIABILITY RELATED TO GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ALTER PRODUCTIVITY AND PLANT COMMUNITY COMPOSITION
  (Impacts On Ecosystems Are Greater Than Previously Anticipated)
  
  
• NSF PR 02-97 - December 5, 2002
  SCIENTISTS FIND EARLIEST "NEW WORLD" WRITINGS IN MEXICO
  
  
• NSF PR 02-96 - December 2, 2002
  NEW NSF AWARDS ENCOURAGE COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN OCEAN SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-95 - November 26, 2002
  PLANT-FUNGAL SYMBIOSIS FOUND IN HIGH-HEAT EXTREME ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-94 - November 18, 2002
  DISCOVERING THE TREE OF LIFE
  NSF awards grants to discover the relationships of 1.75 million species
  
  
• NSF PR 02-93 - November 18, 2002
  NSF-SUPPORTED INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S DIGITAL LIBRARY TO LAUNCH NOVEMBER 20
  Project targets online collection of 10,000 books from 100 cultures
  
  
• NSF PR 02-92 - November 14, 2002
  USING COMPUTERS, SCIENTISTS SUCCESSFULLY PREDICT EVOLUTION OF E. COLI BACTERIA
  
  
• NSF PR 02-91 - November 7, 2002
  EMPEROR PENGUIN COLONY STRUGGLING WITH ICEBERG BLOCKADE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-90 - November 4, 2002
  NSF RECOGNIZED FOR E-GOVERNMENT SUCCESS AT CEREMONY
  Report cites NSF achievements in streamlining grants process
  
  
• NSF PR 02-89 - November 1, 2002
  NEW NSF "MIDDLEWARE" ADVANCES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PA 02-03 - October 31, 2002
  NSF APPOINTS GEORGE O. STRAWN AS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
  
  
• NSF PR 02-88 - October 29, 2002
  RESEARCHERS GET FIRST LOOK INTO ANTIMATTER ATOMS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-87 - October 23, 2002
  NSF ESTABLISHES FIVE NEW CENTERS TO DEVELOP TEACHING LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-85 - October 16, 2002
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, USDA TO FUND MAPPING OF PLANT-DEVOURING MOLD GENOME
  
  
• NSF PR 02-84 - October 15, 2002
  FIVE NSF RESEARCHERS WIN 2002 NOBEL PRIZES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-83 - October 15, 2002
  NSF AWARDS $37.9 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-82 - October 4, 2002
  LASER RESEARCH YIELDS PRECISION BREATH ANALYSIS TOOL FOR ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS (TREATMENT)
  
  
• NSF PR 02-81 - September 30, 2002
  MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP AWARDS ANNOUNCED
  K-12, higher education institutions unite in effort to boost learning
  
  
• NSF PR 02-80 - September 26, 2002
  STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON MESS IN POLLUTED STREAMS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-79 - September 26, 2002
  NSF AWARDS $75.6M FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 02-78 - September 25, 2002
  AWARDS WILL ADVANCE THE STATE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY'S ART
  Research also expected to spur advances in fields from biology to physics
  
  
• NSF PR 02-77 - September 26, 2002
  RESEARCHERS FIND TRIGGER FOR DEVASTATING DIGESTIVE DISEASE, PROPOSE TREATMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-76 - September 24, 2002
  UNDERSEA DATA NETWORK PLANNED FOR MONTEREY BAY
  
  
• NSF PR 02-75 - September 20, 2002
  NSF FUNDS $10.2M MAIZE GENE SEQUENCING PUSH
  
  
• NSF PR 02-74 - September 19, 2002
  RESEARCHERS SHOW WHY ACTIVE MOUNTAINS DON'T GET TALLER
  
  
• NSF PR 02-73 - September 10, 2002
  SCIENTISTS EXPLORE LARGE GAS HYDRATE FIELD OFF OREGON COAST
  
  
• NSF PR 02-72 - September 6, 2002
  SATELLITES TO PROFILE WEATHER, IMPROVE FORECASTS THROUGH GPS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-71 - September 10, 2002
  PEOPLE WHO "GAVE UP" AFTER 9/11 MORE LIKELY TO REMAIN DISTRESSED
  
  
• NSF PR 02-70 - September 4, 2002
  SONGBIRDS USE MENTAL POINTER WHEN PLAYING TUNES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-69 - August 21, 2002
  NEW CENTER TO EXPAND ON LESSONS LEARNED FROM SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL REFORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-67 - August 13, 2002
  INTERNET LINK MOVES GEMINI CLOSER TO BECOMING FIRST "CYBER OBSERVATORY"
  
  
• NSF PR 02-66 - August 7, 2002
  SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS EXPANDED AFTER PRESIDENT SIGNS SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET BILL
  NSF grants add to student base, help to expand institutional "capacity building"
  
  
• NSF PR 02-65 - August 2, 2002
  TWENTY-YEARS OF LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION RELEASES REVIEW REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-64 - July 30, 2002
  NSF, INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO COOPERATE ON "DATA MINING" RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 02-63 - July 24, 2002
  LIGHT FROM GAS BUBBLES: SONOLUMINESCENCE MEASURED
  
  
• NSF PR 02-62 - July 16, 2002
  FIRST OF CROP KILLER'S GENOME SEQUENCE AVAILABLE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-61 - July 17, 2002
  TELEMEDICINE LINK WITH SOUTH POLE ALLOWS REMOTE KNEE SURGERY
  
  
• NSF PR 02-60 - July 19, 2002
  LASER-LIKE BEAM MAY BREAK BARRIERS TO TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-59 - July 12, 2002
  PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 20 NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS FOR AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-58 - July 8, 2002
  DEFORMED FROGS FORM WHEN PARASITES AND PESTICIDES COMBINE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-57 - July 8, 2002
  CONVERGING TECHNOLOGIES CAN IMPROVE HUMAN PERFORMANCE, REPORT SAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-56 - July 2, 2002
  NEW NSF INSTITUTES TO STRENGTHEN MATHEMATICS AS BASE FOR NATIONAL S&T
  
  
• NSF PR 02-55 - June 26, 2002
  DATA STORAGE GETS ULTRASMALL WITH REMARKABLE BREAKTHROUGH IN ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-54 - June 13, 2002
  NEWFOUND PLANETARY SYSTEM HAS "HOMETOWN" LOOK
  
  
• NSF PR 02-53 - June 12, 2002
  TWO BREAKTHROUGHS ACHIEVED IN SINGLE-MOLECULE TRANSISTOR RESEARCH
  Results promise advances in nanoscale electronics
  
  
• NSF PR 02-52 - June 10, 2002
  IN EVOLUTION GAME, SURVIVAL DOESN'T EQUAL SUCCESS
  Finding has implications for future of biodiversity
  
  
• NSF PR 02-51 - June 4, 2002
  BOTANISTS DISCOVER NEW CONIFER SPECIES IN VIETNAM
  
  
• NSF PR 02-50 - June 6, 2002
  GEOPHYSICISTS FIND SHARP SIDES TO AFRICAN SUPERPLUME
  
  
• NSF PR 02-49 - May 30, 2002
  SCIENCE GRAD STUDENTS STIMULATE LEARNING BY K-12 STUDENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-48 - May 30, 2002
  NEW CLIMATE STUDY CHALLENGES THINKING ON LARGE-SCALE, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-47 - May 28, 2002
  
  THREE NATIONS AGREE TO SHARE ICE CORE THAT MAY YIELD CLUES ABOUT NATURE OF LAKE VOSTOK
  Scientists to discuss Lake Vostok research at webcast press conference
  
  
• NSF PR 02-46 - May 23, 2002
  HUGE ANTARCTIC ICEBERGS BREAK AWAY NEAR NSF RESEARCH HUB
  
  
• NSF PR 02-45 - May 22, 2002
  OMB/NSF WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTS IMPROVED PERFORMANCE MEASURES FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-43 - May 16, 2002
  "RAMPING UP" TO DIGITAL GOVERNMENT
  Meeting to showcase how digital technologies could streamline governance
  
  
• NSF PR 02-42 - May 23, 2002
  FIRST PRIMATE ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG UNCOVERS NEW TOOL DEVELOPMENT LINKS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-41 - May 23, 2002
  MICROWAVE IMAGER PROBES UNIVERSE "FIRST LIGHT" TO ANSWER COSMOLOGICAL QUESTIONS
  Independent evidence of inflation theory
  
  
• NSF PA 02-02 May 10, 2002
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS LEADERS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-40 - May 9, 2002
  PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES 15 TO RECEIVE NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE
  Six biologists among laureates named for lifetime honor
  
  
• NSF PR 02-39 - May 8, 2002
  NSF DIRECTOR'S AWARDS RECOGNIZE CONNECTION BETWEEN RESEARCH AND TEACHING
  Six faculty members receive $300,000 each to expand their work
  
  
• NSF PR 02-38 - May 7, 2002
  NEW SOFTWARE, TOOLS EASE INTERNET COLLABORATION AND GRID COMPUTING
  
  
• NSF PR 02-37 - May 9, 2002
  RESEARCHERS COMPARE ANTHRAX GENOMES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-36 - May 7, 2002
  SHIPS RETURN TO THE SOUTHERN OCEAN TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF FOOD CHAIN
  
  
• NSF PR 02-35 - May 8, 2002
  RESEARCHERS DISCOVER CLUES TO WHALE EVOLUTION
  
  
• NSF PR 02-34 - May 2, 2002
  ANCIENT FLOWER FOSSIL POINTS TO UNDERWATER ORIGINS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-33 - April 30, 2002
  NSF PLANNING SIX NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-32 - April 29, 2002
  ALZHEIMER'S, OTHER DISEASES, MAY BENEFIT FROM FIRST LIVE STUDIES OF KEY CELL STRUCTURES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-31 - April 29, 2002
  FROM ARTS TO NEUROBIOLOGY - VERSATILE DUKE SCIENTIST CHOSEN FOR NSF WATERMAN AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 02-30 - April 24, 2002
  ERICH BLOCH HONORED WITH VANNEVAR BUSH  AWARD FOR LONG-RUNNING CONTRIBUTIONS TO S&T
  
  
• NSF PR 02-29 - April 25, 2002
  SATELLITE DATA TO PREDICT PLANKTON BLOOMS BY ANALYZING OCEAN COLOR
  
  
• NSF PR 02-28 (NSB PR 02-74) - April 30, 2002
  STRONG R&D SPENDING BUTTRESSES U.S. ECONOMIC GROWTH, REPORT SHOWS
  S&E Indicators 2002 hints that international impact may increase
  
  
• NSF PR 02-27 - April 18, 2002
  NEW POST-GENOMIC TECHNIQUE CHRONICLES PROTEIN LIFE CYCLES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-26 - April 16, 2002
  POPULAR WEED KILLER DISRUPTS FROGS’ SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-25 - April 16, 2002
  COMPLEX WEATHER STUDY TO TARGET SUMMER STORM FORECASTING
  
  
• NSF PR 02-24 - April 17, 2002
  MICROBIOLOGY TEAM PROBES BACTERIUM'S SURPRISING SURVIVAL TACTICS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-23 - April 10, 2002
  RESEARCHERS PROJECT FUTURE SHRINKING BIODIVERSITY OF MEXICAN SPECIES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-22 - April 3, 2002
  SCIENTISTS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE ON ANTARCTIC PENINSULA
  Recent Collapse of Larsen B ice shelf one likely focus of discussions
  
  
• NSF PR 02-21 - March 28, 2002
  WEST COAST EARTHQUAKES ONGOING, SCIENTISTS DISCOVER
  
  
• NSF PR 02-20 - March 25, 2002
  CROSSING ALASKA BY SNOWMOBILE IN SEARCH OF CLIMATE-CHANGE CLUES
  
  
• NSF PR 02-19 - March 21, 2002
  RESEARCHERS DESCRIBE OVERALL WATER BALANCE IN SUBGLACIAL LAKE VOSTOK
  Study is a "critical step" in possible exploration of lake
  
  
• NSF PR 02-18 - March 21, 2002
  PROTEIN PLAYS ESPIONAGE ROLE IN BACTERIAL ATTACK ON PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-17 - March 6, 2002
  HYDROGEN REACTION EXPERIMENT REAPS A SURPRISE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-16 - March 4, 2002
  MENTORING ORGANIZATION, EVOLUTION ACTIVIST SINGLED OUT FOR NSB PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 02-15 - February 27, 2002
  RESEARCHERS DISCOVER MECHANISM OF PLANT RESISTANCE TO PATHOGENS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-14 - February 20, 2002
  RUNWAY PROJECT CLEARS THE WAY FOR IMPROVED ANTARCTIC AIRLIFT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-13 - February 13, 2002
  NSF/EPA TEAM UP ON GRANTS TO TREAT POLLUTION WITH PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 02-12 - February 14, 2002
  ENORMOUS ICEBERG MAY BE IN ITS DEATH THROES
  Collisions with another large berg may doom B-15A to a breakup
  
  
• NSF PR 02-11 - February 7, 2002
  NSF TO SUPPORT STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL WARMING IN THE ARCTIC
  Freshwater changes are initial research focus
  
  
• NSF PR 02-10 - February 4, 2002
  FOUR UNIVERSITIES RECEIVE NSF GRANTS FOR SCIENTIFIC DRILLING OF LAKE MALAWI IN EAST AFRICA
  
  
• NSF PR 02-09 - January 30, 2002
  WATER LILY MAY PROVIDE A "MISSING LINK" IN THE EVOLUTION OF FLOWERING PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PA 02-01 - January 25, 2002
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF COMPUTER INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 02-08 - January 24, 2002
  MATH AND SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP CONNECTS SCHOOLS AND HIGHER EDUCATION TO BOOST LEARNING
  
  
• NSF PR 02-07 - January 30, 2002
  NEW UNDERSTANDING OF COMPLEX VIRUS NANO-MACHINE FOR CELL PUNCTURING AND DNA DELIVERY
  News Video Available
  
  
• NSF PR 02-06 - February 6, 2002
  PREDATORS DRIVE EVOLUTION OF VIRTUAL PREY APPEARANCE
  
  
• NSF PR 02-05 - January 18, 2002
  GEMINI OBSERVATORY CELEBRATES HISTORIC FIRST
  
  
• NSF PR 02-04 - January 16, 2002
  SCIENTISTS USE SEALS AS "UNDERWATER EYES"
  Technology provides rare glimpse of rare fish species
  
  
• NSF PR 02-03 - January 13, 2002
  PONDERING A CLIMATE CONUNDRUM IN ANTARCTICA
  Unique, distinct cooling trend discovered on Earth's southernmost continent
  
  
• NSF PR 02-02 - January 10, 2002
  ABSTRACT ENGRAVINGS SHOW MODERN BEHAVIOR EMERGED EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
  
  
• NSF PR 02-01 - January 4, 2002
  EVOLUTIONARY "SPEED LIMIT" GOVERNS HOW QUICKLY LIFE BOUNCES BACK AFTER EXTINCTION
  
  

• NSF PR 01-108 - December 26, 2001
  GIANT ICEBERGS, UNPRECEDENTED ICE CONDITIONS THREATEN ANTARCTIC PENGUIN COLONIES
  
  
• NSF PR 01-107 - December 17, 2001
  NEW PUBLIC-DOMAIN DATABASE COULD ADVANCE HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION THROUGH SOUND
  
  
• NSF PR 01-106 - December 19, 2001
  DRUNKEN DRIVING COSTS AND RISK MEASURED MORE ACCURATELY BY ECONOMISTS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-105 - December 20, 2001
  ENGINEERS DEVELOP NEW CHEMICAL SENSOR BASED ON EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS BREAKTHROUGH
  
  
• NSF PR 01-104 - December 13, 2001
  RESEARCHERS FIND CLOSEST LIVING RELATIVE OF FIRST LAND PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-103 - December 12, 2001
  PRESIDENT BUSH HONORS SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-102 - December 10, 2001
  NEW GENERATION OF OCEAN EXPLORATION PROPELLED BY HIGH-SPEED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 01-101 - December 13, 2001
  AGROBACTERIUM GENOME SEQUENCE IS COMPLETE Public/private teamwork yields quick, significant results on A. tumefaciens
  
  
• NSF PR 01-100 - December 6, 2001
  TINY PARTICLES OF POLLUTION MAY CARRY LARGE CONSEQUENCES FOR EARTH’S WATER SUPPLY
  
  
• NSF PR 01-99 - December 6, 2001
  NSF AWARDS $18 MILLION CONTRACT TO THE NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER
  
  
• NSF PR 01-98 - December 5, 2001
  INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GAINS FROM OPTICAL NETWORKING Chicago-based StarLight project deploys the latest fiberoptic technology
  
  
• NSF PR 01-97 - December 3, 2001
  U.S.-EC NANOTECH COLLABORATION LAUNCHED
  
  
• NSF PR 01-96 - December 3, 2001
  WORLD'S SMALLEST LIZARD DISCOVERED IN THE CARIBBEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 01-95 - November 29, 2001
  INTERNET USE TAKES A TOLL ON TELEVISION VIEWING Survey shows a decline in television use among people with Internet access
  
  
• NSF PR 01-94 - December 5, 2001
  WATER, SEDIMENTS IN ICE-BOUND ANTARCTIC LAKES MAY HARBOR UNIQUE MICROORGANISMS, ECOSYSTEMS Survey Scientific exploration will require interagency and international cooperation
  
  
• NSF PR 01-93 - November 28, 2001
  HEALY RESEARCHERS MAKE A SERIES OF STRIKING DISCOVERIES ABOUT ARCTIC OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 01-92 - November 19, 2001
  MELTING GLACIERS DIMINISHED GULF STREAM, COOLED WESTERN EUROPE, DURING LAST ICE AGE
  
  
• NSF PR 01-91 - November 9, 2001
  NSF-FUNDED TERASCALE COMPUTING SYSTEM RANKS AS WORLD’S SECOND FASTEST Pittsburgh-based computer hits peak of six trillion operations per second
  
  
• NSF PR 01-90 - November 1, 2001
  SCIENTISTS SUCCEED AT FIRST-EVER ATTEMPT TO SEQUENCE DNA AT SEA
  
  
• NSF PR 01-89 - November 1, 2001
  NSF BOOSTS FUNDING FOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 01-88 - October 31, 2001
  NSF INVESTS IN A SECOND YEAR OF GRANTS TO FOSTER COMMUNITY INNOVATION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-87 - October 30, 2001
  BIOCAPSULE CAN PROVIDE STEADY INSULIN SUPPLY; POTENTIAL BREAKTHROUGH FOR DIABETES PATIENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-86 - October 29, 2001
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS TRACK ALASKA SEAL MIGRATION FOR THE FIRST TIME
  
  
• NSF PR 01-85 - October 24, 2001
  PUBLIC BOUNCES BACK AFTER SEPT. 11 ATTACKS, NATIONAL STUDY SHOWS Confidence levels at 30-year high
  
  
• NSF PR 01-84 - October 17, 2001
  NSF AWARDS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS TO 22 INSTITUTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-83 - October 18, 2001
  U.S. AND EC OFFICIALS SIGN AGREEMENT TO FOSTER SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-82 - October 15, 2001
  MORE PLANETS EMERGE WITH SOLAR SYSTEM-LIKE ORBITS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-81 - October 17, 2001
  NSF AWARDS $55 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY IN THE ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 01-80 - October 16, 2001
  NSF INITIATES MASSIVE EFFORT TO REBUILD TEACHING LEADERSHIP IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-79 - October 10, 2001
  NSF ANNOUNCES INSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATION AWARDS UNDER "ADVANCE"
  
  
• NSF PR 01-78 - October 9, 2001
  AT WTC SEARCH, GRADUATE STUDENTS DEPLOY SHOEBOX-SIZED ROBOTS Robot "babies" go where rescue workers and dogs cannot
  
  
• NSF PR 01-77 - October 1, 2001
  NSF ANNOUNCES $43.8 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR ARABIDOPSIS PLANT GENOME RESEARCH The "2010 Project" aims to define functions of the plant's 25,000 genes
  
  
• NSF PR 01-76 - September 26, 2001
  RESEARCH SEASON WILL FEATURE USE OF SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGIES TO MAP ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 01-75 - September 26, 2001
  SEARCH OF GALACTIC HALO YIELDS A TREASURE TROVE OF VARIABLE STARS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-74 - September 25, 2001
  NSF ANNOUNCES $156 MILLION IN AWARDS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH A broad range of computer research is slated to ensure U.S. leadership
  
  
• NSF PR 01-73 - September 24, 2001
  INTERNET "MIDDLEWARE" GETS $12 MILLION BOOST FROM NSF Three-year awards for R&D into tools for Internet collaboration
  
  
• NSF PR 01-72 - September 26, 2001
  SCIENTISTS CHART IRON CYCLE IN OCEAN Sunlight plays role in aquatic food chain
  
  
• NSF PR 01-70 - September 19, 2001
  NSF SELECTS FIRST "DIRECTOR'S AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED TEACHING SCHOLARS" Awards highlight excellence and promise in both research and education
  
  
• NSF PR 01-69 - September 19, 2001
  BIG PLANS ON A SMALL SCALE: NSF FUNDS CENTERS FOR NANOSCALE RESEARCH Will advance information, medical, manufacturing and environmental technologies
  
  
• NSF PR 01-68 - August 17, 2001
  SCIENTISTS DELVE INTO THE ICY HEARTS OF HURRICANES
  
  
• NSF PR 01-67 - August 9, 2001
  DISTRIBUTED TERASCALE FACILITY TO COMMENCE WITH $53 MILLION NSF AWARD High-performance computing system will come on-line in mid-2002
  
  
• NSF PR 01-66 - August 9, 2001
  ON FIRST SCIENCE CRUISE ICEBREAKER HEALY STEAMS TO ARCTIC TO STUDY CRUST FORMATION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-65 - August 27, 2001
  EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING NETWORK: DESIGN GOES TO ILLINOIS-LED TEAM
  
  
• NSF PR 01-64 - August 15, 2001
  JUPITER-SIZE PLANET FOUND ORBITING STAR IN BIG DIPPER
  
  
• NSF PR 01-63 - August 8, 2001
  NEW SOURCE OF NATURAL FERTILIZER DISCOVERED IN OCEANS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-62 - August 1, 2001
  VIRTUAL HURRICANES: COMPUTER MODEL PUSHES THE FRONTIER
  
  
• NSF PR 01-61 - August 1, 2001
  NEW LONG-NECKED DINOSAUR DISCOVERED IN MADAGASCAR
  
  
• NSF PR 01-60 - August 2, 2001
  DINOSAURS' LARGE NOSES MAY HAVE BEEN KEY TO PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES National Science Foundation-funded research redefines the extinct creatures' appearance
  
  
• NSF PR 01-59 - July 24, 2001
  RESEARCHERS' MATHEMATICAL MODEL PROVIDES CHAGAS DISEASE INSIGHTS Removing domestic animals from the bedroom may significantly reduce transmission
  
  
• NSF PR 01-58 - July 19, 2001
  GLOBAL 4 TO 7 DEGREE TEMPERATURE RISE LIKELY BY 2100
  
  
• NSF PA 01-01 - July 12, 2001
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW HEAD OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
  
  
• NSF PR 01-57 - July 11, 2001
  EARLIEST HUMAN ANCESTORS DISCOVERED IN ETHIOPIA; Discovery of bones and teeth date fossils back more than 5.2 million years
  
  
• NSF PR 01-56 - July 11, 2001
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER SECRETS OF 'LOST CITY'; New class of hydrothermal vents formed differently
  
  
• NSF PR 01-55 - June 29, 2001
  ALL EARTHQUAKE FAULT LINES NOT EQUAL; Temperature Tied To Movement
  
  
• NSF PR 01-54 - June 28, 2001
  MICROBIOLOGISTS FIND A NEW SOURCE OF NITROGEN FIXATION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-53 - June 28, 2001
  BIG CITY STUDENTS MAKE GAINS IN MATH AND SCIENCE, REPORT SAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-52 - June 20, 2001
  IMPORTANT PATHOGENS AND CURES BELONG TO LITTLE-KNOWN GROUP OF FUNGI; Research points way to discovering other agents
  
  
• NSF PR 01-51 - June 14, 2001
  LASER "SCALPEL" IMPROVES POPULAR EYE SURGERY; Ultrafast pulse offers high precision for cutting corneal flap
  News Video Available
  
  
• NSF PR 01-50 - June 13, 2001
  WIDESPREAD OCEANIC PHOTOPIGMENTS CONVERT LIGHT INTO ENERGY
  
  
• NSF PR 01-49 - June 11, 2001
  CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING EVEN REMOTE ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT, STUDY SAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-48 - May 31, 2001
  MARINE SNAIL STUDY SUGGESTS CONSERVATION EFFORTS SHOULD MOVE BEYOND GENETIC DIVERSITY
  
  
• NSF PR 01-47 - May 30, 2001
  SECRET CHANNEL HOLDS KEY TO METABOLIC MYSTERIES; Researchers use cloned gene to reveal how cells transmit vital elements
  
  
• NSF PR 01-46 - May 22, 2001
  "WALKTHRU PROJECT" RENDERS REAL-TIME 3D MODELS FOR ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE; Basic computer science research could lead to better, safer structures
  
  
• NSF PR 01-45 - May 22, 2001
  NSF SCHOLARSHIP FOR SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED AT INFORMATION SECURITY COLLOQUIUM ; NSF director cites need for the most promising minds to focus on cyberthreats
  
  
• NSF PR 01-44 - May 21, 2001
  SCIENCE BOARD HONORS THE BRONX ZOO'S EDUCATION DIVISION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
  
  
• NSF PR 01-43 - May 17, 2001
  CHANGES IN SUN’S INTENSITY TIED TO RECURRENT DROUGHTS IN MAYA REGION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-42 - May 16, 2001
  "SILENT" DNA SPEAKS UP FOR THE FIRST TIME; Until now, half of all genes in certain cells were thought to be inexpressible
  
  
• NSF PR 01-41 - May 17, 2001
  ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT PROVIDE A NEW TOOL TO CONDUCT ARCTIC CLIMATE STUDIES
  
  
• NSF PR 01-40 - May 8, 2001
  HAROLD VARMUS, LEWIS BRANSCOMB ARE HONORED WITH THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 01-39 - May 9, 2001
  NEW FORM OF NITROGEN: A SEMICONDUCTOR
  
  
• NSF PR 01-38 - April 29, 2001
  NSF-SUPPORTED TEAMS PROVIDE NEW DATA ON EARLY MOMENTS OF THE UNIVERSE; Antarctic-based instruments support each other's results
  
  
• NSF PR 01-37 - April 25, 2001
  EVACUATION FLIGHT LANDS SAFELY AT SOUTH POLE
  
  
• NSF PR 01-36 - April 24, 2001
  SCIENTISTS RELEASE IMAGES OF HYDROTHERMAL VENTS FOUND IN THE INDIAN OCEAN; Images reveal array of animals, black smokers
  
  
• NSF PR 01-35 - April 23, 2001
  NSF AWARD RECOGNIZES WIRELESS PIONEER; MIT engineer to receive Waterman Award
  
  
• NSF PR 01-34 - April 20, 2001
  NEW ZEALAND AIRCRAFT TO FLY MISSION TO U.S. MCMURDO STATION
  
  
• NSF PR 01-33 - April 19, 2001
  SCIENTISTS SUGGEST NEW INDEX TO CAPTURE "FLAVORS" OF EL NINO
  
  
• NSF PR 01-32 - April 19, 2001
  CLIMATE RESEARCHERS WARN OF IMPACT FROM POORLY DESIGNED AIR POLLUTION EFFORTS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-31 - April 19, 2001
  RESEARCHERS ACHIEVE BEST GLOBAL PICTURE EVER OF CLIMATE-MODIFYING AEROSOL PARTICLES
  
  
• NSF PR 01-30 - April 17, 2001
  NSF SHIPS TO PROBE BIOLOGICAL ENIGMAS OF THE FROZEN SOUTHERN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 01-29 - April 13, 2001
  CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT TO EVACUATE SOUTH POLE PATIENT
  
  
• NSF PR 01-28 - April 11, 2001
  NSF WEIGHS OPTIONS FOR TREATING SOUTH POLE PATIENT
  
  
• NSF PR 01-27 - April 11, 2001
  NEW WAVE OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TO ENRICH K-12 CLASSROOMS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-26 - April 11, 2001
  SYNTHETIC CLAY COULD ASSIST RADIOACTIVE WASTE CLEANUP
  
  
• NSF PR 01-25 - April 9, 2001
  NSF REQUESTS $4.47 BILLION FOR FISCAL 2002
  
  
• NSF PR 01-24 - April 4, 2001
  RANK OF U.S. EIGHTH GRADERS INTERNATIONALLY IS A MIXED BAG, REPORT SHOWS; Study ranks U.S. jurisdictions for first time
  
  
• NSF PR 01-23 - April 5, 2001
  POLYMER FULL OF HOLES -- BUT GOOD FOR PHOTONICS?; Simple process makes good use of bubbles
  
  
• NSF PR 01-22 - April 5, 2001
  SMALL STREAMS CONTRIBUTE FAR MORE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT TO CLEANING WATERWAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-21 - March 22, 2001
  BRAIN IMAGE DATABASE BENEFITS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION WORLDWIDE
  
  
• NSF PR 01-20 - March 6, 2001
  ANIMATED 3-D BOOSTS DEAF EDUCATION; Andy the avatar interprets by signing
  
  
• NSF PR 01-19 - March 6, 2001
  "BALDI" THE VIRTUAL TUTOR HELPS HEARING-IMPAIRED CHILDREN TO LEARN SPEECH; Teachers and students can customize classwork with a free toolkit
  
  
• NSF PR 01-18 - March 6, 2001
  INTERNET VOTING IS NO "MAGIC BALLOT," DISTINGUISHED COMMITTEE REPORTS; Panel calls for further study of security and societal issues
  
  
• NSF PR 01-17 - March 7, 2001
  SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: MAKING IT WORK IN THE REAL WORLD
  
  
• NSF PR 01-16 - February 28, 2001
  EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE: SMITHSONIAN EXHIBIT GETS NSF FUNDS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-15 - March 1, 2001
  PLANT GENOME OFFERS CLUES TO LONGEVITY; Arabidopsis can survive the loss of an enzyme that prevents aging
  
  
• NSF PR 01-14 - February 26, 2001
  BIOLOGISTS CREATE A NEW TOOL FOR OBSERVING A "MESSENGER" MOLECULE IN LIVING CELLS; Understanding a key molecule that affects fundamental cell processes
  
  
• NSF PR 01-13 - February 23, 2001
  ANTARCTIC REMEDIATION UNDERWAY
  
  
• NSF PR 01-12 - February 8, 2001
  'MOLECULAR RULERS' MAKE NANO-SCALE GAPS; Precise spacings between structures allow construction of nano-wires
  
  
• NSF PR 01-11 - February 8, 2001
  RESEARCH NETWORK BRINGS WIRELESS INTERNET TO NATIVE AMERICAN RESERVATIONS; Solar-powered net connects La Jolla and Pala Tribes near San Diego
  
  
• NSF PR 01-10 - February 5, 2001
  EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH SPEEDED BY NETWORKING; National Network to Change the Shape of Earthquake Engineering
  
  
• NSF PR 01-09 - January 31, 2001
  SCIENTISTS SHAKE UP "FAMILY TREE" OF GREEN PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 01-08 - January 30, 2001
  AUTHOR DAVA SOBEL HONORED FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
  
  
• NSF PR 01-07 - January 29, 2001
  TERASCALE COMPUTING SYSTEM COMES ON-LINE; Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center beats start-up and performance targets
  
  
• NSF PR 01-06 - January 30, 2001
  SOUTHERN STAR PULSATES LIKE THE SUN, SAY ASTRONOMERS; Australian telescope measures Beta Hydri's solar-like oscillations
  
  
• NSF PR 01-05 - January 24, 2001
  NEW GROUP OF MICROORGANISMS DISCOVERED IN THE OPEN SEA
  
  
• NSF PR 01-04 - January 24, 2001
  NEW SOUTH POLE STATION POWER PLANT,SATELLITE LINK GO ONLINE; Key milestones toward safety and modernization reached
  
  
• NSF PR 01-03 - January 24, 2001
  NEW PREDATORY DOG-SIZED DINOSAUR UNEARTHED ON MADAGASCAR
  
  
• NSF PR 01-02 - January 10, 2001
  EARLIER WATER ON EARTH? OLDEST ROCK SUGGESTS HOSPITABLE YOUNG PLANET
  
  
• NSF PR 01-01 - January 5, 2001
  NSF GRANT EXTENDS SUPPORT FOR INTERCONNECTING NATIONAL RESEARCH NETWORKS

• NSF PR 00-98 - December 27, 2000
  NEW SUB-CELLULAR STRUCTURE DISCOVERED; Does it take two spindles to tango during cell division?
  
  
• NSF PR 00-97 - December 19, 2000
  CARBON CYCLING AND SPECIES COMPOSITION: SEEING THE FOREST FOR ITS TREES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-96 - December 15, 2000
  NEW REPORT LINKS METEORITE TO POSSIBILITY THAT MICROSCOPIC LIFE EXISTED ON MARS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-95 - December 14, 2000
  NEW NON-STICK? MANY USES POSSIBLE FROM "SQUEEZED" MOLECULES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-94 - December 13, 2000
  FIRST-EVER COMPLETE PLANT GENOME SEQUENCE IS ANNOUNCED; International team reveals DNA secrets of Arabidopsis thaliana
  
  
• NSF PR 00-93 - December 11, 2000
  HUGE NEW HYDROTHERMAL VENT SYSTEM FOUND ON SEAFLOOR
  
  
• NSF PR 00-92 - December 6, 2000
  DNA "MOTORS" ARE KEY TO VIRUS REPLICATION
  
  
• NSF PR 00-91 - December 5, 2000
  MATH & SCIENCE IMPROVEMENTS STILL NEEDED IN MIDDLE SCHOOL, REPEAT STUDY SHOWS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-90 - November 21, 2000
  NSF HONORS 409 JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS WITH 2000 CAREER AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-89 - November 13, 2000
  CLINTON NAMES A DIVERSE GROUP OF RESEARCHERS TO RECEIVE THE 2000 NATIONAL MEDALS OF SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-88 - November 7, 2000
  NEW GRID PORTAL TO IMPROVE U.S. RESEARCHERS' ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMPUTING RESOURCES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-87 - November 2, 2000
  WEB100 PROJECT TO BOOST PERFORMANCE OF RESEARCH NETWORKS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-86 - November 2, 2000
  ECOLOGY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES GRANTS JOINTLY ANNOUNCED BY NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  
  
• NSF PR 00-85 - November 2, 2000
  NATIONAL DIGITAL LIBRARY GOAL BOOSTED BY NSF AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-84 - October 31, 2000
  NSF SUPPORTS AMERICAN INDIAN TRIBAL COLLEGE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE MATH & SCIENCE INSTRUCTION
  
  
• NSF PR 00-83 - October 31, 2000
  NSF-FUNDED SCIENTISTS TO EXAMINE ENVIRONMENT AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL
  
  
• NSF PR 00-82 - October 26, 2000
  ASTRONOMERS FIND SURPRISING DOUBLE ASTEROID AND A NEW ASTEROID MOON
  
  
• NSF PR 00-81 - October 25, 2000
  NEW ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD RELIEVES WRIST PAIN
  
  
• NSF PR 00-80 - October 25, 2000
  NEW REPORT CHALLENGES ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT THE INTERNET MEANS TO THE PUBLIC
  
  
• NSF PR 00-79 - October 24, 2000
  PRESIDENT HONORS TOP JUNIOR FACULTY IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PA 00-05 - October 18, 2000
  NSF ANNOUNCES DIRECTOR FOR LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-78 - October 17, 2000
  CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SOUTH POLE STATION BEGINS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-77 - October 17, 2000
  A DASH OF ADVENTURE LEAVENS THE CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE OF 2000 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON
  
  
• NSF PR 00-76 - October 17, 2000
  AIR NATIONAL GUARD RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN SUPPORT OF ANTARCTIC RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 00-75 - October 16, 2000
  GEMINI CUTS DEEP INTO GALACTIC CORE WITH RELEASE OF FIRST DATA
  
  
• NSF PR 00-74 - October 12, 2000
  PUTTING MUSCLE IN THE NUCLEUS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-73 - October 12, 2000
  NSF AWARDS $52.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO STUDY BIOCOMPLEXITY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-72 - October 5, 2000
  FEDERAL AGENCIES JOIN HANDS FOR SECOND YEAR OF LEADING-EDGE EDUCATION RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 00-71 - October 5, 2000
  NSF FUNDS TWO NEW CENTERS FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING, CREATING PARTNERSHIPS IN FOUR STATES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-70 - October 4, 2000
  POWERFUL TELESCOPE ARRAY WILL STUDY THE STARS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-69 - October 2, 2000
  INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH GROUP SEQUENCES GENOME OF UBIQUITOUS MICROBE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-68 - September 28, 2000
  NSF RECOMMENDS FUNDING FOR 24 PARTNERSHIPS TO FOSTER LOCAL INNOVATION
  
  
• NSF PR 00-67 - September 28, 2000
  BIODIVERSITY DATABASES: BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION ON EVERY DESKTOP
  
  
• NSF PR 00-66 - September 27, 2000
  WORSENING URBAN AIR POLLUTION WON'T INCREASE GLOBAL TEMPERATURE OVER NEXT 100 YEARS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-65 - September 27, 2000
  FOUR NEW NSF CENTERS WILL EXPLORE METHODS TO CREATE INNOVATIVE MATERIALS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-64 - September 26, 2000
  WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE RECEIVES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANT TO SEQUENCE YEARS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-63 - September 18, 2000
  NSF AWARDS $89 MILLION TO 13 U.S. CITIES TO IMPROVE URBAN MATH & SCIENCE TEACHING
  
  
• NSF PR 00-62 - September 18, 2000
  NSF ENGINEERING CENTERS WILL ADVANCE MICROSYSTEM AND SENSING TECHNOLOGIES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-61 - September 12, 2000
  NSF ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS IN NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INITIATIVE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-60 - September 21, 2000
  NSF BOOSTS RESEARCH FOR UNDERSTANDING STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF COMPLEX PLANT GENOMES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-59 - September 7, 2000
  PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-58 - September 14, 2000
  HIMALAYAN ICE REVEALS CLIMATE WARMING, CATASTROPHIC DROUGHT
  
  
• NSF PR 00-57 - September 5, 2000
  NSF FUNDS FIRST PHASE OF EARTHQUAKE NETWORK
  
  
• NSF PR 00-56 - September 7, 2000
  TALE OF THE ICE, REVEALED
  
  
• NSF PR 00-55 - August 17, 2000
  STATE-OF-THE-ART MEASURING TECHNIQUES SHOW CALIFORNIA FAULT SLIPS FREELY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-54 - August 9, 2000
  "GATEKEEPER" PROTEIN IS KEY TO CELLULAR LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-53 - August 3, 2000
  SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES $45 MILLION NSF AWARD TO PITTSBURGH SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER
  
  
• NSF PR 00-52 - August 1, 2000
  NSF AWARDS $49 MILLION TO 19 MULTIDISCIPLINARY GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-51 - July 25, 2000
  HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION GETS A HELPING HAND, EYE AND VOICE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-50 - July 24, 2000
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION HELPS GROW AFRICA'S INTERNET
  
  
• NSF PR 00-49 - July 12, 2000
  PULSARS MUCH OLDER THAN THOUGHT, ASTRONOMERS SAY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-48 - July 6, 2000
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHERS DISCOVER EVIDENCE OF MICROSCOPIC LIFE AT THE SOUTH POLE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-47 - June 20, 2000
  NEW TEST FOR PRESENCE OF NITRIC OXIDE COULD IMPROVE MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-46 - June 15, 2000
  ASTRONOMERS WIN PROTECTION FOR KEY PART OF SPECTRUM
  
  
• NSF PR 00-45 - June 19, 2000
  NEWEST SURVEY SHOWS MOST AMERICANS HAVE CONFIDENCE IN SCIENCE, BUT LACK UNDERSTANDING
  
  
• NSF PR 00-44 - June 19, 2000
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDICATORS REVEAL COMPLEX SOCIAL CHANGES UNDERWAY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-43 - June 19, 2000
  STRONG R&D GROWTH CONTINUES TO BOOST ROBUST U.S. ECONOMY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-42 - June 19, 2000
  SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING "IN TRANSITION" AS A NEW CENTURY BEGINS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-41 - June 7, 2000
  DISCOVERY OF FOSSIL MOLLUSKS IN ALASKA LINKS HISTORIES OF ARCTIC OCEAN AND ISTHMUS OF PANAMA
  
  
• NSF PR 00-40 - June 7, 2000
  NSF WORKSHOPS REPORT ON UNDERREPRESENTATION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-39 - May 31, 2000
  VALUABLE ARABIDOPSIS DATA RELEASED THROUGH UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
  
  
• NSF PR 00-38 - May 30, 2000
  SEAFLOOR OFF MID-ATLANTIC COAST HIGHLY CHARGED WITH GAS; Vigorous gas expulsion could weaken shelf edge
  
  
• NSF PR 00-37 - May 24, 2000
  TWENTY YEARS OF RADIO OBSERVATIONS TO HIGHLIGHT VLA'S ANNIVERSARY
  
  
• NSF PR 00-36 - May 24, 2000
  MEMBRANE PROTEIN RESEARCH YIELDS NEW INSIGHTS INTO INNER WORKINGS OF THE CELL
  
  
• NSF PR 00-35 - May 22, 2000
  NSF AWARDS HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS TO TEN INSTITUTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-34 - May 18, 2000
  SHEDDING LIGHT ON LUMINESCENCE: SCIENTISTS VISUALIZE STRUCTURE OF THE PHOTOPROTEIN AEQUORIN
  
  
• NSF PR 00-33 - May 16, 2000
  NSF AWARDS $4.2 MILLION GRANTS TO THREE COASTAL SITES FOR LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 00-32 - May 12, 2000
  ANTARCTIC RESEARCHER DIES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-31 - May 15, 2000
  NSF CREATES PARTNERSHIP TO FURTHER DIGITAL GOVERNMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 00-30 - May 15, 2000
  SCIENCE BOARD ISSUES STATEMENT ON NEED FOR OPEN COMMUNICATION AND ACCESS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-29 - May 10, 2000
  ASTROPHYSICISTS DETECT COSMIC SHEAR, EVIDENCE OF DARK MATTER
  
  
• NSF PA 00-4 - May 4, 2000
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS CHAIRS FOR COMING TERM
  
  
• NSF PR 00-28 - May 4, 2000
  HIGH TECHNOLOGY MEETS THE HIGH PLAINS IN STEPS-2000
  
  
• NSF PR 00-27 - May 9, 2000
  WHITE HOUSE NAMES K-12 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS TEACHING AWARD WINNERS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-26 - April 27, 2000
  PHILIP AND PHYLIS MORRISON, AND SCIENCE SERVICE PICKED FOR NSB PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-25 - April 26, 2000
  COSMOLOGISTS REVEAL FIRST DETAILED IMAGES OF EARLY UNIVERSE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-24 - April 14, 2000
  NSF HONORS 350 JUNIOR FACULTY MEMBERS WITH 1999 CAREER AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-23 April 14, 2000
  RESEARCHERS FIND KEY TO SPURRING METHANE CONVERSION
  
  
• NSF PR 00-22 - April 11, 2000
  PRESIDENT HONORS TOP JUNIOR FACULTY IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 00-21 - April 12, 2000
  TWO STATESMEN OF SCIENCE ARE FIRST OF THE NEW CENTURY TO RECEIVE THE VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 00-20 - April 10, 2000
  NSF AND MCI AGREE TO THREE-YEAR NO-COST EXTENSION OF vBNS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-19 - April 10, 2000
  NSF HONORS YALE BIOCHEMIST JENNIFER DOUDNA WITH THE ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 00-18 - April 7, 2000
  STUDIES OF MARINE MAMMALS INDICATE A "BREATHTAKING" ABILITY TO DIVE TO GREAT DEPTHS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-17 - April 5, 2000
  AUTOMATED NORTH POLE STATION WILL TAKE THE PULSE OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 00-16 - March 31, 2000
  MOTION OF MASSIVE ANTARCTIC ICE BERG CAUSES ANOTHER IMMENSE BERG TO "CALVE"
  
  
• NSF PR 00-15 - March 30, 2000
  SOLAR "HEARTBEAT" DISCOVERED
  
  
• NSF PR 00-14 - March 23, 2000
  GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARDED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-13 - March 23, 2000
  NSF EMPHASIZES RESEARCH INTO THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-12 - March 22, 2000
  MASSIVE ICEBERG PEELS OFF FROM ANTARCTIC ICE SHELF
  
  
• NSF PR 00-11 - March 22, 2000
  STAGE SET FOR NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MAY 1999 GREAT PLAINS TORNADOES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-10 - March 22, 2000
  NEW RESEARCH ON LONG-TERM OCEAN CYCLES REVEALS RAPID GLOBAL WARMING IN NEAR FUTURE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-9 - March 21, 2000
  PHYSICISTS PRODUCE "LEFT-HANDED" COMPOSITE MATERIALS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-8 - March 9, 2000
  SCIENTISTS "SEE" THROUGH THE SUN TO FIND STORMY REGIONS ON THE OTHER SIDE
  
  
• NSF PR 00-7 - February 23, 2000
  MARINE BIOLOGY COURSE USES ANTARCTICA AS ITS CLASSROOM
  
  
• NSF PR 00-6 - February 18, 2000
  NEWFOUND QUASAR WINS TITLE: "MOST DISTANT IN THE UNIVERSE"
  
  
• NSF PA 00-3 February 11, 2000
  NSF ANNOUNCES ACTING DIRECTOR FOR LEGISLATIVE & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
  
  
• NSF PR 00-5 - February 7, 2000
  PRESIDENT SEEKS MORE THAN $4.5 BILLION FOR NSF IN 2001
  A 21^st Century Budget for 21^st Century Science and Engineering, Says NSF Director
  
  
• NSF PR 00-4 - February 4, 2000
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD RECOMMENDS $1 BILLION INCREASE IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SPENDING
  
  
• NSF PR 00-3 - January 31, 2000
  TWELVE PIONEERING RESEARCHERS WILL RECEIVE THE 1999 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PA 00-02 - January 28, 2000
  NSF NAMES ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-2 - January 13, 2000
  THE STAR SPLITTER: MICROLENSING TECHNIQUE PIONEERED BY NSF RESEARCHERS FINDS BLACK HOLES
  
  
• NSF PR 00-01 - January 7, 2000
  ANTARCTIC WORKER DIES

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• NSF SP 99-06 - December 22, 1999
  POLL SHOWS CONTINUING DECLINE IN "Y2K" CONCERN
  
  
• NSF PR 99-73 - December 15, 1999
  SCIENTISTS REPORT FIRST COMPLETE DNA SEQUENCE OF PLANT CHROMOSOMES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-72 - December 9, 1999
  BACTERIA MAY THRIVE IN ANTARCTIC LAKE
  Holds Implications for Search for Life in the Solar System
  
  
• NSF PR 99-71 - November 29, 1999
  ASTRONOMERS DISCOVER SIX PLANETS ORBITING NEARBY STARS
  
  
• NSF SP 99-05 - November 24, 1999
  POLL SHOWS DECLINING CONCERN OVER "Y2K"
  Worry Over Air Travel and Water, Gasoline Stockpiling Rise
  
  
• NSF PR 99-70 - November 19, 1999
  HUMAN PLAGUE CASES INCREASING IN SOUTHWEST
  Likely Cause: Global Climate Change
  
  
• NSF PR 99-69 - November 19, 1999
  GEOLOGISTS PINPOINT SOURCE OF MAJOR GLOBAL WARMING EVENT MORE THAN 55 MILLION YEARS AGO
  
  
• NSF PA 99-3 - November 18, 1999 NSB NAMES INSPECTOR GENERAL
  
  
• NSF PR 99-68 - November 3, 1999
  ASTRONOMERS FIND EVIDENCE FOR THE FIRST PLANET SEEN ORBITING A PAIR OF STARS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-67 - October 28, 1999
  NSF AWARDS $6 MILLION TO HELP MINORITY SCHOOLS PREPARE FOR ADVANCED COMPUTER NETWORKS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-66 - October 25, 1999
  NEW AWARDS CONNECT HIGHER EDUCATION AND K-12 CLASSROOMS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-65 - October 21, 1999
  NSF TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN ADVANCED HOUSING FOR THE NATION
  
  
• NSF PR 99-64 - October 14, 1999
  NSF ANNOUNCES $10-MILLION CENTER FOR BIOENGINEERING EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 99-63 - October 14, 1999
  BRIGHT RINGS FOUND AROUND SUNSPOTS SHOW WHY SPOTS ARE DARK, CAST SHADOW ON SOLAR MODELS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-62 - October 8, 1999
  UNIQUE INTERAGENCY EDUCATION RESEARCH INITIATIVE KICKS OFF WITH FIRST GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-61 - October 6, 1999
  ASTRONOMERS SIGHT AN ASTEROID'S MOON
  
  
• NSF PR 99-60 - October 6, 1999
  NSF APPROVES DISTRICT-WIDE EDUCATION AWARDS IN FIVE U.S. CITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-59 - October 4, 1999
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARD HONORS SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-58 - September 29, 1999
  NSF AWARDS LARGE GRANT FOR ARABIDOPSIS INFORMATION RESOURCE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-57 - September 29, 1999
  NSF AWARDS TO HBCU INSTITUTIONS TO STIMULATE DIVERSITY
  
  
• NSF PR 99-56 - September 23, 1999
  NSF GRANTS PROVIDE BOOST TO RESEARCH ON INNER WORKINGS OF PLANTS
  
  
• PA 99-2 - September 22, 1999
  NSF NAMES NEW GEOSCIENCES HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-55 - September 17, 1999
  SCIENTISTS GATHER IN OREGON TO DECIDE NEXT STEPS OF MID-OCEAN RIDGE EXPLORATION
  
  
• NSF SP 99-04 - September 16, 1999
  UNIQUE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCES SCIENCE CHALLENGE TO AMERICA'S YOUTH
  
  
• NSF PR 99-54 - September 14, 1999
  NEWLY RELEASED SATELLITE IMAGES OF ANTARCTICA A VALUABLE SCIENTIFIC BENCHMARK
  
  
• NSF PR 99-53 - September 10, 1999
  ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON TO HIGHLIGHT SEAL ECOLOGY, MICROSCOPIC LIFE, COSMIC ORIGINS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-52 - September 10, 1999
  ATMOSPHERIC CARBON MONOXIDE LEVELS DECLINE IN U.S. MID-ATLANTIC REGION
  
  
• NSF SP 99-03 - September 9, 1999
  POLL SHOWS AMERICANS' CONCERN OVER "Y2K" CONTINUES TO DROP
  Previous Worry Over Air Travel, Banking Subsides
  
  
• NSF PR 99-51 - September 1, 1999
  BREAKTHROUGH IMAGE OF ATOMIC BONDING WILL ADVANCE THE SCIENCE OF NEW MATERIALS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-50 - August 31, 1999
  KNOWLEDGE-CENTERED AWARDS JUMP START NSF FOCUS ON I.T. FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
  
  
• NSF PR 99-49 - August 11, 1999
  USE AND IMPACT OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ESCALATE IN K-12 EDUCATION
  
  
• PA 99-1 - August 9, 1999
  INTERIM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NAMED FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-48 - August 4, 1999
  NSF GENERATES "NEW BREED" OF SCIENTIST & ENGINEER
  
  
• NSF PR 99-47 - August 3, 1999
  ICE-COVERED ANTARCTIC LAKE MAY HARBOR UNKNOWN LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-46 - July 30, 1999
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD CALLS FOR SIGNIFICANT NEW INVESTMENT IN RESEARCH ON THE ENVIRONMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 99-45 - July 29, 1999
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES FIVE NEW NSF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERS
  New Centers Focus on Integrative Partnerships
  
  
• NSF PR 99-44 - June 25, 1999
  NEW TELESCOPE GIVES ASTRONOMERS A CLEARER VISION OF THE UNIVERSE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-43 - June 14, 1999
  U.S. INDUSTRY DRIVING THE GROWTH IN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT SPENDING
  
  
• NSF PR 99-42 - June 10, 1999
  EUROPE AND U.S. TO COLLABORATE ON DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A GIANT RADIO TELESCOPE PROJECT IN CHILE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-41 - June 10, 1999
  'ALTERED STATE' MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING IMPORTANT BRAIN CHEMICALS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-40 - June 8, 1999
  MASSIVE POLLUTION DOCUMENTED OVER INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 99-39 - May 19, 1999
  NATURAL HAZARDS RESPONSE REQUIRES NEW APPROACH, STUDY SAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-38 - May 13, 1999
  NSF GRANT BRINGS "VIRTUAL WORLDS" TO LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-37 - May 7, 1999
  MOBILE DOPPLER RADAR INSTRUMENTS EDGE CLOSER TO SWIRLING FUNNEL CLOUDS
  This Week's Oklahoma Tornadoes Provide Highest-Resolution-Ever Data
  
  
• NSF PR 99-36 - May 5, 1999
  S&E DEGREES TO WOMEN, MINORITIES ON THE RISE, MATH ACHIEVEMENT "GENDER GAP" IS GONE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-35 - May 3, 1999
  PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS GO TO STEPHEN JAY GOULD AND PBS' BILL NYE, "THE SCIENCE GUY"
  NSB to honor paleontologist/author and science program's producers
  
  
• NSF PR 99-34 - May 3, 1999
  PRESIDENT CLINTON NAMES OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-33 - April 29, 1999
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES PROMISE TO MAKE GOVERNMENT MORE EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIVE
  Enormous and wide-ranging research challenges remain
  
  
• NSF PR 99-31 - April 27, 1999
  A "MISSING LINK" FOSSIL ADDS "FOLIAGE" TO THE EARLY HUMAN ANCESTOR FAMILY TREE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-30 - April 26, 1999
  ARCHEOLOGISTS FIND MILDER ARCTIC CLIMATE MAY HAVE AIDED ALEUTIAN SETTLEMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 99-29 - April 26, 1999
  ACTIVE 14,000-FOOT-HIGH SUBMARINE VOLCANO FOUND NEAR SAMOA IN SOUTH PACIFIC
  
  
• NSF PR 99-28 - April 21, 1999
  CLIMATE PROJECTION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: EARTH WILL WARM BY 3 DEGREES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-27 - April 16, 1999 "MIDWEST WILD WEATHER" GOES ON THE ROAD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-26 - April 16, 1999
  GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARDED RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-25 - April 16, 1999
  NEW TEACHER AWARD HONORS NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR
  
  
• NSF PR 99-24 - April 15, 1999
  ASTRONOMY TEAMS FIND FIRST MULTI-PLANET SYSTEM, OTHER THAN OUR OWN, ORBITING STAR
  
  
• NSF PR 99-23 - April 15, 1999
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD HONORS MAXINE FRANK SINGER WITH VANNEVAR BUSH AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-22 - April 9, 1999
  STANFORD CHEMICAL ENGINEER CHAITAN KHOSLA RECEIVES ALAN T. WATERMAN AWARD FROM NSF
  
  
• NSF PR 99-21 - April 9, 1999 NUCLEAR SUBMARINE PUTS TO SEA TO SERVE SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-20 - April 1, 1999
  FIRST ESTIMATES DEVELOPED OF LIGHTNING-ASSOCIATED "SPRITES"
  Radio signals help scientists estimate how many occur in thunderstorms
  
  
• NSF PR 99-19 - March 26, 1999
  NSF TO PROVIDE $21 MILLION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND MATH SCHOLARSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-18 - March 18, 1999
  MIT RESEARCHERS PROPOSE NEW MODEL FOR CONVECTIVE CIRCULATION WITHIN EARTH'S MANTLE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-17 - March 15, 1999
  RESEARCHERS UNCOVER 3-D STRUCTURE OF VIRUS REPLICATION TECHNIQUE
  Development of New Anti-Viral Agents Possible
  
  
• NSF PR 99-16 - March 15, 1999
  U.S. INVENTORS "PATENTLY" PRODUCTIVE -- AT HOME, AND AROUND THE WORLD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-15 - March 15, 1999
  NSF FUNDS NEW HIGH-SPEED NETWORK CONNECTIONS
  Program Now Reaches Institutions In Every State
  
  
• NSF SP 99-2 - March 10, 1999
  UPDATED POLL FINDS AMERICANS' FEAR OF POSSIBLE "Y2K" PROBLEMS FALLS AS AWARENESS LEVEL RISES
  Concern Voiced Over Air Travel, Banking
  
  
• NSF PR 99-14 - March 4, 1999
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCHER PLUCKS FOUR UNKNOWN FISH SPECIES FROM ANTARCTIC WATERS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-13 - February 23, 1999
  NSF TO ESTABLISH "CYBERSYSTEM" FOR EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING SIMULATION
  
  
• NSF PR 99-12 - February 18, 1999
  GRADUATE SCIENCE, MATH, ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS CAN BECOME K-12 TEACHING FELLOWS
  
  
• NSF PR 99-11 - February 18, 1999
  MOLECULAR CONTROL MECHANISM OF EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT UNRAVELED
  
  
• NSF PR 99-10 - February 17, 1999
  ANCIENT VOLCANIC CATACLYSMS DISCOVERED IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 99-9 - February 16, 1999
  NAVY FLIES LAST ANTARCTIC MISSION
  
  
• NSF PR 99-8 - February 10, 1999
  NSF-SUPPORTED NEW SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-7 - February 11, 1999
  VIDEO AND DATA LINKS PROVIDE "SEAL'S EYE VIEW" OF THE WORLD
  
  
• NSF PR 99-6 - January 29, 1999
  SCIENTISTS TO KICK OFF MAJOR FIELD EXPERIMENT ON ROLE OF AEROSOLS IN CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 99-5 - February 1, 1999
  PRESIDENT ASKS ALMOST $4 BILLION FOR NSF'S FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGET
  Major Increases Proposed for Information Technology and Biocomplexity Initiatives
  
  
• NSF PR 99-4 - January 25, 1999
  NSF'S HIGHEST HONOR FOR NEW FACULTY FOSTERS INTEGRATION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 99-3 - January 21, 1999
  RARE FOSSIL SHOWS THEROPOD DINOSAURS ARE FAST, DANGEROUS 'TURBOCHARGED' REPTILES
  
  
• NSF PR 99-2 - January 21, 1999
  WOMEN, MINORITIES MAKE HUGE S&E EDUCATION GAINS, BUT ARE STILL UNDERREPRESENTED OVERALL
  
  
• NSF PR 99-1 - January 7, 1999
  SERENDIPITY: CELL STRUCTURE STUDY UNCOVERS TAXOL'S SECRETS

• SP 98-05 - December 30, 1998
  POLL FINDS AMERICANS GENERALLY NOT WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE "YEAR 2000" COMPUTER GLITCHES
  Some Concern Voiced Over Air Travel, Banking
  
  
• NSF PR 98-89 - December 18, 1998
  NSF-FUNDED RESEARCH HEADS SCIENCE MAGAZINE'S TOP TEN ADVANCES OF 1998
  
  
• NSF PR 98-88 - December 18, 1998
  NSF TELESCOPE SHEDS LIGHT ON FATE OF UNIVERSE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-87 - December 15, 1998
  NEW CLIMATE SYSTEM MODEL SHOWS EARTH'S SURFACE TEMPERATURE RISING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-86 - December 11, 1998
  SCIENTISTS STUDY 100-MILLION-YEAR-OLD VOLCANISM IN THE INDIAN OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-85 - December 10, 1998
  NSF AWARDS CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS TO WOMEN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-84 - December 8, 1998
  NATIONAL SCIENCE MEDALISTS NAMED
  
  
• NSF PR 98-83 - December 7, 1998
  NSF AWARDS DRIVE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-81 - December 1, 1998
  MORE FOREIGN-BORN S&E DOCTORAL RECIPIENTS STAY, BECAUSE THE UNITED STATES IS "WHERE THE JOBS ARE"
  
  
• NSF PR 98-80 - December 3, 1998
  SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE STRUCTURE OF AN ENZYME THAT USES IRON TO MAKE HYDROGEN
  
  
• NSF PR 98-79 - November 20, 1998
  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISCOVER DISTANT ASTEROID USING NSF TELESCOPE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-78 - November 20, 1998
  ANCIENT ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT ROCKED BY VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-77 - November 20, 1998
  NSF FUNDS ADVANCED INTERNET RESEARCH PROJECTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-76 - November 19, 1998
  NSF, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES HONOR RESEARCHERS WHO ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO "GO GREEN"
  
  
• NSF PR 98-75 - November 18, 1998
  SCIENTIST FINDS ASTEROID FOSSIL THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED GLOBAL DINOSAUR EXTINCTION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-74 - November 6, 1998
  RESEARCH AIRCRAFT FLY BELOW ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY LEONID METEOR STORM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-73 - November 2, 1998
  NSF INVESTS $10 MILLION IN NEW ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-72 - October 28, 1998
  NEW INSTRUMENT "LENDING LIBRARY" WILL HELP RESEARCHERS SEE WHAT'S SHAKING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-71 - October 29, 1998
  NSF AWARDS MINORITY GRADUATE EDUCATION GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-70 - October 29, 1998
  SCIENTISTS PROPOSE LAYERED MODEL OF EARTH'S INNER CORE
  
  
• NSF PA 98-5 - October 26, 1998
  NSF NAMES NEW HEAD OF POLAR PROGRAMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-69 - October 22, 1998
  EL NINO AND CLIMATE MORE PREDICTABLE THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT
  
  
• NSF PR 98-68 - October 14, 1998
  SHEBA BREAKS FREE OF ARCTIC'S ICY EMBRACE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-67 - October 13, 1998
  NSF TEAMS WITH DOE TO FUND ENVIRONMENTAL MOLECULAR SCIENCE INSTITUTES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-66 - October 7, 1998
  MAJOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS RENEWED
  First complete genome sequence of a plant to result
  
  
• NSF PR 98-65 - October 7, 1998
  SUMMER ENDS, SUMMER BEGINS AS NSF SENDS TEACHERS TO THE POLES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-64 - October 6, 1998
  NSF: MOST SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING DEGREE HOLDERS EMPLOYED IN NON-S&apm;E OCCUPATIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-63 - October 7, 1998
  1998-99 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-62 - October 5, 1998
  NSF APPROVES MULTI-MILLION-DOLLAR AWARDS FOR TEXAS AND NAVAJO RURAL SCHOOLS
  
  
• NSF PA 98-4 - September 29, 1998
  NSF NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-61 - September 29, 1998
  NSF AWARDS KNOWLEDGE AND DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENCE GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-60 - September 30, 1998
  NSF AWARDS GRANTS FOR INTEGRATIVE INNOVATION IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-59 - September 25, 1998
  RESEARCHER USES "DOPPLER ON WHEELS" TO STARE HURRICANE GEORGES IN THE EYE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-58 - September 25, 1998
  COSMIC FLASHER REVEALS ALL
  
  
• NSF PR 98-57 - September 28, 1998
  UPCOMING 'CENTURY OF BIOLOGY' GIVEN HEAD START BY NSF PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROGRAM GRANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-56 - September 24, 1998
  NEARSHORE OBSERVATORY LEADS TO LONG-TERM METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC STUDIES
  Real-time data to be shared via the World Wide Web and Internet
  
  
• NSF PR 98-55 - September 24, 1998
  SCIENTISTS 'PLUG INTO' POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS OUTLET ON THE SEAFLOOR
  First permanent U.S. deep seafloor observatory installed
  
  
• NSF PR 98-54 - September 23, 1998
  AWARDS CITE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE PLANS TO INTEGRATE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-53 - September 21, 1998
  NSF AWARDS EXTEND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY THROUGH HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK CONNECTIONS TO THE ASIA PACIFIC RIM AND RUSSIA
  
  
• NSF PR 98-52 - September 18, 1998
  VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES HIGH PERFORMANCE AWARD TO UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-49 - September 10, 1998
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS HONOR SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS AND ENGINEERING MENTORING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-48 - September 9, 1998
  ENGINEERS DESIGNING SMART BUILDINGS TO REACT TO SHAKES AND QUAKES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-47 - September 7, 1998
  'SUPERMASSIVE' BLACK HOLE FOUND IN THE CENTER OF OUR GALAXY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-46 - September 4, 1998
  GLOWING CYANOBACTERIA GIVES RESEARCHERS NEW CLUES TO CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-45 - August 21, 1998
  Into the Blaze: Scientists Fly Above Raging Wildfires
  
  
• NSF PR 98-44 - August 14, 1998
  "WINFLY" HERALDS BEGINNING OF ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON
  
  
• NSF PR 98-43 - August 13, 1998
  CHEMICAL REACTION BELIEVED TO SUPPORT UNDERGROUND MICROBES IS NOW UNLIKELY
  Findings could have implications for life on Mars and other planets
  
  
• NSF PR 98-42 - August 6, 1998
  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION IS TAKING SMALL BUSINESS INTO A NEW PHASE OF INNOVATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-41 - August 4, 1998
  MASSIVE OCEAN CURRENT MAY PROVIDE CLUES TO GLOBAL WARMING
  
  
• NSF PR 98-40 - July 31, 1998
  NSB URGES RESPONSE TO POOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MATH & SCIENCE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-39 - July 30, 1998
  NEW LONG-TERM ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH SITE FUNDED FOR PLUM ISLAND SOUND ECOSYSTEMS STUDY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-38 - July 30, 1998
  COMPUTER INTERFACE TO HELP DEAF-BLIND COMMUNITY
  Also helps researchers understand how to use computers to communicate
  
  
• NSF PR 98-37 - July 6, 1998
  "SCIFISH" TECHNOLOGY TO PROTECT ALASKA'S FISHERIES AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-36 - July 1, 1998
  SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INDICATORS '98 SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS' INTEREST IN SCIENCE GROWS;
  But actual understanding of scientific terms and concepts still lags
  
  
• NSF PR 98-35 - July 1, 1998
  GROWTH OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING THE FACE OF THE ECONOMY S&E Indicators '98 says; IT likened in scope to Industrial Revolution
  
  
• NSF PR 98-34 - June 29, 1998
  UPSWING IN INDUSTRIAL R&D CREATING POSITIVE ECONOMIC BENEFITS; New data released in S&E Indicators 1998
  
  
• NSF PR 98-33 - June 25, 1998
  BIOMATERIALS ARE TRANSFORMING MEDICINE; MIT scientist and engineer describes a new field in an NSF lecture
  
  
• NSF PR 98-32 - June 1, 1998
  NSB HEARING HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF INFORMAL EDUCATION IN IMPROVING SCIENCE LITERACY
  
  
• NSF PR 98-31 - May 21, 1998
  AUTOMATIC OBSERVATORIES WATCH UPPER ATMOSPHERE FROM ANTARCTICA
  
  
• NSF PR 98-29 - May 21, 1998
  NEW, SURPRISING PICTURE EMERGES OF SUB-SEAFLOOR MAGMA FORMATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-28 - May 12, 1998
  PANEL REPORTS ON STATE OF U.S. MATHEMATICS
  Dominant position threatened, report says
  
  
• NSF PR 98-27 - May 14, 1998
  REMARKABLE SKULL OF PREDATORY DINOSAUR UNEARTHED ON MADAGASCAR
  
  
• NSF PR 98-26 - May 7, 1998
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR AWARDS FOR ATLANTA AND JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
  
  
• NSF PA 98-3 - May 7, 1998
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS LEADERS
  
  
• NSF PA 98-2 - April 28, 1998
  NSF NAMES NEW ENGINEERING HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 98-25 - April 30, 1998
  BISON GRAZING INCREASES BIODIVERSITY IN GRASSLANDS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-24 - April 24, 1998
  GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK NOW EXTENDS TO THE DEEP OCEANS
  Ocean Drilling Program's new technology to open exploration of Earth's interiors
  
  
• NSF PR 98-23 - April 22, 1998
  INFANT DEPENDENCY DRIVES MENOPAUSE, NSF-SUPPORTED RESEARCHER REPORTS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-22 - April 22, 1998
  SCIENTISTS FIND FURTHER GLOBAL WARMING EVIDENCE IN TEMPERATURE RECONSTRUCTION STUDY
  Years 1997, 1995, 1990 are the warmest since 1400 A.D.
  
  
• NSF PR 98-21 - April 9, 1998
  TRAINING CENTER'S OPENING HIGHLIGHTS TECHNOLOGICAL WORKFORCE NEEDS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-20 - April 7, 1998
  SHUTTLE MISSION'S "NEUROLAB" TO STUDY NERVOUS SYSTEM
  Science in Space to Feature Snails, Fish
  
  
• NSF PA 98-74 - March 31, 1998
  NSB NAMES ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL
  
  
• NSF PR 98-19 - March 25, 1998
  JANE GOODALL, PBS' NOVA PROGRAM, TO RECEIVE PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD;
  National Science Board to Present New Annual Award in May
  
  
• NSF PR 98-18 - March 18, 1998
  NEW PACT PROTECTS RADIO ASTRONOMY FREQUENCY FROM INTERFERENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-17 - March 16, 1998
  NSF AND NSI END INTERNET INTELLECTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND PORTION OF DOMAIN NAME REGISTRATION FEES
  
  
• NSF PR 98-16 - March 20, 1998
  NEW SICKLE-CLAWED FOSSIL FROM MADAGASCAR LINKS BIRDS AND DINOSAURS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-14 - February 27, 1998
  NSB OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS ON FUTURE OF FEDERAL ROLE IN GRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 98-13 - February 26, 1998
  NSF APPROVES 29 NEW CONNECTIONS TO HIGH-PERFORMANCE COMPUTER NETWORK
  
  
• NSF PR 98-12 - February 18, 1998
  U.S. NAVY TO DEPART U.S. ANTARCTIC PROGRAM AFTER 42 YEARS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-11 - February 17, 1998
  WHY IS ANTARCTICA SO COLD? SCIENTISTS PURSUE HISTORY OF ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET
  
  
• NSF PR 98-10 - February 17, 1998
  SCIENTISTS SEEK FIRST GLIMPSE OF SOLAR FEATURES DURING FEBRUARY 26 SOLAR ECLIPSE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-9 - February 11, 1998
  IN SEARCH OF BAD WEATHER: SCIENTISTS STUDY LAKE-EFFECT WINTER STORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-8 - February 11, 1998
  EVIDENCE FOUND FOR MOLTEN ROCK TWO THOUSAND MILES BENEATH EARTH'S SURFACE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-7 - February 6, 1998
  NEW DINOSAUR FINDS IN ANTARCTICA PAINT FULLER PICTURE OF PAST ECOSYSTEM
  
  
• NSF PR 98-6 - January 28, 1998
  NEWLY DECLASSIFIED SUBMARINE DATA WILL HELP STUDY OF ARCTIC ICE
  
  
• NSF PR 98-5 - January 28, 1998
  JAPAN CATCHING U.S. IN SOME SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL INDICATORS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-4 - January 22, 1998
  PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS NATIONS' OUTSTANDING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
  
  
• NSF PR 98-3 - January 21, 1998
  NSF AGREEMENT WILL HELP RESEARCHERS MAKE THE MOST OF HIGH PERFORMANCE NETWORK
  
  
• NSF PR 98-2 - January 20, 1998
  NSF SELECTS NEW YORK UNIVERSITY TO OPERATE INSTITUTE FOR CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS
  
  
• NSF PA 98-1 - January 9, 1998
  ROBERT W. CORELL, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR GEOSCIENCES, REAPPOINTED
  
  
• NSF PR 98-1 - January 5, 1998
  EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS FOSTER FACULTY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION

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• NSF PR 97-77 - December 16, 1997
  PRESIDENT CLINTON HONORS RECIPIENTS OF THE NATION'S HIGHEST SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-76 - December 15, 1997
  NSF DISTINGUISHED LECTURER WARNS HIGHER ED MUST ADAPT TO WORLD FORCES OF CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-75 - December 9, 1997
  BIOGENIC EMISSIONS HIGHER THAN EXPECTED OVER AFRICAN SAVANNA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-74 - December 10, 1997
  SEDIMENT STUDY 'GOOD NEWS' FOR QUAKE-PRONE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-73 - December 4, 1997
  SCIENCE BOARD CALLS FOR SYSTEMATIC R&D PRIORITY-SETTING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-72 - December 4, 1997
  SCHOOL TEACHERS TO TRAIN IN ENERGY LABS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-71 - December 3, 1997
  STRANGE SOUTH AMERICAN FOSSIL MAMMALS FOUND IN MADAGASCAR AND INDIA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-70 - November 27, 1997
  BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS NO LONGER FOUND ONLY IN THE BRAIN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-69 - November 24, 1997
  GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE RECORDED IN ANTARCTIC MARINE FOSSILS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-68 - November 5, 1997
  1997-98 ANTARCTIC RESEARCH SEASON UNDERWAY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-67 - October 30, 1997
  PLANT GROWTH SURGES AFTER GLOBAL TEMPERATURE SPIKES, SCIENTISTS REPORT;
  Study Highlights Importance of Regional Analyses
  
  
• NSF PR 97-66 - October 24, 1997
  SCIENTISTS CONDUCT FIRST LARGE-SCALE STUDY OF LAKE SUPERIOR
  
  
• NSF PR 97-65 - October 24, 1997
  TWENTY NSF-SUPPORTED YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE PRESIDENTIAL AWARD
  
  
• NSF PR 97-64 - October 22, 1997
  NSF EFFORT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO THE WEB BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-63 - October 19, 1997
  NSF FUNDS FIRST LONG-TERM STUDIES OF URBAN ECOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-62 - October 10, 1997
  THE SUNSPOTS ARE COMING
  Scientists To Debate Year 2,000 Solar 'Max' Effects On Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 97-61 - October 10, 1997
  LIMITS OF LIFE ON EARTH: ARE THEY THE KEY TO LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS?
  New NSF Grants To Foster Answers
  
  
• NSF PR 97-60 - October 9, 1997
  NSF, LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES AWARD GRANTS TO FOSTER INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-59 - October 7, 1997
  NSF FUNDS EARTHQUAKE RESEARCH CENTERS IN CALIFORNIA, ILLINOIS, AND NEW YORK
  
  
• NSF PR 97-58 - October 2, 1997
  NSF AWARDS 28 GRANTS FOR LEARNING AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-57 - September 17, 1997
  SHIPS DEPART TO LAUNCH ICE STATION SHEBA IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-56 - September 17, 1997
  NSF GRANT WILL SPUR COLLABORATION FOR INTERNET TOOLS, INFORMATION AND PROTOCOLS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-55 - September 15, 1997
  IMMIGRANT STUDY PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-54 - September 11, 1997
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS HONOR MENTORING EFFORTS OF 19 INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-53 - September 17, 1997
  RADIO OBSERVATIONS PROVIDE NEW CLUES TO NATURE OF GAMMA RAY FIREBALL
  
  
• NSF PR 97-52 - September 9, 1997
  PIONEERING TEAM SPENDING WINTER ATOP GREENLAND ICE SHEET
  
  
• NSF PR 97-51 - August 18, 1997
  NSF AWARDS RECOGNIZE COMPREHENSIVE REFORM OF UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PA 97-1 - August 12, 1997
  NSF NAMES NEW ACTING HEAD OF POLAR PROGRAMS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-50 - July 17, 1997
  NEW STUDIES OF MARTIAN METEORITE LAUNCHED
  
  
• NSF PR 97-49 - July 10, 1997
  RADIO TELESCOPES IN THE NEW MOVIE "CONTACT" DISH UP REAL SCIENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-48 - July 2, 1997
  NEW "CHILD INDICATORS" REPORT OFFERS DATA TO TRACK CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-47 - June 25, 1997
  BREAKTHROUGH RESEARCH ON OCEAN ALGAE COULD LEAD TO FREEZE- AND DROUGHT-RESISTANT CROPS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-46 - June 24, 1997
  INTERNET MOVES TOWARD PRIVATIZATION
  IP Numbers Handled by Non-Profit
  
  
• NSF PR 97-45 - June 18, 1997
  RESEARCHER CLOSING IN ON BIRTH CONTROL PILL FOR MEN
  Love may indeed be blind
  
  
• NSF PR 97-44 - June 11, 1997
  PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE WORLD'S BEST TEACHING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-43 - June 10, 1997
  SOLID CURRICULUM AND STRONG TEACHING OUTWEIGH NEGATIVES IN MATH AND SCIENCE LEARNING
  
  
• NSF PR 97-42 - June 4, 1997
  REACTIONS FOLLOWING DISASTERS DON'T FIT STEREOTYPES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-41 - May 28, 1997
  SEISMIC MYSTERY REMAINS IN AUSTRALIA:
  Scientist-Sleuths to Report on Latest Findings
  
  
• NSF PR 97-40 - May 22, 1997
  BIOCHEMISTS ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSPORT THROUGH MEMBRANES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-39 - May 20, 1997
  NSF APPROVES NEW CONNECTIONS TO HIGH-SPEED COMPUTER NETWORK: Lays the Groundwork for the Internet of the Future
  
  
• NSF PR 97-38 - May 19, 1997
  U.S. STILL PLAGUED BY LOW RATES OF DISASTER INSURANCE COVERAGE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-37 - May 15, 1997
  VERY LARGE ARRAY DETECTS RADIO EMISSION FROM GAMMA-RAY BURST
  
  
• NSF PR 97-36 - May 14, 1997
  VALUE OF THE WORLD'S ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-35 - May 15, 1997
  FIRST CIRCADIAN CLOCK GENE IDENTIFIED AND CLONED IN MAMMALS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-33 - May 1, 1997
  U.S. ANTARCTIC WORKER DIES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-32 - April 30, 1997
  NSF RECOGNIZES 1997 NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE WINNERS
  Presidential Award is Nation's Highest Scientific Commendation
  
  
• NSF PR 97-31 - April 30, 1997
  STUDY OF "MIRROR IMAGE" MOLECULE SUPPORTS NEW APPROACH FOR DRUG DESIGN
  
  
• NSF PR 97-30 - April 24, 1997
  URBAN SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS FORM COALITION TO SHARE INNOVATIONS AND TACKLE OBSTACLES
  
  
• NSF PR 97-29 - April 14, 1997
  EVOLUTION OF FISH ANTIFREEZE GENE SHEDS LIGHT ON CLIMATE HISTORY
  
  
• NSF PR 97-28 - April 8, 1997
  NSF TO ADOPT NEW MERIT REVIEW CRITERIA
  
  
• NSF PR 97-27 - March 28, 1997
  NSF ANNOUNCES NEW COMPUTER PARTNERSHIPS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-26 - March 27, 1997
  A SAFER WAY TO MONITOR VOLCANOES? WORLD'S SCIENTISTS FINDING AN ANSWER
  
  
• NSF PR 97-25 - March 27, 1997
  NATURAL SELECTION STUDY SHOWS ANIMALS CAN ADAPT DRAMATICALLY FAST
  
  
• NSF PR 97-24 - March 26, 1997
  PULITZER-PRIZE WINNING BIOLOGIST TO SHARE EXPERTISE, TEACHING TECHNIQUES ON CD-ROM
  Medal of Science Winner To Help Create College Curriculum
  
  
• NSF PR 97-23 - March 24, 1997
  SOLUTION FOUND TO LONG-STANDING INCONSISTENCIES IN DATA ANALYSIS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-22 - March 17, 1997
  GOVNEWS PROJECT TAKES DEMOCRACY INTO CYBERSPACE
  
  
• NSF PR 97-21 - March 19, 1997
  ENVIRONMENTS ON OTHER PLANETS AND EARTH ONE AND THE SAME?
  New NSF Funding Initiative Seeks Answers
  
  
• NSF PR 97-20 - March 12, 1997
  WHEN SATELLITES MISLEAD: SCIENTISTS PRESCRIBE CAUTION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-19 - March 11, 1997
  FIRST EVIDENCE THAT OZONE HOLE HARMS ANTARCTIC FISH
  
  
• NSF PR 97-18 - March 4, 1997
  NSF POSTHUMOUSLY HONORS CARL SAGAN: DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD CITES SCIENTIST'S LIFETIME OF ACHIEVEMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 97-17 - February 26, 1997
  FEATURE: "BAKED ALASKA" MUD VOLCANO DISCOVERED IN NORTH ATLANTIC
  
  
• NSF PR 97-15 - February 16, 1997
  NEW FINDINGS MORE DRAMATIC THAN TELEVISION
  Ocean Researchers Report New Evidence of Meteorite Impact as NBC-TV Premiers "Asteroid"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-14 - February 18, 1997
  CAN COMPUTERS COMMUNICATE LIKE PEOPLE DO?
  
  
• NSF PR 97-13 - February 13, 1997
  SCIENCE TAKES CENTER STAGE: OSCAR RECOGNIZES NSF-SUPPORTED FILMS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-12 - February 13, 1997
  MAKING THE 'MULTIMEDIA FUTURE' A REALITY: NSF CENTER LINKS HOLLYWOOD WITH SILICON VALLEY
  Cutting Edge Projects In Scientific Inquiry Leading To New Interactive Media
  
  
• NSF PR 97-11 - February 11, 1997
  SEMINAR TO SPOTLIGHT STUDENT-SCIENTIST COLLABORATION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-10 - February 11, 1997
  NSF REWARDS UNIVERSITIES WHICH LINK DISCOVERY AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 97-9 - February 10, 1997
  WORLD'S MOST INNOVATIVE GPS NETWORK TO MONITOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S EARTHQUAKE FAULTS
  
  
• NSF PR 97-7 - February 6, 1997
  PRESIDENT REQUESTS $3.4 BILLION FOR NSF IN FY 1998
  Increase Cites "Emerging Opportunities"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-6 - February 5, 1997
  SCIENTISTS CORRECT MICROSCOPE "VISION PROBLEM"
  
  
• NSF PR 97-5 - January 31, 1997
  MAJOR CHANGES IN MINERAL CHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES AT HIGH PRESSURES SEEN
  Implications for Structure and Chemical Evolution of the Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 97-4 - January 28, 1997
  A JOURNEY INTO THE JUNGLES OF BORNEO: CD-ROM ENGAGES CHILDREN WITH 'REAL SCIENCE'
  
  
• NSF PR 97-3 - January 16, 1997
  SCIENTISTS PROBE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN COAST-TO-COAST AND ATLANTIC OCEAN WINTER STORMS
  Better Weather Forecasts, Understanding of Climate to Result
  
  
• NSF PR 97-2 - January 14, 1997
  CAPITAL PUNISHMENT DECISIONS HINGE ON JURORS WHO MAY NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR TASK
  
  
• NSF PR 97-1 - January 3, 1997
  FALSE IDENTIFICATION: NEW RESEARCH SEEKS TO INOCULATE EYEWITNESSES AGAINST ERRORS

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• NSF PR 96-88 - December 19, 1996
  DISEASE RESISTANCE MECHANISM IDENTIFIED IN PLANTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-87 - December 19, 1996
  ROBOTS, VIRTUAL REALITY & OTHER "SMART" TOOLS SOON WILL HELP PHYSICIANS HEAL PATIENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-86 - December 18, 1996
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER SMALLEST FROG
  
  
• NSF PR 96-85 - December 16, 1996
  TWENTY NSF-NOMINATED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS RECEIVE TOP PRESIDENTIAL HONOR
  
  
• NSF PR 96-84 - December 17, 1996
  NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE HASN'T STOPPED; HILLS HAVE RISEN
  
  
• NSF PR 96-83 - December 15, 1996
  RESEARCHERS SIFT EVIDENCE CONCERNING PLATE BOUNDARY; ANCIENT BOUNDARY EXHUMED
  
  
• NSF PR 96-82 - December 12, 1996
  SCIENTISTS UNCOVER LINK BETWEEN TROPICAL AND NORTH ATLANTIC CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-81 - December 10, 1996
  DIVERSITY IN SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: PROGRESS AND PROBLEMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-80 - DECEMBER 5, 1996
  WESTERN EUROPE KEEPS COMPETITIVE PRESSURE ON U.S. FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INVESTMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-79 - December 5, 1996 INTERNATIONAL
  RESEARCH TEAM DISCOVERS UNSUSPECTED MOLTEN LAYER IN HIMALAYAN CRUST
  
  
• NSF PR 96-78 - December 5, 1996
  NO SUCH LUCK: NITROGEN FROM AIR POLLUTION UNLIKELY TO MODERATE GLOBAL WARMING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-77 - December 3, 1996
  NSF FASTLANE FEATURES SIMULTANEOUS INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-76 - December 3, 1996
  NSF FASTLANE WINS NATIONWIDE AWARD FOR BEST USE OF INTERNET TECHNOLOGIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-75 - NOVEMBER 21, 1996
  IMPACT OF METEORITE, DROP IN SEA LEVEL CAUSED MASS EXTINCTIONS 65 MILLION YEARS AGO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-73 - NOVEMBER 21, 1996
  FACULTY EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANTS DRIVE BOTH RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-72 - NOVEMBER 20, 1996
  INTERACTIVE MATH MAKES FOR ACTIVE LEARNING IN PHILADELPHIA: NSF MATERIALS CHALLENGE URBAN STUDENTS, BUT DECISION TO USE THEM IS A LOCAL ONE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-70 - NOVEMBER 7, 1996
  NEW AWARDS FOR OPTICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING SPAN MANY DISCIPLINES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-69 - NOVEMBER 7, 1996
  TEACHERS TRADE CLASSROOM ROUTINE FOR ANTARCTIC ADVENTURE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-68 - OCTOBER 31, 1996
  ANTARCTIC SCIENCE SEASON GEARS UP WITH SEARCHES FOR METEORITES, NEUTRINOS, AND NEW LIFE FORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-67 - OCTOBER 30, 1996
  NEW TECHNOLOGY TO HELP MEASUREMENT AND STUDY OF EARTHQUAKES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-66 - OCTOBER 30, 1996
  FERTILIZATION PROTEIN STRUCTURE TO AID IN LEUKEMIA TREATMENT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-65 - OCTOBER 25, 1996
  NEED FOR SPEED: NSF PURSUES PETAFLOP COMPUTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-64 - OCTOBER 28, 1996
  FEDERAL SUPPORT DECLINES FOR UNIVERSITY R&D FACILITIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-63 - OCTOBER 23, 1996
  THE SWALLOWING OF EARTH'S OCEAN FLOORS; OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM SCIENTISTS PROBE 'RECYCLING' OF OCEANIC CRUST NEAR COSTA RICA
  
  
• NSF PR 96-62 - OCTOBER 22, 1996
  NSF SLATED TO INVEST $50 MILLION IN SBIR PROGRAM IN 1997; SUCCESS STORIES DEMONSTRATE PAY OFF
  
  
• NSF PR 96-61 - OCTOBER 18, 1996
  SIX-YEAR DRILLING PROJECT TO UNCOVER ONE MILLION YEARS OF EARTH HISTORY; $10 MILLION NSF GRANT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-60 - OCTOBER 18, 1996
  BENNETT BERTENTHAL WILL LEAD NSF DIRECTORATE FOR SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL AND ECONOMIC SCIENCES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-59 - OCTOBER 14, 1996
  LACKING A CLEAR FOCUS, U.S. SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS COURSES COVER MANY SUBJECTS BUT PROVIDE LITTLE DEPTH
  
  
• NSF PR 96-58 - OCTOBER 10, 1996
  NSF INVESTS $105 MILLION IN NEW MATERIALS RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-57 - OCTOBER 10, 1996
  GRANTS WILL SUPPORT 'BASIC RESEARCH' IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: 25 AWARDS TOTAL $5.6 MILLION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-56 - OCTOBER 7, 1996
  GREEN GLOW: NOT ONLY FOR HALLOWEEN; NEW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN USEFUL IN GENE THERAPY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-55 - OCTOBER 9, 1996
  IRON 'FERTILIZATION' CAUSES PLANKTON BLOOM:SCIENTISTS LINK IRON TO CLIMATE CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-54 - OCTOBER 3, 1996
  SCIENTISTS WITNESS CREATION OF NEW HYDROTHERMAL VENTS ON SEAFLOOR
  
  
• NSF PR 96-53 - OCTOBER 3, 1996
  EXPERIMENT PROVES NEW WEATHER-DATA COLLECTING TECHNIQUE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-52 -October 1, 1996
  MODEL OF EARTH'S INTERIOR PREDICTS SIZE AND SHAPE OF TECTONIC PLATES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-51 -SEPTEMBER 26, 1996
  GLOBAL NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH: GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK PROVIDES 'FAIL-SAFE' TO NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-50 - September 24, 1996
  MAJOR PLANT GENOME RESEARCH PROJECT UNDERWAY: FIRST COMPLETE GENE SEQUENCE OF PLANTS TO RESULT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-49 - SEPTEMBER 23, 1996
  NSF NAMES NEW ENGINEERING ACTING HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 96-48 - SEPTEMBER 16, 1996 NSF
  NAMES NEW ADMINISTRATION HEAD
  
  
• NSF PR 96-47 - SEPTEMBER 5, 1996
  JURIS HARTMANIS TO LEAD NSF'S DIRECTORATE FOR COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-46 - SEPTEMBER 3, 1996
  OCEAN SEDIMENTS CONTAIN RECORD OF PAST VEGETATION FIRES IN AFRICA; May Provide Link to 'Missing' Carbon
  
  
• NSF PR 96-45 - AUGUST 15, 1996
  THE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET: ANOTHER STEP IN THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO THE COMMERCIAL INTERNET
  
  
• NSF PR 96-44 - AUGUST 15, 1996
  THE NEXT GENERATION INTERNET: NSF ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE CONNECTIONS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-43 - August 9, 1996
  TEACHERS CAPTURE THE EXCITEMENT OF MARTIAN METEORITE WITH SCIENCE 'TOOLKIT'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-42 - AUGUST 9, 1996
  BASIC COLLEGE SCIENCE COURSES 'FILTER OUT' MOST STUDENTS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-41 - AUGUST 22, 1996
  HIGH-TECH RADAR SEES THROUGH COLORADO 'WEATHER TRICKS'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-40 - AUGUST 6, 1996
  NSF AWARDS $17.8 MILLION TO STUDY HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF GLOBAL CHANGE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-39 - August 5, 1996
  SCIENTISTS STUDY UNDERSEA VOLCANO DURING EARTHQUAKE 'SWARM'
  
  
• NSF PR 96-38 - July 17, 1996
  CORE SPINS FASTER THAN EARTH, SCIENTISTS FIND
  
  
• NSF PR 96-37 - July 10, 1996
  RAINFALL ENHANCEMENT TECHNIQUE TESTED IN DROUGHT-RIDDEN MEXICO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-36 - June 20, 1996 NSF SCIENTIST'S COMPUTER MODEL LINKS FIRE AND THE ATMOSPHERE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-35 - June 17, 1996
  PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE SEEKS TO SHAPE NEW RELATIONSHIPS IN EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-34 - June 12, 1996
  NSF SHIP DELIVERS EMERGENCY PROVISIONS TO RUSSIAN ANTARCTIC BASE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-33 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR SAN DIEGO'S SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-32 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR MILWAUKEE'S SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-31 - June 5, 1996
  NSB APPROVES MULTIMILLION DOLLAR AWARD FOR ST. LOUIS' SYSTEM-WIDE EDUCATION REFORM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-30 - June 3, 1996
  NSF FUNDS INTERNATIONAL PROTEIN DATA BANK FUELS RESEARCH IN BIOTECHNOLOGY
  
  
• NSF PR 96-29 - May 30, 1996
  FIRST RESULTS FROM GLOBAL ARRAY THAT EAVESDROPS ON SOUNDS OF THE SUN
  
  
• NSF PR 96-28 - May 28, 1996
  SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW CLASS OF GENES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-27 - May 24, 1996
  NSF WINS APPEAL TO MAINTAIN CONFIDENTIALITY OF ITS PROPOSAL REVIEWERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-26 - May 23, 1996
  NSF WILL INVEST $48 MILLION TO SPARK FOUR NEW ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-25 - May 23, 1996
  AMERICANS LEAD THE WORLD IN COMPUTER USE, BUT HAVE LITTLE UNDERSTANDING OF SCIENCE, SAYS NEW REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-24 - May 22, 1996
  PLANES, MOBILE RADARS ANALYZE CHEMISTRY OF THUNDERSTORMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-23 - May 22, 1996
  TORNADO SEASON STRIKES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-22 - May 23, 1996
  MAJOR SHIFTS IN WORLD ECONOMY CONFRONT U.S. STATUS AS INDUSTRIAL LEADER, SAYS NEW S&E INDICATORS REPORT
  
  
• NSF PR 96-21 - May 20, 1996
  NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD ELECTS NEW LEADERS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-20 - May 8, 1996
  SCIENTISTS TO PRESENT RESULTS OF 'SOLAR STORM' RESEARCH; MASSIVE EVENTS DISRUPT POWER, CAUSE AURORA DISPLAYS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-19 - May 3, 1996
  NEVER THE SAME SONG TWICE FROM SONG
  
  
• NSF PR 96-18 - April 25, 1996
  $10 MILLION RESEARCH CENTER AIMS TO ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
  
  
• NSF PR 96-17 - April 30, 1996
  RESEARCH GROUP CULTIVATING FAMILY TREE OF PLANT LIFE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-16 - April 25, 1996
  PROGRESS IN MATH AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE PROMPTS CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM AT NSF
  
  
• NSF PR 96-15 - April 25, 1996
  PROGRESS IN MATH AND SCIENCE PERFORMANCE PROMPTS "CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM" AT NSF
  
  
• NSF PR 96-14 - April 16, 1996
  NEW REPORT LINKS EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES TO THE BIOSCIENCES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-13 - April 1, 1996
  NSF NAMES COOPERATIVE RESEARCH CENTERS FOR ARIZONA, ILLINOIS AND OHIO
  
  
• NSF PR 96-12 - March 28, 1996
  DISCOVERY EXPLAINS HOW DEEP-EARTH ROCKS REACH SURFACE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-11 - March 21, 1996
  LIGHT SETS THE MOLECULAR CONTROLS OF CIRCADIAN RHYTHM
  
  
• NSF PR 96-10 - March 19, 1996
  NSF FY 1997 BUDGET REQUEST TOTALS $3.3 BILLION
  
  
• NSF PR 96-9 - March 14, 1996
  "SCIENTISTS REPORT SURPRISING NEW RESULTS FROM CARIBBEAN SEA EXPEDITION"
  
  
• NSF PR 96-8 - March 14, 1996
  TRAFFIC JAMS ON THE INTERNET
  
  
• NSF PR 96-7 - February 23, 1996
  "NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD APPROVES RENEWED SUPPORT FOR MAGNETIC FIELD LABORATORY IN FLORIDA"
  
  
• NSF PR 96-6 - February 8, 1996
  "LASER TWEEZER" TECHNIQUE MEASURES DNA "MECHANICS"
  
  
• NSF PR 96-5 - February 6, 1996
  CAREER GRANTS INTEGRATE TEACHING AND RESEARCH
  
  
• NSF PR 96-4 - January 26, 1996
  NSF SUPPORTS PBS "BREAKTHROUGH" SERIES
  
  
• NSF PR 96-3 -January 24, 1996
  $12.1 MILLION AWARD WILL CREATE NATIONAL CONSORTIUM FOR RESEARCH ON VIOLENCE
  
  
• NSF PR 96-2 - January 19, 1996
  NSF TACKLES SHUTDOWN BACKLOG AS MORE UNCERTAINTY LOOMS
  
  
• NSF PR 96-1 - January 5, 1996
  GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN IMPACT ON SCIENCE GROWS MORE SERIOUS

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• NSF PR 95-82 - December 14, 1995
  No-Wilt Flowers--and No-Spoil Veggies?
  
  
• NSF PR 95-81 - December 7, 1995
  When The San Andreas Fault Moves: Predicting The Effects of a 7.75 Earthquake in The L.a. Basin
  
  
• NSF PR 95-80 - November 29, 1995
  SIGNALS FROM MICROSATELLITE GPS/MET GIVE ACCESS TO WEALTH OF NEW INFORMATION Highlight of December Conference Session
  
  
• NSF PR 95-78 - November 22, 1995
  Current Antarctic Research Targets The Sun, Melting Ice, and Dinosaurs
  
  
• NSF PR 95-77 - October 31, 1995
  Antarctic Fish Fossils Fuel Asteroid Impact Debate
  
  
• NSF PR 95-76 - November 2, 1995
  Circadian Rhythm Set by Pairing of Two Proteins
  
  
• NSF PR 95-74 - October 31, 1995
  NSF Scientists to Study Airborne Particles That May Be Cooling Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 95-73 - October 24, 1995
  Feature Buried in Romania: Forever-Dark Cave Crawling With Life
  
  
• NSF PR 95-72 - October 17, 1995
  Researchers Seek Basic Knowledge to Support Conservation and Restoration
  
  
• NSF PR 95-71 - October 12, 1995
  NSF Study Yields Insights Into Impact of Expert Testimony
  
  
• NSF PR 95-70 - October 11, 1995
  Scientists Find "Master Switch" That Initiates Flowering
  
  
• NSF PR 95-69 - October 10, 1995
  People Who Drive On Glass Bridges...
  
  
• NSF PR 95-67 - October 5, 1995
  Gong: New Global Network Poised to Probe Inside The Sun
  
  
• NSF PR 95-66 - October 2, 1995
  New Research Center to Improve Environmental Decision-Making
  
  
• NSF PR 95-65 - October 2, 1995
  Plasma Progress Presents Possibilities for Pummeling Pollution
  
  
• NSF PR 95-64 - October 2, 1995
  New Findings On a Key Player in Winter Climate
  
  
• NSF PR 95-63 - September 22, 1995
  Underground Explosions Shed New Light On The Inner Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 95-62 - October 23, 1995
  Advanced Research Awards Increase Visibility of Active Women Scientists
  
  
• NSF PR 95-61 - September 14, 1995
  The Internet Grows Up
  
  
• NSF PR 95-60 - September 14, 1995
  New Foundation to Support Research Collaborations Between U.S. and States of Former Soviet Union
  
  
• NSF PR 95-59 - September 8, 1995
  NSF Awards $9 Million Under Human Capital Initiative
  
  
• NSF PR 95-58 - September 7, 1995
  Hurricanes Past, Present, and Future: New Perspectives
  
  
• NSF PR 95-56 - August 16, 1995
  Kenyan Fossils Point to New Species of Human Ancestor
  
  
• NSF PR 95-55 - August 14, 1995
  New Undergraduate Science Education Awards Aim Reform Institution-Wide
  
  
• NSF PR 95-54 - August 14, 1995
  Review to Explore How Current Innovations Can Reinforce Undergraduate Science Education
  
  
• NSF PR 95-52 - August 17, 1995
  Primary Events in Photosynthesis Revealed
  
  
• NSF PR 95-51 - August 10, 1995
  Early Events Revealed in The Fertilization of An Egg by a Sperm
  
  
• NSF PR 95-50 - July 24, 1995
  New Report Says Several Asian Nations Closing The High -Tech Gap
  
  
• NSF PR 95-49 - July 18, 1995
  Outstanding Science Students Awarded NSF Minority Graduate Fellowships
  
  
• NSF PR 95-48 - July 18, 1995
  High-Ability College Students Offered NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
  
  
• NSF PR 95-47 - July 7, 1995
  One of earth's Great Crustal Plates Cracking in Two
  
  
• NSF PR 95-46 - June 29, 1995
  NSF Grants Serve As Catalyst for Undergraduate Chemistry Reform
  
  
• NSF PR 95-45 - June 29, 1995
  Arctic Ocean Provides Clues to Global Climate and Environmental Changes
  
  
• NSF PR 95-44 - June 29, 1995
  Geophysicists Explore Interior of Mars-- From Earth
  
  
• NSF PR 95-43 - June 28, 1995
  Unconventional Environments Harbor Bacteria With "Extremozymes"