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1970s and 1980s NSF began funding research on the development of gravitational wave detectors in the late 1970s, using a technique called interferometry.…

Today, the Biden-Harris administration released its budget request to Congress for fiscal year 2022. The discretionary spending request includes $10.17 billion for the U.S.…

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When Elisha Yellow Thunder first learned of COVID-19, she worried that her community would be hit hard.…

Jessica Watkins, Ph.D.…

On November 12, 1969, six women linked arms as they walked down the ramp of a large, ski-equipped Navy transport plane in Antarctica.…

Over the course of his distinguished career, John Brooks Slaughter achieved many impressive firsts – the first African American chancellor of the University of Maryland, the first African American…

Have you ever considered what a Ph.D. might do for your career in computer science?…

1. Do your homework If this is your first time interacting with NSF and you don’t know or have a program officer for an active award, you can search the NSF funding website.…

"Eight minus six … two” It’s not exactly “one small step for man,” but that humble mathematical message is extraordinary in its own way.…