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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

International Cooperative Biodiversity Groups
(PD  09-9145) Posted October 10, 2008

Research Initiation Grants to Broaden Participation in Biology
(NSF  09-501) Posted October 6, 2008

Plant Genome Research Program
(NSF  08-607) Posted September 16, 2008

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
(NSF  08-604) Posted September 8, 2008

Ecology of Infectious Diseases
(NSF  08-601) Posted September 4, 2008

Upcoming Due Dates See All

Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
(NSF  08-580) Preliminary Proposal: October 14, 2008

Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program
(NSF  08-540) Full Proposal: October 20, 2008

Interagency Opportunities in Metabolic Engineering
(NSF  08-588) Full Proposal: October 22, 2008

Collaborative Research in Computational Neuroscience
(NSF  08-514) Full Proposal: October 30, 2008

Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships and Supporting Activities
(NSF  06-586) Full Proposal: November 3, 2008

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News See All
Illustration showing that different genes in different stickleback fish result in different fitness. Fitness in a Changing World
Released October 9, 2008
Press Release
News thumbnail - ground squirrel Yosemite Resurvey Shows Small Mammals Moving up in World
Released October 9, 2008
News From the Field
Photo of a fragile barrier beach in Massachusetts, which is the site of CNH research. NSF Awards 10 Grants for Studies of Coupled Natural and Human Systems
Released October 3, 2008
Press Release
Discoveries See All
Photo of dung beetle males examined in the study. Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs
Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence
Released  September 30, 2008

Photo of skeletal reconstruction of Majungasaurus, a Late Cretaceous dinosaur from Madagascar. The Bizarre Creatures of Madagascar
Paleontologist David Krause describes his search for the ancestors of mammals that live in Madagascar today
Released  September 24, 2008

Photo of a baby chimp and adult chimps. Researcher Walks Among Dying Baby Chimps
Virginia Tech scientist Taranjit Kaur describes her team's research studying chimpanzees in western Tanzania and the virus that is threatening the chimps’ health
Released  September 9, 2008

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October 15, 2008  - October 16, 2008
Advisory Committee for Environmental Research and Education
Advisory Committee Meeting

October 30, 2008  - October 31, 2008
EVENT CANCELED - BIO Advisory Committee Fall Meeting
Advisory Committee Meeting

November 19, 2008  - November 20, 2008
Advisory Committee for Geosciences
Advisory Committee Meeting

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