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Jun 26, 2012
UNH Geologists Placing Seismometers Across Northern New England
Margaret Boettcher, assistant professor of Earth sciences at UNH, along with graduate students Evangelos Korkolis and Ian Honsberger, will place seismometers – instruments that record earthquakes – at 24 sites across northern New England as part of a nationwide effort that’s been described as a telescope into the Earth’s interior. They are just 3 of the many scientists helping to place... Read morePosted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, Dept. of Earth Sciences, EarthScope, Margaret Boettcher, National Science Foundation, NSF, seismometers
Apr 23, 2012
COLSA Professor's Research Featured on Government's SEE Innovation website
A new article on the on the SEE Innovation website features the research of the team led by Stacia Sower, Director of the Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology and Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences. "Hagfish Hormone Discovered" describes the identification of the first reproductive hormone in the hagfish, a primitive jawless fish. The research... Read morePosted in: Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, COLSA, hagfish hormone, Molecular, National Science Foundation, NSF, SEE Innovation, Stacia Sower
Apr 02, 2012
NSF Seeks Science and Technical Committee Members
The National Science Foundation (NSF) requests recommendations for membership for its scientific and technical Federal advisory committees. Self recommendations are accepted. NSF will keep recommendations active for 12 months from the date of receipt. Read morePosted in: Sponsor-Specific News, News for UNH Researchers, Research Development & Communications, Sponsored Programs Administration
Tags: 2012, Federal Register March-22-2012, National Science Foundation, NSF, scientific and technical Federal advisory committees
Mar 02, 2012
UNH ADVANCE PAID Program Makes Awards to Women Faculty in the Sciences
The UNH ADVANCE Partnership for Adaptation, Implementation, and Dissemination (PAID) program has announced the recipients of its 2011-2012 grants to encourage research and leadership. The grants, funded with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), are part of an ongoing effort to support the advancement and leadership of women faculty in the science, technology, engineering and... Read morePosted in: Agriculture & Biosciences, Engineering & Physical Sciences, Health, Behavioral & Social Sciences, Marine & Ocean Sciences, Space Science, Sustainability & the Environment, Research Development & Communications, Research Spotlight
Tags: 2012, ADVANCE PAID, Collaborative Scholarship Advancement Awards, Karen Von Damm Leadership Development Grant, National Science Foundation, NSF, STEM disciplines
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Aug 01, 2012
NSF Seeking Engineering Community Input for Topic Ideas for FY 2014 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites the engineering research community to submit suggestions for topic ideas to be considered for the FY 2014 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Program Solicitation. The deadline for submission is September 14, 2012.Suggestions for EFRI Topic Ideas are solicited and vetted every two years. Selected Topics become the foci of EFRI-... Read morePosted in: Engineering & Physical Sciences, News for UNH Researchers, Research Development & Communications
Tags: 2012, EFRI, Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation Program, engineering research, National Science Foundation, NSF