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Antarctic Logistics Blue Ribbon Panel report

During a press conference at the National Academy of Sciences on 23 July 2012, the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science Foundation announced the publication of a new study of future options for logistical support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. 

The report, More and Better Science in Antarctica through Increased Logistical Effectiveness, is available at

http://www.nsf.gov/od/opp/usap_special_review/usap_brp/rpt/index.jsp

23 July 2012

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Cyber-Enabled Sustainability Science and Engineering
(NSF  13-500) Posted October 3, 2012

Innovation Corps Sites Program
(NSF  12-604) Posted August 30, 2012

Innovation Corps Teams Program
(NSF  12-602) Posted August 28, 2012

NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows
(NSF  12-601) Posted August 27, 2012

Ocean Acidification
(NSF  12-600) Posted August 16, 2012

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Arctic Research Opportunities
(NSF  10-597) Full Proposal: October 18, 2012

Paleo Perspectives on Climate Change
(NSF  10-574) Full Proposal: October 18, 2012

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF  12-584) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(NSF  12-498) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF  12-599) Full Proposal: November 13, 2012, Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research

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News See All
image of students on Baffin Island How Fast Can Ice Sheets Respond to Climate Change?
Released September 13, 2012
News From the Field
National Science Foundation Realignment Plans
Released September 7, 2012
Press Statement
image of the 75-foot-tall South Pole Telescope Explosion of Galaxy Formation Lit Up Early Universe
Released September 4, 2012
News From the Field
frozen lake sediments of an Antarctic glacier Study Suggests Large Methane Reservoirs Beneath Antarctic Ice Sheet
Released August 29, 2012
News From the Field
image of the Arctic ice UD Scientist Sees Arctic Ice Loss Firsthand
Released August 27, 2012
News From the Field
Richard Aronson Professor's Antarctica Research Shows Potential King Crab Invasion
Released August 24, 2012
News From the Field
Photo of the Aurora Australis ove the 10-meter South Pole Telescope. NSF's South Pole Telescope Discovers a Galaxy Cluster Creating Stars at a Record Pace
Released August 15, 2012
Press Release
Illustration of an iceberg with uppermost part above the water with beams of light from the ice. Blue Ribbon Panel Unveils Findings on Logistical Improvements to Support Antarctic Science
Released July 23, 2012
Press Release
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Image of Roald Amundsen. A Legacy of the Race to the South Pole: New Scientific Discoveries in Antarctica
Forbidding though Antarctica is, the stations located there are nevertheless irresistibly inviting to scientists, as Antarctica supports a cornucopia of unique life-forms, geologic wonders, and marine and atmospheric conditions
Released  May 31, 2012

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