Word: nsf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...debate moved into the waters off Taiwan this spring when experts went out to collect data to better understand why the Chichi quake happened. The Marcus G. Langseth, owned by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and operated by the Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (L-DEO), scouted underground formations for almost four months around Taiwan this spring, during which the crew popped its 36 airguns in the water every 20 or 60 seconds, depending on the instruments used to record the acoustic waves. Airguns, which are towed underwater at the back of the ship, cause loud, explosive...
...marine-mammal experts agree. For all the "hype on risks to whales from seismic research," the benefits get little attention, says William Lang, a marine-mammal expert and former program director for ocean sciences environmental operations at the NSF. "The risk to people for not pursuing this type of research is simply not part of the story," Lang says. In the past, explosives like dynamite were used to create seismic waves. Improvement of recording devices and computer analysis has further decreased the airgun sound intensity required for geological research. Airguns are "the best existing technology to produce the desired type...
...memo distributed to Harvard faculty and administrators last month. The scale of the federal funding allotted for the sciences reflects the Obama administration’s understanding that university-based research plays an important role in driving long-term economic growth and development. Neither the NIH nor the NSF provided comment regarding the timeline for allocating the funds yesterday. The decision depends on further instruction from Congress and the Office of Management and Budget, an NSF spokesperson said. Last year, University President Drew G. Faust testified before a Senate committee in favor of bolstering the NIH budget. Faust argued...
...fiscal year 2008, Harvard received $351 million in funding from the NIH and $37 million from the NSF...
Funding for the NIH and the NSF stagnated during the Bush administration, which, combined with the rising cost of research and inflation, resulted in a decrease in funding from 2003 until now. We applaud the Obama administration for reversing this disastrous trend and reaffirming the federal government’s support for scientific research...