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Partnerships for International Research and Education
 (NSF  09-505) Posted November 10, 2008

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
 (NSF  09-504) Posted November 10, 2008

Major Research Instrumentation Program
 (NSF  09-502) Posted October 24, 2008

Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory
 (NSF  09-500) Posted October 6, 2008

Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences (OEDG)
 (NSF  08-605) Posted September 9, 2008

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Geophysics
 (NSF  06-546) Full Proposal: December 1, 2008

Hydrologic Sciences
 (NSF  06-545) Full Proposal: December 1, 2008

Petrology and Geochemistry
 (NSF  06-543) Full Proposal: December 1, 2008

Tectonics
 (NSF  06-544) Full Proposal: December 1, 2008

Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation
 (NSF  08-604) Preliminary Proposal: December 8, 2008

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Illustration shows gamma rays emitted from lightning and spreading out into space. Small Satellite Takes on Large Thunderstorms
Released November 17, 2008
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Photo of two cyanobacteria fluorescing brightly inside a diatom seen under a microscope. Mysterious Microbe Plays Important Role in Ocean Ecology
Released November 13, 2008
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Himalayas Sedimentary Records Link Himalayan Erosion Rates and Monsoon Intensity Through Time
Released November 10, 2008
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Thermal infrared image of Brazilian free-tailed bats in Texas. 'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology
New scientific discipline studies bats, birds, other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface
Released  October 28, 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 the researchers' field camp in Greenland. Glacier Movement Limits How Fast Sea Level Can Rise
Study finds 3 to 6 feet by 2100 possible
Released  September 18, 2008

Ilustration of a crater formed from the impact of a comet or asteroid in Chesapeake Bay. Crumbling Walls of Ancient Chesapeake Bay Crater Threaten Regional Groundwater Supplies
Saltwater intrusion into collapsing crater also allows microbes to flourish
Released  August 12, 2008

Photo of lionfish and other fish. Atlantic Coral Reefs Are No Match for This Lion
Scientists detail the extensive damage to coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean caused by invasive lionfish species, warn of potential catastrophe
Released  July 29, 2008

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November 19, 2008  - November 20, 2008
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November 19, 2008
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November 20, 2008
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