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Docugami’s new model for understanding documents cuts its teeth on NASA archives

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Wouldn’t it be nice for someone at JPL to get it in their head to look at the evolution of nozzle design, and within a few minutes have a complete and current list of documents on that topic, organized by type, date, author and status? ” “We are looking at the tiny things, the tiny details,” said Paoli.

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Faith Ringgold: 30 Years of Art-Making and Activism and Video Clip on Women Artists

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Her talk was inspiring and often humorous, sharing her stories to illustrate her life's work as an artist, activist, author, teacher, and parent. According to Benjamin Stokes, co-founder of Game sfor Change, the NSF has funded several game projects aimed at girls.

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The Truth about Bilingual Interpretation: Guest Post by Steve Yalowitz

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This guest post was written by Steve Yalowitz, one of its authors. I was co-author of a recently completed research study [ PDF ] funded by the National Science Foundation, the Bilingual Exhibit Research Initiative (BERI), which strove to better understand bilingual labels from the visitor perspective.

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Game Friday: Tagging For Fun

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Instead of searching based only on the taxonomy assigned by the authority who runs the site (i.e. It’s all about who has the authority to identify things. Whether on Flickr with photos, on del.icio.us with web pages, or on blogs with posts, tagging makes organization of items and search of them easier. Why would they want to do that?

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

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We received two rounds of NSF funding in the 1990s to expand. We received NSF funding for three years and then it cut off. They are authors in the space. Our programs end up being the hub of the local science learning ecosystem--especially in communities where there isn''t a science center for miles in any direction.

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Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient

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Similarly, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued a directive that requires all grantees to pause any activities related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) that do not fully comply with the new administration’s updated requirements. James Spencer, RBW Strategy Consultant, co-authored this blog post.

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Cruz Foam’s shell-based Styrofoam alternative brings in $3.4M seed with DiCaprio and Kutcher

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” The company kept the lights on for the period after I met them with an SBIR award from the NSF, with the Phase I and II awards yielding more than $2 million in non-dilutive money to work with. We don’t want to introduce materials that are just gonna be another problem.”