Remove Community Remove Foundation Remove NSF
article thumbnail

High-speed internet could be coming to Antarctica

The Verge

Run by the US National Science Foundation, the station sees up to 1,000 visitors in the Antarctic summer from October to February, who travel here to conduct research on topics ranging from climate to ocean science. National Science Foundation. After that, NSF will decide whether to proceed with the project.

Internet 118
article thumbnail

How Cell Phones and Tablets Enable Telework

Tech Soup

as much as $350 billion in employer, employee, and community benefits. As an example, the National Science Foundation (NSF) found that by not commuting, each NSF teleworker reclaims an average of 62 hours of their lives back and saves $1,201 a year. The benefits basically are: Happier and more productive employees.

Phone 67
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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

Museum 2.0

Imagine the most community-based science center possible. Imagine it in a poor, immigrant farmworker community. In a Community Science Workshop. A couple months ago, I visited a Community Science Workshop for the first time in Watsonville, CA. Can you give me the overview of Community Science Workshops? It thrives.

Green 20
article thumbnail

Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient

sgEngage

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.

Grant 79
article thumbnail

Confused Senator Rages That Self-Driving Cars Are Woke

Futurism

According to a database he released this week, as NPR reports , just over $2 billion of the National Science Foundation's $9 billion budget went to "left-wing ideological crusades masked as 'academic research.'" It's ludicrous," University of Maryland biologist Joshua Weitz, who has previously received NSF grants, told NPR.

San Jose 120