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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.

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Lung-health startup Respira Labs inhales $2.8M to help respiration patients breathe easier

TechCrunch

million in grants to continue building its acoustic resonance technology to assess lung function and changes therein. million in grants from Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes for Health (NIH).

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Minerva Lithium uses absorbent material to change the way we extract lithium

TechCrunch

To date, the company has raised $500,000 through a series of government grants and competitions. . Before Minerva was officially founded, Dawood and Rathnayake took part in a National Science Foundation (NSF) program designed to help universities with entrepreneurship programs.

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Navigating the Shifting Political Landscape as a Federal Grant Recipient

sgEngage

Federal grant recipients, subrecipients, and contractors face shifting priorities, new executive orders, and evolving funding practices. As the current administration rolls out new policies and executive orders, nonprofit organizations, social enterprises, and other grant recipients must adapt or risk losing essential funding opportunities.

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BadVR is using government grants to build a business that’s independent of venture capital

TechCrunch

Eventually, the company managed to land additional financing in the form of a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation. Some money came from a grant from BadVR, while at least $1.25 Our grant] was a testament to us planning for that about a year ago.” That’s how BadVR got most of its $3.5

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In war against DEI in science, researchers see collateral damage

Ars Technica

And yet, he noted on Bluesky , LinkedIn , and X , his project was among nearly 3,500 National Science Foundation grants recently described by the likes of Ted Cruz, the Texas Republican and chair of the powerful Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, as woke DEI research.

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Confused Senator Rages That Self-Driving Cars Are Woke

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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.

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