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Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) Research

A Language at Its Genesis
The emergence of sign language in Nicaragua
Linguistics Program


NSF Research Faces Up To First Impressions
Do we read character in faces?
Social Psychology Program


Planet of the Communicative Apes
Groundbreaking research reveals human and chimp brain similarities
Physical Anthropology


Neural Networks: Simulation of Mind
Research on neural networks explores hard-to-mimic human brain power.
Human Cognition and Perception Program, Learning and Intelligent Systems Initative


Insights into Early Learning
New work on the acquisition of knowledge informs educational efforts.
Human Cognition and Perception Program, Learning and Intelligent Systems Initative


Beyond Baby's Reach
Research on how babies explore their world impacts robotics and more.
Human Cognition and Perception Program, Learning and Intelligent Systems Initative


Search for Knowledge at UPenn
Cross-disciplinary efforts to understand human knowledge bear fruit.
SBE and CISE


Geography and Regional Science in Action
Overview of projects funded by the NSF's Geographic and Regional Science Program
Geographic and Regional Science Program


Digging Deep at the Feathered Serpent Pyramid
Archaeologists provide insight into the social organization of Teotihuacan.
Archaeology, Archaeometry, and Systematic Collections Program


Balinese Water Temples Withstand the Test of Time
Traditional water temple system proves far more effective than the current policy.
Cultural Anthropology Program


In Search of Our Past
Exciting discovery of Australopithecus anamensis, estimated at 4.1 million years old.
Physical Anthropology Program



Social and Economic Sciences (SES) Research

Is an Emotion the Same by Any Other Name?
New research suggests the language of emotion may be universal.
Methodology, Measurement, and Statistics Program


New Product Development: Do Best Practices Make Perfect?
Researchers identify critical factors impacting product success.
Innovation and Organizational Change Program


Into the Minds of Babes: Examining Children's Fabulous Capacity to Learn
Remarkable new research links knowledge to the developing brain.
Cross-Disciplinary Activities Program


Responsible Behavior: Improving Ethics in Science & Engineering
The WWW Ethics Center raises issues and offers needed resources.
Societal Dimensions of Engineering, Science, and Technology


The Impact of Information Technologies
A science/business alliance illuminates the value of information technology.
Decision Risk & Management Sciences, Computation and Social Systems (CISE)


NSF Funds Research That Counts
A new statistical method creates wide-reaching implications for data analysis.
Methodology, Measurement and Statistics, Political Science


Nobel Prize in Economics
Merton and Scholes receive award for work in determining the valuation of derivatives.
Economic Sciences Program



International Programs (INT) Research


The Amazon: A Big Natural Laboratory
U.S./South American alliance conducts vital research.

Home Fires Burning: Migration's Other Side
Researcher examines the international migration phenomenon.

Tropical Fervor: A Summer Afield in Costa Rica
Innovative training for tomorrow's scientists in tropical biology

Biodiversity Thrives in Remote Kuril Islands
American, Russian and Japanese researchers investigate unparalleled biodiversity.

Magnetic Field Program Attracts Scientific Attention
An American/Russian/Canadian project examines the dynamics of Earth's magnetosphere.

NSF Spurs Fight Against Menacing Mussels
American and Eastern European scientists strategize zebra mussel population control.

Volcano Research Erupts with International Initiatives
American/Russian/Japanese researchers study the Kamchatka-Aleutian volcanic arc.

The Wide World of Networking
The next-generation Internet welcomes a high-speed link to Singapore.

U.S. - Japan Cooperative Research on Earthquake Mitigation
Collaboration among centers in U.S. and Japan helps lessen quake-related hazards.

Student Engineering Ambassadors Visit China
Young engineers spend summers learning unexpected new lessons.

Pacific Island Student-Scientists
Island youth are contributing important local data to global weather watch.

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