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1998 | 1997 | 1996


1998

ISSUE DATE

TITLE
November/December 1998

Adaptive Technologies Encourage Independent Learning
Adaptive Technologies Encourage Independent Learning (cover)
Astronomical Monuments
NSF IN THE NEWS
Bison Help Grasslands Thrive
Changing Numbers in Academic Employment of Scientists and Engineers
Computer Interface Helps Deaf-Blind Community (sidebar)
Rare Coral Reveals Powerful Compound
   


September/October 1998

NSF and the
Ocean Sciences
Climate Modelers Have ACCE in the Hole
Core on Deck: Drilling into Earth's Past, Present, … and Future
Harmful Algal Blooms: Back to Basics
Iron Key Unlocks Ocean Ecosystems
The Year of the Ocean
Underwater Eruptions Challenge Researchers
   


July/August 1998

El Niño:
From Obscurity
to Obsession
NSF IN THE NEWS
Bayer/NSF Awards Encourage Science-in-Action
El Niño – From Obscurity to Obsession (cover)
NSF IN THE NEWS
Farmers Learn to Manage Crops with High-Tech Precision
Grand Canyon Rocks Reveal Continent's Past
NSF IN THE NEWS
Mt Everest: A Visual Journey to the Top
Six States Account for Half of Nation's R&D
Smarter Than the Average Load-Bearing Structure
   


May/June 1998

Cancer Detection
Goes Digital

New Hope in the Fight
Against Breast Cancer
Cancer Detection Goes Digital (cover)
Federally Financed Academic R&D Expenditures Hold Firm
North of Norway: A Natural Lab
NSF IN THE NEWS
Joining Forces to Track a Seabird
NSF IN THE NEWS
Nature's Complex Connections
Snails, Fish, and Gravity Sensors: On a Mission to Find Answers
   


March/April 1998

The Best of Frontiers
1995 - 1997

Special Anniversary Issue
of Frontiers
A New Way to Learn: Students Argue About Physics [1996]
A Renaissance in Robotics: Engineers Abandon Human Models [1995]
Engineering Sight: Advances in Artificial Retina Development [1997]
NSF Helps Two-Year Colleges Train Tomorrow's Technicians [1995]
Small Miracles at Nanotechnology Hubs [1996]*
SRS [Highlights of important SRS research results from 1995-1997]
Study Pulls the Plug on Arctic's Carbon Sink [1997]
Taking Apart the Body's Clock [1996]
Tracking Tornadoes, Nature's Most Powerful Winds [1997]
   


February 1998 No issue
   


January 1998

Playing with Our Future:
High-Tech Toys
as Teaching Tools
Minerals Behave Differently At High Pressures
Minerals Behave Differently at High Pressures
NSF IN THE NEWS
Establishing SHEBA
NSF IN THE NEWS
Recovering from Disasters
Playing with Our Future High-Tech Toy as Teaching Tools (cover)
Pow! Bam! Zap! Pollution Fighters Crowd the Horizon*
Unemployment Rates Show Gender Equality
   


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1997
ISSUE DATE TITLE
December 1997

Swingin' in the Rain:
Life in Forest Treetops
Climate Played a Role in the American Revolution
GOALI: Promoting University-Industry Partnerships*
NSF IN THE NEWS
Finding the Cell Doors
NSF IN THE NEWS
Thank You for Your Responses: Frontiers Readership Survey Yields Compliments and Insights
Research and Tuition Hikes Not Connected
Swingin' in the Rain: Life in the Forest Treetops (cover)
   


November 1997

Shake Rattle and Roll:
The Science and Engineering of Earthquakes
A Bright Star in Science Education
Decline in Number of Immigrant Scientists and Engineers
Disease-Resistant Plants Lock onto Pathogens
NSF IN THE NEWS
How are America's Children Doing?
NSF IN THE NEWS
Ocean Algae and Climate Control
Shake Rattle and Roll! The Science and Engineering Earthquakes (cover)
   


October 1997

Has the Jury Decided?
What Juries Use to Make Up Their Minds
Bridging the Science Gender Gap: Raising Female Scientists and Engineers
Has the Jury Decided? What Juries Use to Make Up Their Minds (cover)
Japan Plans to double Research and Development Budget
NSF IN THE NEWS
Advances in Male Birth Control
NSF IN THE NEWS
Forests and Streams
The End of the World: More Proof of Dinosaurs' Demise
   


September 1997

Getting to the Bottom of the Amazon:
Researchers and Their Fish Stories
Australia Gets Rocked By Seismic Mystery
Biotic Surveys Program Uncovers Smallest Frog
Catching the Wavelet: Mathematical Tool Revolutionizes Data Analysis
Getting to the Bottom of the Amazon: Researchers and Their Fish Stories (cover)
NSF IN THE NEWS
Disaster Insurance Coverage Remains Low*
Taking a Look at National Patterns
   


July/August 1997

Bizarre Life Forms Thrive Beneath Earth's Surface
Bizarre Life Forms Thrive Beneath Earth's Surface (cover)*
Engineering Sight: Advances in Artificial Retina Development*
Minority Students Make Gains in Science and Engineering
NSF IN THE NEWS
NSF Names New Computer Partnerships
NSF IN THE NEWS
NSF to Adopt New Merit Review Criteria
Study Pulls the Plug on Arctic's Carbon Sink
   


June 1997

Seabirds Give New
Meaning to Sibling Rivalry
Awards Help Research And Education Harmonize on Campus
Evolutionary Biology: The History of Life (sidebar)
Laboratory Construction Slows
NSF IN THE NEWS
Science Takes Center Stage: NSF-funded Films Win Nominations and Awards
Seabirds Give New Meaning to Sibling Rivalry (cover)
Sounding Out the Sun's Interior
   


May 1997

Antarctic Research
It's Cool!
Antarctic Research: It's Cool! (cover)
Digital Libraries Will Make Information More Accessible
NSF IN THE NEWS
An Island Grows in Hawaii
NSF IN THE NEWS
Proof Positive: Meteorite Impact and Dinosaurs' Extinction*
Science and Engineering Graduate Enrollment Drops
Scientists Unveil Lake Victoria's Secret*
   


April 1997

Expanding Minds
Creating Engaging Science Outside of the Classroom
Expanding Minds with Informal Education: Creating Engaging Science Outside of the Classroom (cover)
National Science and Technology Week 1997: Webs, Wires, and Waves – April 20-26
Presidential Award Recognizes Importance of Mentoring
Promoting Diversity in the SMET Workforce
U.S. Students Earn Average Scores In Global Study
   


March 1997

Greenland Rocks
Tell New Tale of
Life on Earth
FastLane: The Paperless Grant Management System
Greenland Rocks Tell New Tale of Life on Earth (cover)*
Mysteries of the Inner Earth
NSF IN THE NEWS
Lighting Up Dirty Water*
NSF IN THE NEWS
Magnolia Surfs the Net*
R&D Booms in Western Europe
   


February 1997

Tracking Tornadoes
Nature's Most
Powerful Winds
Mentoring in Montana: Teachers Get Early Career Help
Nobel Laureates Used NSF Funds for Winning Research*
NSF IN THE NEWS
Gypsy Moths Stopped by Fungus
NSF IN THE NEWS
HoloGlobe Exhibit Projects the Big Picture*
On the Lookout for Debris (Sidebar)
Tracking Tornadoes, Nature's Most Powerful Winds (cover)*
U.S. Math and Science Curricula Too Broad
   


January 1997

The Internet
Expanding the Way
We Do Science
Morals: More Than Nice, They're Evolution
Non-U.S. Citizens Earn 40% of S&E Doctorates in 1995
NSF IN THE NEWS
Gender Gap Theory Collapses Under Scrutiny
NSF IN THE NEWS
Webs, Wires and Waves: National Science and Technology Week '97
Science Improves When Archaeologists Work With Locals
The Internet: Expanding the Way We Do Science (cover)*
   


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1996
ISSUE DATE TITLE
December 1996

Taking Apart the Body's Clock
How Do Molecules
Tell Us the Time?
NSF IN THE NEWS
Creating a Fair World Through Math
NSF IN THE NEWS
Unusual Rock Upsets Geology Theory
Study Helps Define Innovators and R&D Performers
Taking Apart the Body's Clock: How Do Molecules Tell Us the Time? (cover)*
Tomato Research: Ripe for the Picking
Under the Sea: Exotic New Landscapes
   


November 1996

Biodiversity:
A Productive Way
to Grow
A New Way to Learn: Students Argue About Physics
Biodiversity: A Productive Way to Grow (cover)
NSF IN THE NEWS
President Signs into Law NSF Budget for 1997
NSF IN THE NEWS
Recreating a Species: Evolution Turns Predictable
Replacement Parts: Creating Artificial Tissues and Organs*
S&E Graduate Students: More Women Enroll
   


October 1996

Tracking a Killer:
Following Cholera With
Every Available Means
An Electronic Nose for Business, NSF, NASA and Others*
On the Appointment of The Acting Deputy Director: Letter from Neal Lane
Preliminary Report: R&D Spending Fell in FY 1996
Tracking a Killer: Following Cholera With Every Available Means (cover)*
Witches' Brew of Weird Bugs
   


September 1996

Footloose on
Earth's Invisible
Highways:

How Migrating
Animals Find
Their Way
Congressional Update: NSF Budget Status
Footloose on Earth's Invisible Highways: How Migrating Animals Find Their Way (cover)*
High-Tech Systems Provide Health Care Savings*
Science and Engineering Indicators 96: Trends in Science and Technology
Solar Storms Disruptions: More Are on the Way*
   


July/August 1996

One Species: One Language
The Universal Nature of Human Languages
An Epidemic in the Serengeti: Dog Virus Kills Lions
Crash Testing Black Holes: A Colossal Collision*
National Math and Science Scores Improve
New Microwave Tool to the Rescue
NSF Joins European Physics Project
One Species: One Language: The Universal Nature of Human Languages (cover)
Partnership in Service to Society: 1994-1995 Annual Report
Poverty No Longer Sets Appalachia Apart
   


June 1996

The Minds Eye
Finding Truth In Illusion
3-D Design Software Makes Computer Objects "Real"*
Controlling Dangers: The Truth About Risk Assessment
NSF IN THE NEWS
Star Wars Telescope Used for Solar Study*
NSF IN THE NEWS
Were Dinosaurs Blown Away?*
R&D Outpaces Inflation at Colleges and Universities
The Mind's Eye: Finding Truth in Illusion (cover)
   


May 1996

Recreating The Early Universe
Cave Dwellers' Survival Skills Are Finally Brought to Light
Recreating the Early Universe (cover)*
Science and the American Dream: Healthy or History (Neal Lane)
Second-Generation Americans Less Driven Than New Arrivals
   


April 1996

Working Toward Fifty-Fifty By 2020:
Women In Science Take Stock
Frontiers Wins Awards
Hands-on Projects Turn Children into Scientists For a Week
Research Group Is Cultivating the Family Tree of Plant Life
Sparrows Make It Onto Charts With Their Own Renditions
U.S. Research & Development Concentrated in a Few States
Working Toward 50-50 by 2020: Women In Science Take Stock (cover)*
   


March 1996

Finding Medicines In The Forest
Can Shamans Point the Way?
Biotron's Cutaway View Reveals Underside of Life
Finding Medicines in the Forest: Can Shamans Point the Way? (cover)*
Foreign-Born Scientist and Engineers Fuel U.S. R & D
NSF IN THE NEWS
A New Fuel From the Ocean Floor
NSF IN THE NEWS
Poor Children Fare Worse in America
Students Demonstrate Research Skills at Fourth Annual Diversity Conference
   


February 1996

Life Like You've Never
Seen It Before
DNA Samples Bank Proposed for Future Investigations
Eastern Barrier Islands: Terra Un-Firma*
Life Like You've Never Seen It Before (cover)*
S&E Degree Recipients Earn More Than Others
Small Miracles Happen at Nanotechnology Hubs*
Take a Stroll Through The Octopus's Garden*
   


January 1996

Reproductive Ecology
Stacking the Deck in the Game of Life
Early Data Show Decline in 1995 R&D Spending
EPSCoR
Joint Venture with Japanese to Further Optics Applications
NSF IN THE NEWS
Listening to the Sun
NSF IN THE NEWS
Turning on Flower Power
Reproductive Ecology: Stacking the Deck in the Game of Life (cover)
States Use NSF Seed Money to Build Research Capacity
 

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