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NSF PA/M 00-09 - May 9, 2000

NSF and Japan’s Science Minister Issue Joint Statement

Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, and Minister of State for Science and Technology, and Dr. Rita Colwell, Director of the National Science Foundation, met on Monday, May 1 at NSF in Arlington, Virginia to discuss collaborative relationships between Japan and NSF. They issued a joint statement highlighting ongoing activities and new areas to be explored.

The full text of the statement is available at http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/int/eap/eapnew.htm

Among the cooperative endeavors discussed by Colwell and Nakasone are:

• Studies of the earth through an ongoing deep ocean drilling program
• New earth system simulations through expanded computing resources
• New studies of microbiology in the deep ocean
• New research into natural disasters and into mitigating their effects
• Student and researcher exchanges to promote international collaboration

For more information contact:
Charles S. Drum, (703) 292-8070 cdrum@nsf.gov (media)
Christopher Loretz, (703) 306-1701 cloretz@nsf.gov (non-media)

 
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