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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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