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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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