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National Science Foundation

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A quick definition of National Science Foundation:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a government organization that helps universities, colleges, and other groups make progress in science and engineering. They give money to these groups so they can do research and make new discoveries. The NSF was created in 1950 to help make science and engineering better in the United States.

A more thorough explanation:

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a federal foundation that supports and advances progress in science and engineering. It achieves this by awarding grants, contracts, and other agreements to various institutions such as universities, colleges, academic consortia, and nonprofit and small-business organizations.

The NSF was established in 1950 by the National Science Foundation Act. It operates independently and is responsible for funding research and education in various fields of science and engineering.

  • A university receives a grant from the NSF to conduct research on renewable energy sources.
  • An academic consortium is awarded a contract from the NSF to develop a new technology for water purification.
  • A small-business institution receives funding from the NSF to develop a new medical device.

These examples illustrate how the NSF provides financial support to various institutions to advance scientific research and development. The grants, contracts, and agreements awarded by the NSF enable these institutions to conduct research and develop new technologies that can benefit society.

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seems there were some r and wl today for ucla? are we hoping for something tmrw
soapy
23:36
People seem hopeful for a UC wave tomorrow, but I don’t know if that’s optimism or if they talked to someone in the office
I should have written that progammatic contribution for UCLA rip
I feel like I will get waitlisted
HeadyInvincibleRabbit
23:52
you have a 178 i think you'll be fine
UCLA yield protects I think
soapy
0:11
But you got great chances at Harvard!
Dkk
0:52
Is Northwestern liberal af outside of all the political bullshit going on there? Like the staffing and discriminatory issues and the lawsuit?
3:32
Folks lean liberal, but I wouldn’t call it liberal at. There’s a variety of folks
3:32
*af
3:33
Like you said, the admin is a mess tho
Dkk
4:16
Alright, I get it.
Dkk
4:17
Man, never anyone to talk to late at night here.
Dkk
4:20
3 hours before someone said anything
HeadyInvincibleRabbit
5:03
applying ED next week
HeadyInvincibleRabbit
5:03
just keeping my fingers crossed as my stats are not the best
Dkk
5:10
Good luck!
6:57
@Dkk: I mean I think most law schools are "liberal af," but I'm assuming your question was is NU "liberal af" relative to law schools? If so I would say they've been traditionally more moderate
6:58
If you look at legislators, justices, other politicians that have graduated from there you'll see it's about an even split between Dem/Rep with most personal values converging around a more moderate approach
8:27
goooood morning lsd
soapy
8:29
UVA UR1 for a week = cooked?
soapy
8:48
We expecting anything today?
soapy
8:49
I have hope for Cornell on Monday and GULC next Thursday, but outside of those two I'm not imagining any movement until December
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
8:55
Maybe Berkeley today
it seems school r starting to give out rainbow waves too based on gw and ucla?
i'm hoping for some ucla movement today but i'm not optimistic
maybe fordham too, someone got WL yesterday
9:10
i think GW was rejecting anyone yesterday who was below both medians
9:12
they're decidedly one of the less-discussed right-angle schools
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