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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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join the ethically ambiguous legal field instead
Dkk
18:57
I want to meet an attorney that defends clients who run into flat earth problems. I want an attorney that knows and believes in flat earth theory.
19:05
i want a flat earther for president. i want a guy who posts on 4chan for president. i want someone who mogs for president.
Dkk
19:18
Exactly. My version of that awful poem.
Dkk
19:19
I can accept a president with maybe one or two of the poems traits hut good God, all of them??? No ty.
windyMagician
19:20
president who respects sex is crazy
windyMagician
19:20
we had bill clinton already
Dkk
19:21
Bill Clinton, first and last black president
windyMagician
19:23
I want to go running but my leg feels weird
windyMagician
19:23
it doesn't hurt its just tingly
Dkk
19:26
It needs more alcohol. You tingle when your nerves need watering.
19:27
try stretching it maybe to see what's up
windyMagician
19:27
stretches make me think it's just soreness
windyMagician
19:27
I'm sober lol
Dkk
19:38
Anyone else get the google notification that your LSD password has been compromised lol. LSD got hacked.
20:48
what.jpg @Dkk
CynicalOops
21:03
You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?
jackfrost11770
21:10
nope dk
CynicalOops
22:37
Calvinamala Harris
jackfrost11770
23:16
should i start using letterboxed again
Dkk
23:25
@jackfrost11770: if you want but like it aint for me
dk do u ever eat at bk
Dkk
23:48
@chickenburgahfart: I would do that in the Army if really desperate for food or if I had to work through lunch. One of the few fast food places I go to.
bk so slept on
Dkk
0:23
I will take In N Out everyday over it when I can though.
texaslawhopefully
1:22
In N Out is not only the best fast food place, but the prices too are fantastic
Dkk
1:27
Indeed, indeed.
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