Do you have exciting IOS-funded science results? Do you want to share those results to a broader audience? Then share your story! Science Happens Here is a toolkit to help share your awesome findings and fantastic outreach experiences. The website includes details on how to share your research by submitting photos or videos from any …
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NSF Public Access GEO/BIO listening session – June 16 @ 1 PM ET
The NSF Public Access and Open Science Working Group is hosting a series of “listen and learn” sessions for external stakeholders to help inform ongoing implementation planning for NSF’s upcoming NSF Public Access Plan 2.0 (to be published on NSF’s public access website), which responds to the 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology …
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RePost — Recording Available: Inclusive Wildland Fire Science Planning Proposals Webinar 2
RePost from DEBrief -- NSF held its final webinar on the Inclusive Wildland Fire Science Planning Proposals Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on Wednesday, November 30th. The webinar provided information about NSF Dear Colleague Letter 22-122 as well as a Question-and-Answer Session. A recording of the webinar is now available here with a transcript available here. Please note that the webinar starts …
In Recognition of all Postdocs Supported by NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) – It’s National Postdoc Appreciation Week!
September 19-23, 2022 National postdoc appreciation week. Since 2009, the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has hosted a National Postdoc Appreciation Week (NPAW) in recognition of the outstanding contributions that postdoctoral researchers make to the U.S. scientific enterprise. BIO sends its thanks to all postdocs for their hard work and dedication to advancing the science supported …
Did you miss it? The Partnership to Advance Conservation Science and Practice (PACSP) Webinar Highlights
PACSP hosted a program Webinar on 22 Aug 2022. The webinar featured some highlights of the program solicitation followed by Program Directors answering questions from the audience. A recording of the slide presentation shown at the webinar is available from the PACSP Program page. Some of the questions posed via email are answered below. Will …
IOS Program Directors Attending 2022 Summer Conferences!
Summer is the time for scientific conferences, and your IOS Program Directors (PDs) are attending several. Depending on the conference, PDs will have different levels of engagement but the goal at any conference is for PDs to meet members of the scientific community – just like you. PDs may be giving talks in sessions on …
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I3: Hints for a New PI Interested in Applying for NSF funding
Dear New PI, Congratulations! You’ve gotten yourself a faculty position. This is a fantastic accomplishment and one you should be extremely proud of! But now, you need to start thinking about ways to maintain support for your research laboratory. After a quick Google search for NSF funding opportunities, you might feel completely overwhelmed and not …
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Repost: BIO hosts annual HBCU-EIR proposal writing workshops
Sharing this announcement from our colleagues at MCB. On June 7 and June 13, program directors from the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) will be hosting two proposal writing workshops geared toward faculty members who teach and conduct research at HBCUs. The proposal writing workshop includes information on the basics of merit review as well …
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Insights from Inside IOS (I3): Suggesting Reviewers or non-Reviewers for your proposal
As we posted in the announcements section, we’re starting a series of blog posts designed to give you the inside scoop on the thoughts of Program Directors (PDs) within IOS. We’re calling this series “Insights from Inside IOS” or “I3.” The purpose of the series is to discuss a variety of subjects related to submitting …
Repost: Using the Rules of Life to Address Societal Challenges
We are sharing this event announcement from our NSF colleagues. We need your help to 'hack' the Rules of Life – to deepen our understanding and consider how those Rules might be used to tackle pressing societal challenges. In 2016, the National Science Foundation (NSF) unveiled a set of 'Big Ideas,' 10 bold, long-term research …
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