The Professional Development Initiative Presents: Data Literacy: Busting Myths of Big Data with Dr. Nairanjana Dasgupta

Tuesday Feb 6 1:00-5:00pm Cub L60 (Butch’s Den) This workshop will focus on learning about the what, when, how and whys of data. Data is pervasive these days and like it or not we have to use data to make decisions or others will make them for us. In this workshop they will start from […]

Software Carpentry Workshop

Software Carpentry is a hands-on workshop being hosted by the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach (CEREO), Center for Institutional Research Computing (CIRC). The two-day workshop will be held from Feb 28 – Mar 1 and focuses on skills for computationally-intensive research. Live exercises and tutorials will introduce a variety of topics including programming […]

Healthy Soils in Eastern Washington-The Foundation of Healthy Farms

7:45AM-6:00PM February 8th, 2018 Banyans on the Ridge-Pavillion, Pullman WA A workshop designed for farmers and interested residents in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, will be presented by Washington State University Extension. The workshop will cover management insights on cropping systems and earthworms, roots, erosion, testing for soil health, soil acidity, dryland cover cropping, enrollment […]

Environmental Science 404: Water Resource Governance and Adaptation in the Tropical Andes

University of Idaho summer 2018 course Explore the connection between disappearing ice caps and water resource management in the Peruvian Andes. Outstanding setting for the study of Andean mountain geography and the impacts of climate variability and change on tropical glaciers, ecosystems, and human populations. Attached you will find a course flyer as well as […]

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Division of Chemistry’s 2018 Supplemental Funding Requests for International Collaboration

The Division of Chemistry is inviting requests for supplemental funding from its existing awardees who may wish to add a new, or strengthen an existing, international dimension of their award when such collaboration advances the field of chemistry and enhances the U.S. investigator’s own research and/or education objectives. For more details and to submit Requests […]

NSF: Antarctic Research Program Solicitation

Antarctic Sciences Section (ANT) supports research to 1) expand fundamental knowledge of the Antarctic region, 2) improve understanding of interactions between the Antarctic region and global Earth systems, and 3) utilize unique characteristics of the Antarctic continent as an observing platform. Antarctic fieldwork is supported for research that can only be performed, or is best […]

Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

The Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program supports research that uses historical, philosophical, and social scientific methods to investigate the intellectual, material, and social facets of the scientific, technological, engineering and mathematical (STEM) disciplines. It encompasses a broad spectrum of STS topics including interdisciplinary studies of ethics, equity, governance, and policy issues that are closely […]

International Research Experiences for Students (IRES- nsf18505)

The overarching, long-term goal of the IRES program is to enhance U.S. leadership in research and education and to strengthen economic competitiveness through training the next generation of research leaders. Proposers are required to select one of the following tracks to submit their proposal: (1) IRES – Track I: IRES Sites (IS) projects engage a […]

NSF Dear Colleague Letter: NSF-USDA-BBSRC Joint Funding Opportunity

This NSF-BIO, USDA-NIFA and BBSRC Joint Activity is soliciting Early Concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) proposals to support development of breakthrough ideas and technologies to speed the development for new crop varieties. This EAGER opportunity invites proposals to overcome these barriers to crop breeding in highly innovative and transformative ways. Submission of two-page summary […]