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National Science Foundation

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. an independent agency of the executive branch, created in 1950, that promotes and supports research and education in the sciences. NSF


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The work was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

“It does call into question,” Reyes posits, “what are their plans for the National Science Foundation given the period that we’re entering?”

From Salon • May 2, 2026

The CASIE21 project is supported by the National Science Foundation under awards OCE 1827452 and OCE 2217465.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

“The National Science Foundation is the singular agency within our government that has as its focus making sure that we stay ahead in basic science, technological developments, training the next generation of scientists and engineers.“

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

The largest semi-steerable radio/radar observatory on the planet Earth is the Arecibo facility, which Cornell University operates for the National Science Foundation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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