Nominate: US Patent Holders for National Inventors Hall of Fame
NIHF seeks candidates whose patented work is extraordinary in their field, is in widespread use and is having a major impact on the world. Nomination deadline is March 1.
Read moreNIHF seeks candidates whose patented work is extraordinary in their field, is in widespread use and is having a major impact on the world. Nomination deadline is March 1.
Read moreThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) announced today the selection of nine teams from different Minority Serving Institutions across the United States to participate in the 2019 Summer Research Team (SRT) program. The DHS SRT program, administered by S&T’s Office of University Programs, is a summer internship that provides quality research experiences to early
Read moreAs a result of increased shipping traffic in Arctic waters, the international Maritime Organization received a proposal from the United States and the Russian Federation to establish a system of two-way routes for ships to follow through the Bering Sea and Bering Strait. The proposal includes six two-way routes and six precautionary areas off the coast of Chukotskiy Peninsula and
Read moreAustralia is carrying out an initiative to repel refugees traveling by boat and seeking asylum there. Called the “ring of steel”, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called it “the biggest ever peacetime maritime operation in Australia’s northern waters”. Turnbull says the initiative is part of an effort to prevent any increase in human trafficking of refugees in the wake of
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