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Newswise: Impact of Pollutants on Pollinators, and How Neural Circuits Adapt to Temperature Changes
Released: 4-Oct-2024 10:05 AM EDT
Impact of Pollutants on Pollinators, and How Neural Circuits Adapt to Temperature Changes
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The Kavli Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation are collaborating to accelerate research in the emerging field of neurobiology in changing ecosystems. Awardees of the first Kavli-NSF grants will study the impact of atmospheric pollutants on the sense of smell in pollinators, and how neural circuits adapt to changes in temperature.

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10-Jun-2024 5:00 AM EDT
2024 Kavli Prize Laureates Announced
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The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced the 2024 Kavli Prize Laureates, recognizing groundbreaking science for the discovery and characterization of extra-solar planets and their atmospheres; foundational research integrating synthetic nanoscale materials for biomedical use; and the localization of areas in the brain specialized for face recognition and processing.

   
Released: 24-Jan-2024 8:00 AM EST
National Science Foundation and The Kavli Foundation partner on call for research proposals in neurobiology and changing ecosystems
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Kavli Foundation and U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Biological Sciences' Division for Integrative Organismal Systems announce a grant program in neurobiology and changing ecosystems to accelerate understanding of basic biology in neural adaptation and resilience at the molecular, biophysical, cellular, and circuit levels.

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26-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Carbon Nanotubes and the Sustainability Puzzle
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An international research team receives over $4M to advance understanding of carbon nanotube synthesis and its potential for producing industrial materials more sustainably.

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Released: 11-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
International Research Teams Selected to Study How Neural Systems Respond to Changing Environments
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The projects will pursue novel investigations into how nervous systems may enable organisms, such as crustaceans, cephalopods, and zebrafish, to adapt to environmental challenges.

Released: 19-Sep-2016 8:30 AM EDT
The Kavli Foundation Commends the Establishment of an International Brain Initiative
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In the past three years, many nations around the world have developed large-scale research projects focused on understanding the brain. Today, the leaders of those projects are meeting in New York City to coordinate efforts to advance fundamental brain research and address the growing burden of brain disorders. Coordinating Global Brain Projects, a meeting at The Rockefeller University, will be followed by a side event at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Released: 24-Jun-2015 3:10 PM EDT
What the Discovery of New Dwarf Galaxies Means for the Hunt for Dark Matter
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Three astrophysicists discuss how the discovery of new dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way can help in solving the riddles of dark matter particles as well as the rise of structure in the cosmos.

Released: 12-Feb-2015 2:00 PM EST
Nanoscience Provides Insights Into the World’s Smallest Ecosystems
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Microbiomes have been slow to yield their secrets. Two researchers explain how nanoscience might help speed up the process.

Released: 26-Jan-2015 9:00 PM EST
Bubbles from the Galactic Center: A Key to Understanding Dark Matter and Our Galaxy’s Past?
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Fresh from giving the January Rossi Prize Lecture, the astrophysicists who discovered two enormous radiation bubbles in the center of our galaxy discuss what they may tell us about the Milky Way and how they could help in the search for dark matter.

Released: 8-Jan-2015 12:00 PM EST
Could Gut Microbes Help Us Treat Brain Disorders? Mounting Research Tightens Their Connection with the Brain
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The community of microbes that inhabits the body, known as the microbiome, has a powerful influence on the brain and may offer a pathway to new therapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders, according to researchers.

Released: 19-Dec-2014 3:00 PM EST
Interstellar: A SciFi Film with Plenty of “Ifs”
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During a live Google Hangout, three astrophysicists separated science from science fiction in the blockbuster film Interstellar, revealing a story steeped in real scientific knowledge but not afraid to delve into the unknown.

Released: 12-Dec-2014 9:50 AM EST
Is an Understanding of Dark Matter Around the Corner? Experimentalists Unsure
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Scientists working on the three newest dark matter experiments are hopeful that we’ll soon understand a quarter of the universe – but they’re making no promises.

Released: 17-Nov-2014 10:05 AM EST
Where Will Big Neuroscience Take Us?
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The U.S., Europe and Asia have launched big brain research projects. What impact will they have? Scientists integral to three projects share their insights ahead of a special session hosted by the Society for Neuroscience.

Released: 22-Oct-2014 1:00 PM EDT
From Sub-Neptunes to Super-Earths: The Search for Habitable Worlds
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During a live Google Hangout, three astrophysicists – Zachory Berta-Thompson, Bruce Macintosh and Marie-Eve Naud – discussed the huge variety of planets discovered so far, how close we are to being able to see other Earth-like planets, and all that remains unknown.

Released: 4-Aug-2014 9:00 AM EDT
Prominent U.S. Research Institutions Announce Collaboration Toward Sharing and Standardizing Neuroscience Data
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Prominent U.S. Research Institutions are collaborating on a project aimed at making databases about the brain more useable and accessible for neuroscientists – a step seen as critical to accelerating the pace of discoveries about the brain in health and disease

Released: 1-Aug-2014 1:00 PM EDT
President Obama Meets U.S. Laureates of 2014 Kavli Prizes
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At the White House yesterday, President Barack Obama welcomed the four American laureates of the 2014 Kavli Prizes – prizes awarded to scientists who have made seminal advances in the fields of astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience.

Released: 11-Jul-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Amid Revelations of a Universe Rich with Planets, What’s Next for Exoplanet Hunters?
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In the midst of recent and surprising revelations about planets outside our solar system, three astrophysicists – Zachory Berta-Thompson, Bruce Macintosh and Marie-Eve Naud – joined a live Google Hangout to consider what’s next for exoplanet hunters, including the search for other Earth-like worlds.

Released: 8-Jul-2014 5:00 PM EDT
Will Genomics Soon Explain the Human Brain Gain?
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Three geneticists at the forefront of human evolutionary genomics assess the changing state of the field and how we are moving closer to understanding the evolution of the human brain.

Released: 7-Jul-2014 5:00 AM EDT
Live Webcast: The Hunt for Other Worlds Heats Up
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Wednesday, July 9, three exoplanet hunters discuss the recent uptick in known planets beyond our solar system, consider the next steps in the hunt for habitable worlds, and ponder the odds of finding evidence of life on another planet.



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