US NIH Awards $46M (€36M) to the BRAIN Initiative

US NIH Awards $46M (€36M) to the BRAIN Initiative

The money will be split between 58 grants ranging from $300,000 (€237,000) to $1.9 million (€1.5 million)

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 13th, 2013
The US Will Spend $4M (€2.9M) on Improving Port Air Quality

The US Will Spend $4M (€2.9M) on Improving Port Air Quality

The money will serve to reduce diesel emissions from marine and inland water ports

Microsoft to Offer Childcare Grants for Windows Workers in Israel

Microsoft to Offer Childcare Grants for Windows Workers in Israel

The company is working on a new benefit for its women employees

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 5th, 2012
Google Parts with $23 Million (€17.6 M), All for the Sake of a Better World

Google Parts with $23 Million (€17.6 M), All for the Sake of a Better World

The WWF will use some of this money to continue fighting wildlife trafficking

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • August 16th, 2012
Bill Gates Awards Prize Money for the Most Environmentally Friendly Toilets [Video]

Bill Gates Awards Prize Money for the Most Environmentally Friendly Toilets [Video]

Microsoft's founder makes major investments in innovative toilet projects

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 12th, 2011
NSF Funds Supported Five 2011 Nobel Prize Laureates

NSF Funds Supported Five 2011 Nobel Prize Laureates

The Foundation continues its legacy of support for critical research

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2010
NASA Awards $15 Million Grant for Shuttle Workers

NASA Awards $15 Million Grant for Shuttle Workers

Lots of jobs will be lost when the space fleet it retired

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 18th, 2009
VU Expert to Study Black Hole Evolution

VU Expert to Study Black Hole Evolution

Expert receives NSF funds for the job

'Expeditions in Computing' Started at NSF

'Expeditions in Computing' Started at NSF

The agency invests heavily in innovation

What Drives Professors to Award Grants

What Drives Professors to Award Grants

The things they must consider revealed