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Global Centers

National Science FoundationOffice of International Science and EngineeringOffice of Integrative ActivitiesDirectorate for Biological SciencesDirectorate for Computer and Information Science and…

The risks in Canada’s unusual housing market(s)

By Peter Jarrett, Head of Division, Country Studies, OECD Economics Department Local housing markets are presently highly disparate in Canada. While in most smaller localities real estate prices are fairly stable and not out of line with…

Computer Science for All

National Science FoundationDirectorate for STEM Education     Research on Learning in Formal and Informal SettingsDirectorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering     Division of Computing…

Plant Genome Research Program

National Science FoundationDirectorate for Biological Sciences     Division of Integrative Organismal Systems Full Proposal Deadline(s):      Proposals Accepted Anytime…

General Social Survey Competition

National Science FoundationDirectorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences     Division of Social and Economic Sciences Letter of Intent Due Date(s) (required) (due by 5…

Balancing priorities and values

When I received an offer to join the federal government as a United States. Digital Corps Fellow, I wrote a pros and cons list. Listed in the cons list was the word “slow.” Before joining the civil service, I thought the federal government was…

Civic Innovation Challenge (CIVIC)

National Science FoundationDirectorate for Computer and Information Science and EngineeringDirectorate for EngineeringDirectorate for GeosciencesDirectorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic…

Designing with empathy

Empathy was one of the guiding principles we used when we created the new version of USAGov’s benefit finder. We believe that in addition to being a critical component of human-centered design, empathy is essential for our product.…

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