To further develop tools for the distributed transcription and classification of data from historic sources

To support Urban Chromatic, a book that uses satellite imagery to increase public understanding of remote sensing and contemporary global urbanization

To support the re-launch of Invention & Technology Magazine with a special issue on the achievements of women and minorities in STEM and to redesign the website

To explore research areas in extreme biophysics, creation of new carbon-based materials, and implications for astrophysics and more extreme conditions not currently explored in the DCO

To collect, analyze and code data on U.S. state pension statues and related policies that impact a retiree’s ability to continue working or return to work

To better understand the benefits and challenges of international science partnerships, including energy and environmental issues, through a workshop and white paper

To undertake planning activities in preparation for a major new initiative on PhD education in collaboration with AAU member universities

To partially support a meeting on the capacity of organizations at the local, state, national and international levels to utilize data to advance science and solve social problems

To support work on behalf of the nonprofit and charitable community

To support academic and nonprofit participation in a workshop that will also bring together industry and policy leaders to discuss computational social science