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Grant: Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.
To support the scientific, technological and engineering component of a six-part public television series on the history of Africa, presented by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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Grant: Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.
For high quality on-air and online coverage on PBS's NewsHour to enhance economic and financial literacy
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Grant: Fred Friendly Seminars, Inc.
To rebroadcast the program Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness, to publicize available resources, and to encourage dialogue about the mental health care system
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Grant: Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.
To support the production of a six-hour PBS documentary with Ken Burns on the past, present, and future of cancer science based on the award-winning book Emperor of All Maladies, and associated outreach
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Grant: Greater Washington Educational Telecommunications Association Inc.
To continue weekly broadcast of Paul Solman's economic and business coverage Making Sen$e on PBS NewsHour and to support online, social media, and digital content and audiences
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Grant: WGBH Educational Foundation
To research and produce four primetime films on PBS’s American Experience on the role of science, technology, and engineering in history with an engineering iPhone app, interactive website, and ancillary outreach activities
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Grant: Smithsonian Institution
To conduct international dialogues, especially for the Americas, and related activities to explore the feasibility of an international academic network for measurement and monitoring of the world's forests
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Grant: WGBH Educational Foundation
For a two-hour NOVA special about black holes hosted by astrophysicist Janna Levin, and ancillary outreach activities and a free mobile app
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Grant: Ensemble Studio Theatre, Inc.
To commission, develop, produce, and disseminate new science plays in New York and across the country
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Grant: Environmental Defense Fund Inc.
To undertake exploratory pilot research projects examining the environmental impacts of shale oil and gas development that include the development of improved wastewater characterization techniques and biological treatment methodologies
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Grant: University of California, Berkeley
To advance research on the economics of energy efficiency by managing a Request for Proposals solicitation, auditing the implementation of energy efficiency programs, and facilitating connections between researchers
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Grant: University of Texas, Austin
To examine the capability of U.S. shale oil to contribute significantly to oil supply for the next 20 years, under various economic and technology assumptions
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Grant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
To conduct an assessment of the opportunities and challenges associated with the future of next generation nuclear energy technologies
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Grant: Duke University
To identify key fiscal issues faced by local governments experiencing new or increased oil and gas development and describe policy approaches for managing these issues
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Grant: Bipartisan Policy Center
To build broad-based support from multiple stakeholder groups on options to address the nation’s nuclear waste challenges
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Grant: Resources for the Future, Inc.
To inform and improve regulatory and legislative activities affecting shale gas development
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Grant: American Academy of Arts and Sciences
To provide further funding for the Global Nuclear Future Initiative
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Grant: Rice University
To convene researchers funded by the Sloan Foundation to work on aspects of U.S. shale gas development
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Grant: American Sociological Association
To establish a common standard for tracking demographic data and measuring the process and outcome of diversity?-enhancing programs in the sciences
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Grant: Wellesley College
To improve recruitment and retention of students in STEM fields and produce graduates who understand the role of science in society