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NSF's Smart & Connected Communities Effort
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has long been a leader in advancing the fundamental science and engineering research and education that will revolutionize our Nation's cities and communities for the 21st century. NSF investments create the…
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NSF Student Travel Grants for attending IEEE SmartComp 2023
A limited number of student travel grants are available for students from US-based institutions to attend SmartComp 2023. The travel award typically covers up to $1,250 of expenses, including registration, airfare, and lodging. However, the final number…
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MSU leads new $1.7 million research project to help disadvantaged communities confronting wildfires and related cascading hazards
STARKVILLE, Miss.—An interdisciplinary team led by Mississippi State researchers is receiving a $1.7 million grant to better equip emergency planners and other stakeholders to reduce the vulnerability of disadvantaged communities to the impacts of…
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Virginia Tech researchers garner NSF grant to connect AI with urban planning to improve decision making and service delivery
Tom Sanchez, professor of urban affairs and planning, and Chris North, professor of computer science and associate director of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, have been awarded a planning grant from the National…
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NSF Student Travel Grants for attending IEEE SmartComp 2023
A limited number of student travel grants are available for students from US-based institutions to attend SmartComp 2023. The travel award typically covers up to $1,250 of expenses, including registration, airfare, and lodging. However, the final number…
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MSU leads new $1.7 million research project to help disadvantaged communities confronting wildfires and related cascading hazards
STARKVILLE, Miss.—An interdisciplinary team led by Mississippi State researchers is receiving a $1.7 million grant to better equip emergency planners and other stakeholders to reduce the vulnerability of disadvantaged communities to the impacts of…
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Virginia Tech researchers garner NSF grant to connect AI with urban planning to improve decision making and service delivery
Tom Sanchez, professor of urban affairs and planning, and Chris North, professor of computer science and associate director of the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, have been awarded a planning grant from the National…
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Digital City Testbed Center Lands NSF Grant to Study Climate Change Mitigation, Technology and Diverse Communities
Portland State University’s Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC) recently received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s “Smart and Connected Communities” program to explore why diverse communities — including people with disabilities,…
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NSF Grant Will Support Creation of Chatbots to Gauge Pandemic’s Impact in Small Towns
An interdisciplinary research team has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to design and test a new generation of AI-driven conversational agents, or chatbots, for public data collection, with the goal of understanding the impact of the…
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Chattanooga to Explore Smart City Research with NSF Funds
Using a National Science Foundation grant, the city will expand on its connected transportation test bed. Chattanooga, Tenn., has already carved out a place for itself as a smart city focused on providing broadband connectivity to all of its residents…
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Engineer with novel approach to urban mapping is first woman awarded prestigious Schnabel Award
BROOKLYN, New York, Weekday, February 23, 2022 – The Geo Institute (G-I) of the American Society of Civil Engineers is awarding one of its highest honors to a researcher at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering whose innovative approach to mapping…
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How 3 Iowa Towns are Getting Smaller but Smarter through Iowa State Program
A handful of Iowa communities and a group of Iowa State University researchers are trying to demonstrate that less can be more, and small can be vibrant. If you’re smart about it. In an outgrowth of community surveys begun a quarter century ago, ISU…
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Shrink Smart program assists Iowa’s Shrinking Towns
A handful of Iowa communities and a group of Iowa State University researchers are trying to demonstrate that less can, in fact, be more, and small can, in fact, be vibrant. If you’re smart about it. In an outgrowth of community surveys begun a quarter…