This National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs project grant award of $568,845 provides funding from July 15, 2021 through June 30, 2025 to support collaborative research on the role of endothelial cell activation in hypoxia tolerance of Weddell seals. The award was made under the Polar Programs federal grant program (CFDA #47.078) to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to strengthen understanding of fundamental polar region science. Specifically, the funding will allow the...
The National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs awarded $500,233 under a Project Grant to the Regents of the University of California, doing business as the University of California, Berkeley, to support collaborative research titled "Role of Endothelial Cell Activation in Hypoxia Tolerance of an Elite Diver, the Weddell Seal" from July 15, 2021 to June 30, 2025. The research aims to strengthen understanding of fundamental biological processes related to hypoxia tolerance in...
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington received a $170,621 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to conduct research on the effects of climate change on the habitat utilization, foraging ecology, and distribution of crabeater seals. This three-year collaborative research project between NSF and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) aims to strengthen understanding of how a changing climate impacts this Antarctic seal species. The...
The Virginia Institute of Marine Science received a $344,427 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to conduct collaborative research titled "Predators to Plankton - Biophysical Controls in Antarctic Polynyas" from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. The award falls under the NSF's Polar Programs CFDA #47.078, which supports basic research best or only conducted in polar regions to strengthen understanding of those environments....
The University of California Santa Cruz will conduct collaborative research on common environmental drivers determining the occupation chronology of Adélie penguins and moss peatbanks on the Western Antarctic Peninsula under a $113,985 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs. This research supports the goals of the NSF Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) to strengthen understanding of polar regions through expanded fundamental knowledge. The grant will fund...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) Project Grant award of $1,004,371 to Hampton University, a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), supports research to study the genomics and adaptations of Antarctic ice seals. The key objectives are to: Obtain a complete genome assembly and annotation of the leopard seal genome. Conduct a comparative genomic analysis of leopard and Weddell seals to identify differences in gene families, positive selection, and...
This $184,798 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) will support a collaborative research project to investigate temporal variations in the glacial and subglacial structures of Antarctica. The project aims to leverage existing seismic data to better understand how the physical properties and hydrological systems within and beneath the Antarctic ice sheets change over time in response to seasonal atmospheric and climate forcing. Key research...
Oregon State University received a $285,338 project grant award from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs to conduct research using passive acoustic monitoring of bowhead whales. The goal is to identify biotic and abiotic drivers and timing of migration. This work supports the goals of the NSF Polar Programs, which provides funding under Assistance Listing 47.078 to strengthen understanding of polar regions through expansion of fundamental knowledge. The two-year project...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs supports collaborative research titled "COMMON ENVIRONMENTAL DRIVERS DETERMINE THE OCCUPATION CHRONOLOGY OF AD?LIE PENGUINS AND MOSS PEATBANKS ON THE WESTERN ANTARCTIC PENINSULA." With a total award amount of $283,540, the grant runs from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The research aims to strengthen understanding of the polar regions by exploring how common environmental factors impact the...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Polar Programs, under the Polar Programs (CFDA 47.078) federal grant program, provides $2,374,386 to Rutgers, The State University for ecological research related to disturbances and sea ice trends along the West Antarctic Peninsula. The award period is from May 15, 2021 to April 30, 2023. Sub-awards totaling $2,374,386 were provided to nine research institutions, including the University of Virginia, University of Delaware,...