The National Science Foundation (NSF) Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $884,934 Project Grant to Vassar College to acquire a confocal microscope to enhance research and teaching in the New York Mid-Hudson Valley region, including at Marist College and the State University of New York at New Paltz. This high-resolution 3D imaging microscope will create new STEM research opportunities for undergraduates, especially those from underrepresented groups, by facilitating interdisciplinary...
Saint Mary's College of California was awarded a $384,762 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities under the Biological Sciences federal grant program (CFDA 47.074) to acquire a laser confocal microscope. The three-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 will enhance faculty research and undergraduate research training by providing a confocal microscope for biological imaging. As the Biological Sciences program seeks to advance the...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $634,420 project grant under its Integrative Activities (CFDA 47.083) program to the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) to acquire an advanced confocal microscope system. This high-speed, high-resolution microscope will enable innovative and multidisciplinary research across various scientific disciplines, including neuroscience, microbiology, cell biology, and materials science. The microscope will be integrated into classes and student...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides $466,187 to the University of Portland (UP) to acquire a spinning-disk confocal microscope. The microscope will enable enhanced cell and molecular biology research and undergraduate teaching and training at UP and Lewis & Clark College. The award supports research programs investigating biological mechanisms such as developmental asymmetry, cardiac development, and the...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $499,553 Project Grant to Grinnell College under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) to acquire a laser scanning confocal microscope. The microscope will support research and teaching activities in biology, biochemistry, chemistry, and physics at Grinnell College from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Specifically, the microscope will be used to study synaptic plasticity, detect microtubule formation below the diffraction limit of...
This federal Project Grant award of $551,957 from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) provides funding to the University of Scranton to acquire an Olympus Fluoview FV4000 inverted confocal microscope system. This microscope will be integrated into the university's upper-level biology courses and made accessible to faculty at other local universities to enhance research and training capabilities in multiple biological fields, including cellular...
This $573,147 National Science Foundation Project Grant through the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) will fund the acquisition of a Zeiss LSM 900 confocal microscope with Airyscan for Queens College of the City University of New York's Core Facility for Imaging, Cell, and Molecular Biology. The microscope will enhance multidisciplinary research and training at the minority-serving institution by enabling new microscopy courses and outreach activities promoting STEM access for...
This $199,998 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Biological Infrastructure, under the Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), will fund Montana Technological University to acquire, maintain, and operate an Hitachi HT7800 electron microscope. The microscope will advance interdisciplinary research, education, and outreach in biology, chemistry, geochemistry, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, and geology. It will strengthen PhD programs in materials...
The National Science Foundation Office of Integrative Activities awarded a $283,481 Project Grant to Truman State University to acquire a fluorescent confocal microscope. This essential equipment will enable cutting-edge cell and developmental biology research and training for hundreds of undergraduate students in biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, health and exercise science, and nursing. The grant aims to broaden participation and build capacity in STEM through this...
The National Science Foundation awarded James Madison University a $730,395 Project Grant under the Integrative Activities program (CFDA 47.083) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support the acquisition of an advanced laser scanning confocal microscope to serve as a regional research and education resource. The microscope will enhance research and training capabilities in biology, physics, biochemistry and science education at JMU and neighboring institutions. It...