Through grants like the "Partnerships for International Research and Education" NSF fosters global cooperation of US-based scientists, engineers, students, and postdoctoral fellows with international partners to enhance their research programs.

After years of stalemate in the international climate negotiations, the Obama administration presents an opportunity for a genuine breakthrough. However, unrealistic expectations about how quickly the US will move - and how far - could damage prospects for an agreement in Copenhagen.

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By Attilio Stajano

Can the EU as a whole find ways to successfully position itself ahead of its competitors, or has the time come to make way for new countries to take the economic lead? Stajano discusses the question in this article based on his recent book "Research, Quality, Competitiveness" the chances of the Union.

Using scientific cooperation to promote international understanding and prosperity the Science Diplomacy Center in Washington DC seeks to provide a forum through which scientists, policy analysts, and policy makers can share information and explore collaborative opportunities. bridges spoke with the Center's Director Vaughan Turekian.  

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Despite his outstanding contributions to theoretical physics, the Austrian physicist Julius Wess, who passed away in 2007, is hardly known to the people in his country. Learn about a fine man and superb physics, mainly the concept of supersymmetry, to which he dedicated his entire life.

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