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Dear Colleague Letter: Post-Baccalaureate Research and Training (PBRT) in the Biological Sciences Supplemental Funding Opportunity

Published: 11 September 2024
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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September 11, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

A strategic focus of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is fostering the growth of a globally competitive and diverse research workforce. NSF’s Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO) invites Principal Investigators (PIs) of active awards to submit a supplemental funding request to support the research and training of post-baccalaureate students (post-baccs) who wish to engage in research or who want to pursue a career in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) but have faced barriers to participation in research experiences as an undergraduate student.

For the purposes of this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), a post-bacc is defined as an individual who has a bachelor’s degree but is not currently enrolled in another degree program and is not the recipient of a graduate degree. We expect that

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Google says it’s made a quantum computing breakthrough that reduces errors

Published: 11 September 2024
Categories: MIT Tech Review

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Google researchers claim to have made a breakthrough in quantum error correction, one that could pave the way for quantum computers that finally live up to the technology’s promise.

Proponents of quantum computers say the machines will be able to benefit scientific discovery in fields ranging from particle physics to drug and materials design—if only their builders can make the hardware behave as intended. 

One major challenge has been that quantum computers can store or manipulate information incorrectly, preventing them from executing algorithms that are long enough to be useful. The new research from Google Quantum AI and its academic collaborators demonstrates that they can actually add components to reduce these errors. Previously, because of limitations in engineering, adding more components to the quantum computer tended to introduce more errors. Ultimately, the work bolsters the idea that error correction is a viable strategy toward

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Girls May Start Puberty Early Due to Chemical Exposure

Published: 10 September 2024
Categories: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

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Girls exposed to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals may start puberty early, according to research published in Endocrinology, a journal of the Endocrine Society. These chemicals mimic, block, or interfere with hormones in the body’s endocrine system. One example is musk ambrette, which is a synthetic ingredient used to scent some detergents, perfumes, and personal care products, and a group of medications called cholinergic agonists.

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