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Disaster Recovery Center To Open in Marion County, W.Va.  

Published: 4 August 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia and Marion County are opening a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Triadelphia. The Center will open at City of Fairmount Public Safety Building at 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 31.  

The center is located at:  

Marion County Disaster Recovery Center  

City of Fairmount Public Safety Building 

500 Quincy Street 

Fairmont, WV 26554 

Hours of operation: 

Mon- Sat 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. (Closed Sundays) 

If you are a resident of Marion or Ohio counties and been impacted by the June 14-15 storms, visit a DRC for information to help you recover. There is a team at the DRC ready to provide support, answer questions, and assist you with your FEMA applications.  

A DRC will also open on July 31 in Ohio County at Triadelphia Community Center. To find a DRC closest to you, visit fema.gov/drc. 

If you have disaster-related needs that your insurance does not pay for, FEMA may be able to help. If you have insurance, file your insurance claim first. Then apply for FEMA assistance at DisasterAssistance.gov to help with any uninsured losses. Residents can also call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362 or visit fema.gov/DRC for in-person support. 

As a reminder, accepting FEMA funds will not affect eligibility for Social Security – including Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) – Medicare, Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, or other federal benefit programs.

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Innovative traineeships prepare the next generation of STEM leaders in AI, quantum, biotech and more

Published: 4 August 2025
Categories: National Science Foundation

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The U.S. National Science Foundation announced $45 million to fund 15 new awards through the NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program, with projects focusing on artificial intelligence, quantum, biotechnology and translational science.

These represent NRT’s most significant annual investment in institutions located in NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) jurisdictions and extend the program’s reach to science, technology, engineering and math graduate students in 47 states, D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands, including two new states, Idaho and North Dakota.

“Students are the foundation for a strong STEM enterprise,” said NSF Assistant Director for STEM Education James L. Moore III. “Through effective, evidence-based graduate education closely aligned with the nation’s workforce priorities and research needs, NRT ensures that today’s STEM graduate students are prepared and equipped to become tomorrow’s STEM leaders and innovators.”

The NSF-sponsored projects will use critical and emerging technologies to develop the AI and quantum workforce to meet regional economic needs, strengthen health care systems, support rural agricultural and economic development, improve infrastructure, prepare bioengineers and much more.

This investment also marks the first time NSF has made awards through the NRT Institutional Partnership Pilot (NRT-IPP) program. NRT-IPP supports graduate student projects with high industry relevance through partnerships between non-R1 institutions, institutions with existing or completed NRT projects, and industry partners, including Apple, Clark Construction and Draper.

Below is the list of the 2025

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NSF invests over $74 million in 6 mathematical sciences research institutes

Published: 4 August 2025
Categories: National Science Foundation

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The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing over $74 million in six research institutes focused on the mathematical sciences and their broad applications in all fields of science, technology and many industries.

For over 40 years, NSF has funded Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes to serve as catalysts for U.S. research in mathematics and statistics and to produce mathematical innovations to rapidly address new and emerging challenges and opportunities. The institutes collectively investigate a wide range of mathematical research areas with potential impacts, including better patient outcomes in hospital emergency rooms, enhanced safety of semiautonomous vehicles, and detection of exoplanets using quantum physics. Previous research conducted at the institutes has had broad impacts, such as improved speed and accuracy of MRI imaging and the development of mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence-based technologies.

“From underpinning new encryption standards that will protect our information from quantum computers to navigating the intricate global supply chains that enable manufacturing and trade, the mathematical sciences are a driving force behind countless aspects of our national security, economy and quality of life,” says NSF Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences David Berkowitz. “The NSF Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes will continue to empower U.S. mathematical scientists to punch into promising new areas of exploration.”

Reflecting the universal usefulness of the mathematical sciences, the institutes have partnered with and received support from a

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