The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) is a nonprofit organization that promotes international scientific and technical collaboration.
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- Founded:
- 1995
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Groundbreaking research conducted by US, Russian and Swiss scientists found that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run while supporting their full weight on a treadmill...
The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation 2010 CRDF/ARS Science Fellowship Program The U.S...
The U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) and the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) in Amman, Jordan, have signed a memorandum of understanding that will facilitate the organizations' collaboration on science initiatives to facilitate peace and security...
An international team of scientists from the United States, Germany, Russia and Austria have staged scientific drilling operations in remote northeast Russia to recover hundreds of meters of lake sediment and impact breccia that will provide new insights into the climate evolution of the Arctic and...
CRDF has established a wholly-owned, for-profit subsidiary to expand the support of science and technology collaboration in the Russian Federation...
CRDF's science engagement bibliography is available -- please check it out and help us build this resource! Link: http://www.crdf.org/newsroom/newsroom_list.htm?doc_category_id=2266
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation Here is a short video clip of Dr. Farouk El-Baz speaking at the July 22 Capitol Hill event on Building Scientific Capacity in the Middle East. In this video Dr. El-Baz states that "...support of the Arab world [through scientific and technical collaboration] would be the most intelligent and rewarding way to win the hearts and minds of the Arab world."
Egyptian scientist Dr. Farouk El-Baz, a member of CRDF's Advisory Council, spoke at a July 22 Capitol Hill event on the mutual benefits of investing in science and science education in the Middle East...
U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation
The Conference on Higher Education Research for Sustainable Development in Africa will provide variety of opportunities of interaction for researchers and policymakers in higher education to deliberate on implementable/feasible modalities for making MDGs reform initiatives in higher education realizable for sustainable... development in Africa.
The specific objectives are to:
- Evaluate various initiatives vis-à-vis sustainable development on the African Continent and globally.
- Compare notes on how to ensure sustainable development in every sector of African economies through research in the continent's higher educational institutions.
- Present for critique of strategies adopted/adapted by African economies for sustainable development and the realization of the MDGs through quality higher education research in Africa.
- Recommend possible higher education research strategies for accomplishing sustainable development via the MDGs.
- Foster closer relationships among researchers, policymakers, and the mass media in Africa to promote wider understanding of successful policy initiatives in higher education for sustainable development in the region.
CRDF Associate Program Manager Stephanie Squires will present on the topic of "International Models for Strengthening Research in Higher Education."
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The specific objectives are to:
- Evaluate various initiatives vis-à-vis sustainable development on the African Continent and globally.
- Compare notes on how to ensure sustainable development in every sector of African economies through research in the continent's higher educational institutions.
- Present for critique of strategies adopted/adapted by African economies for sustainable development and the realization of the MDGs through quality higher education research in Africa.
- Recommend possible higher education research strategies for accomplishing sustainable development via the MDGs.
- Foster closer relationships among researchers, policymakers, and the mass media in Africa to promote wider understanding of successful policy initiatives in higher education for sustainable development in the region.
CRDF Associate Program Manager Stephanie Squires will present on the topic of "International Models for Strengthening Research in Higher Education."
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Time:6:35AM Monday, August 17th
Location:Kampala, Uganda
The STEP Business Partnership Grants Competition, conducted by the U.S...
Growing mushrooms is a potentially attractive career for Ukraine's unemployed, but aspiring mushroom farmers in Ukraine lack the knowledge they need to get started...
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