Informatics receives major grant from the National Science Foundation

Thursday, May 15, 2014

The National Science Foundation has recommended full funding ($800,000) of a research grant in biodiversity informatics led by Jim Beach, Jorge Soberón and Aimee Stewart of the Biodiversity Institute. This is a collaborative project with University of Texas El Paso, which will receive an additional $174K.

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Award Grant News

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