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CRDF to Extend Middle East Presence with Office in Amman, Jordan
June 30, 2009Seeking Common Ground through Science: CRDF's Programs Enable President Obama's Plan
June 8, 2009CRDF, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Launch Collaboration
May 28, 2009CRDF, the Republic of Tatarstan to Jointly Promote Entrepreneurial Development
May 27, 2009Scientific Higher Education Briefing at CRDF Headquarters
May 6, 2009STEP Innovation Forum Held in Ukraine
April 22, 2009CRDF Board Member Rose Gottemoeller Confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance
April 8, 2009Ambassador Thomas Pickering Wins 2008 AAAS International Scientific Cooperation Award
February 23, 2009U.S. – DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium Panel Held at AAAS Meeting
February 19, 2009$115,000 Grant Program to Support International Collaboration for Young Georgian Scholars
February 18, 2009CRDF Staff Engaged in Seeking Solutions to Global Challenges
February 6, 2009Welcome Message from the President and CEO: “Solving Global Problems Through Science”
February 6, 2009US – DPRK Scientific Engagement Consortium
February 5, 2009Update on Status of Russian Decree on NGO Tax Exemptions
February 5, 2009CRDF Congratulates John Holdren on OSTP Appointment
January 27, 2009CRDF Co-Sponsors Lecture Exploring Science and Economic Growth in Africa
January 9, 2009Workshops Help Ukrainian Scientists Develop Tech Entrepreneurship Skills
January 8, 2009New Research and Education Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency Technologies in Ukraine
December 22, 2008Q&A with Chuprunov Evgeniy Vladimirovich, the Rector of Nizhiy Novgorod State University
December 17, 2008CRDF to Promote Partner Development Program at Russian Venture Forum
October 7, 2008Now Available: Speech Transcript of Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering
September 24, 2008First CRDF George Brown Award Recipient Dr. Yuri Osipyan Dies
September 12, 2008Podcast: “A Drive to Learn”
August 29, 2008Meetings Held in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan
August 18, 2008CRDF Participates in Collaborative HIV/AIDS Events
August 18, 2008CRDF Delegation Visits Azerbaijan
August 18, 2008CRDF Co-Sponsors Second Russia – U.S. Entrepreneurial Forum
August 18, 2008Competition Launched for New Research Center for Energy Efficiency in Ukraine
August 18, 2008Report Calls for Creation of Cabinet-level Science Advisor Position
August 18, 2008Welcome Message from President and CEO Cathy Campbell: “Why the U.S. Must Do More to Engage Our Scientists and Engineers in International Collaboration”
August 18, 2008Innovative Entrepreneurship Conference Held in Azerbaijan
July 25, 2008CRDF Testifies Before House Committee on Science and Technology
July 11, 2008Dr. E. Daniel Hirleman to Receive 2008 George Brown Award
June 25, 2008Washington Congressman Calls for Return to American “Science Diplomacy” in the Middle East
June 24, 2008No Simple Answer” to Role of Science in U.S.-Middle East Relations, Expert Says
June 23, 2008U.S., Arab Journalists Have Much to Learn From Each Other
June 23, 2008Cathy Campbell Briefs International Journalists on CRDF's Work in Central Asia
June 19, 2008CRDF Signs New Protocols with Ukraine
May 8, 2008Welcome Message from President and CEO Cathy Campbell: “Building Knowledge-based Economies”
May 8, 2008Commercialization Business Training Held in Kazakhstan
May 1, 2008CRDF in the News
Foundation Works with Scientists in Uzbekistan on Research Projects
July 2, 2009US Civilian Research & Development Foundation delegation visits Kazan State University
April 27, 2009President and CEO Cathy Campbell Writes Response in Issues in Science and Technology Magazine
April 15, 2009Trip to Kyiv, Ukraine -- Helping Really Smart Scientists and Technologists Get Their Ideas Funded
April 13, 2009Important Milestone in Immunotherapy of Tuberculosis and HIV
April 1, 2009With a physicist's exactitude, Holt brings the science to the political
March 30, 2009Global collaboration key for US, says President's Science Director-designate Holdren
Harvard University professor and CRDF Advisory Council member John Holdren noted at his February confirmation hearing that international collaboration, especially on big science projects including climate issues, will be a key part of his agenda as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).
U.S. Scientists Reach Out to North Korean Counterparts
February 26, 2009Foreign Policy's "Smart Power" Gives Science Diplomacy a New Role
February 17, 2009US-Ukraine Nanotechnology Research Center to Focus on Energy Efficiency
A new research center in Ukraine will focus on fundamental and applied research in nanotechnology for energy efficiency such as cathode, solar-electric and thermoelectric materials.
US science office must promote global collaboration
The White House science office must boost science and technology for international cooperation on many fronts, says CRDF Board Director Rodney W. Nichols. There should be more competition among fresh bidders exploring new approaches, including 'do-tanks' like the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation and action-oriented academic centers with networks of colleagues in developing nations.
One Way to Save the Relationship
August 29, 2008The Russian Experience
July 29, 2008This Week in Science - July 7, 2008 Broadcast
July 29, 2008AAAS Opens New Center for Science Diplomacy to "Promote International Understanding and Prosperity"
While diplomatic conflicts generate headlines, science and engineering organizations in recent years have initiated their own diplomatic missions, usually without fanfare. The National Academies brought a high-level delegation to Iran last fall. The non-profit Civilian Research & Development Foundation (CRDF) has undertaken a range of science and technology missions involving the former states of the Soviet Union and other countries.
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June 17, 2009Supporting Science Cooperation and Development in Russia
June 17, 2009Iraqi Virtual Science Library
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