U.S. National Science Foundation

UNC Charlotte received a $160 million federal award from the U.S. National Science Foundation to modernize the energy grid through the Carolinas Grid Engine initiative. The project, a collaboration with Clemson University and over 100 partners, aims to generate $2 billion in economic impact and create 20,000 jobs over the next decade.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, housing the largest digital camera ever built, has begun a decade-long survey of the southern sky from a Chilean mountaintop. The project aims to map billions of stars and galaxies, study dark matter and dark energy, and capture repeated images to detect faint celestial objects.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, the largest digital camera ever built, has begun a decade-long survey of the universe from a Chilean mountaintop. It aims to map billions of stars and galaxies, study dark matter and dark energy, and capture repeated images of the southern sky to detect faint celestial objects.

The Trump administration will no longer cut a major U.S. ocean science research program after Congress passed legislation to protect it. The U.S. National Science Foundation had initially planned to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative but reversed its decision following bipartisan pressure.

President Donald Trump dismissed all 24 members of the National Science Board, which oversees the U.S. National Science Foundation. The decision has raised concerns about potential interference in scientific governance.