Inside:

• Hailing Half a Century of Progress
  
  Fawwaz Ulaby, UM Vice President for Research
  
  

  The NSF Science & Technology Center in Ulrafast Optics:
  

  Pioneering a New Field of Physics & New Technologies
  
  

  Fast Facts About NSF
  
  

  NSF Support for Manufacturing:
  

  The Nation's Largest Basic Research Effort in Manufacturing is at Michigan
  
  

  Focus on
  

  NSF Research on E. Coli Bacteria
  
  

  The Research Collaboratory:
  

  Creating a New Knowledge Network
  
  

  NSF and the Power of Encouragement
  
  

  NSF Young Investigator Awards
  
  

  NSF: At the Helm of Education Reform
  
  

  National Election Studies:
  

  Taking the Pulse of Public Opinion
  
  

  Two National Social Science Resources are Here at Michigan
  
  

  What is a Science and Technology Center?
  
  

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