News Archives: May, 2026

The University of Kentucky has received an $11.3 million NIH Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 2 award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The five-year grant will support continued development of the Center for Translational Chemical Biology and its efforts to advance research at the intersection of chemical biology and pharmaceutical science.

The NSF announced $1.5 billion over the next decade toward the NSF X-Labs initiative to tackle pressing scientific challenges through novel and innovative research partnerships. This substantial long-term investment underscores NSF's commitment to new models of research outside of traditional institutions, reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of today's modern science ecosystem.

The NSF EPSCoR and NIH IDeA programs are supporting the launch of a new University of Hawaiʻi office designed to expand research capacity, grant support and workforce development across the state. The centralized hub will help faculty and students increase the impact and visibility of Hawaiʻi-based research nationwide.

The Engineering Research Visioning Alliance (ERVA), an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), seeks your assistance in identifying experts interested in ideating on critical areas of engineering to articulate recommendations that address the following question: What engineering research directions are critical to making fusion energy commercially viable?