NSF Awards 10 Grants for Studies of Coupled Natural and Human Sy...

Courtesy NSF News  Fri, 10/03/2008 - 16:15

Photo of a fragile barrier beach in Massachusetts, which is the site of CNH research.

To better understand the interactions between humans and their environment, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S.

Forest Service have awarded 10 grants to scientists, engineers and educators across the country to study coupled natural and human systems.

Research conducted through NSF's Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems (CNH) Program, in its second year as a multi-directorate NSF program, will provide a better understanding of natural processes and cycles, human ...
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