News
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RCSA Backs Five Collaborative Projects for STEM Teaching, Learning, Advocacy
Five teams of scientists are receiving a total of $100,000 to pursue projects that integrate transformative scientific discovery with science education…
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10 Scientists to Launch Innovative Research Projects with 2026 Cottrell SEED Awards
Ten scientists are launching bold, new research projects as recipients of 2026 Cottrell Singular Exceptional Endeavors of Discovery (SEED) Awards from…
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Team science focus of new RCSA funding program
Early career researchers can compete for funding and receive training to effectively adopt team science practices as part of the Research…
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Teaching and Research in the Age of AI: 2026 Cottrell Scholars Conference Recap
Research Corporation for Science Advancement welcomed Cottrell Scholars to Tucson, Arizona, from July 8 to 10 for the 32nd annual Cottrell…
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RCSA releases academic leadership book, “Lead Better: Disrupt Barriers, and Have an Impact”
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) announced the release of “Lead Better: Disrupt Barriers, and Have an Impact,” a free book…
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RCSA Names Stacy Pigott as Communications Director
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named Stacy Pigott as its new communications director. Pigott will lead RCSA’s strategic communications program,…
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7 Teams Funded in Final Year of Scialog: Automating Chemical Laboratories
Six cross-disciplinary projects to advance fundamental understanding of how neural systems adapt to today’s rapid environmental changes have won awards in…
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Scialog: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial Atmospheres to Launch in 2027
The study of planets beyond our solar system is shifting from discovery to in-depth characterization. With the high-resolution capabilities of the…
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Scialog: Information, Computation, and Thermodynamics to Launch in 2027
Living cells are low entropy, nonequilibrium systems that harvest free energy to sense their surroundings, store information, compute, and act amid…
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2025 Annual Report: Charting a New Path
RCSA is building on our cornerstone programming while adapting thoughtfully to emerging challenges and opportunities.
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6 Teams Win Awards for Scialog: Neurobiology and Changing Ecosystems
Six cross-disciplinary projects to advance fundamental understanding of how neural systems adapt to today’s rapid environmental changes have won awards in…
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Cottrell Scholar Applicants! Attend Virtual Office Hours
Research Corporation for Science Advancement will offer two virtual Cottrell Scholar Office Hours sessions to help potential applicants prepare for the upcoming…
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A Thank-You to Angela Hagen
Angela Hagen, RCSA’s Director of Communications, will retire in June. Since joining RCSA in January of 2020, Angela has focused her…
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Communications Director Position Open
Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA) seeks a strategic and creative Communications Director to lead the development of a modern communications…
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2026 STAR, IMPACT Awards Honor 3 Cottrell Scholars
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has named three Cottrell Scholars as recipients of its 2026 STAR and IMPACT Awards.
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2026 Cohort Selected for RCSA Fellows Initiative
Research Corporation for Science Advancement has selected a new cohort of 12 outstanding postdoctoral scholars in the third year of the RCSA Fellows initiative.
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2026 Holland Awardees Bring Insight, Experience to Cottrell Scholar Community
Three senior scientists with exemplary records in research, leadership, and mentoring will join the Cottrell Scholar community as recipients of Research Corporation for Science…
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RCSA President Eric Isaacs Chosen as President-Elect of AAAS
Eric D. Isaacs, President & CEO of Research Corporation for Science Advancement, has been chosen as President-Elect of the American Association…
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RCSA Grants Management System in Transition
RCSA is moving to a new grants management system. These instructions will be updated as work progresses.
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RCSA Welcomes 2026 Class of Cottrell Scholars
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, America’s first foundation dedicated wholly to science, has named 24 early career scholars in chemistry, physics, and astronomy as recipients…
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Summary of 2025 Awards
Research Corporation for Science Advancement, founded in 1912, supports early career researchers in the physical sciences and related fields at colleges and universities in…
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Scialog: Early Science with the LSST Funds 7 New Team Projects
RCSA, the Heising-Simons Foundation, the Leinweber Foundation, and Kevin Wells are awarding $1,254,000 total to support the research of seven collaborative teams of scientists from colleges, universities, and research…
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In Memoriam: Former RCSA President James Gentile
James M. Gentile, who led Research Corporation for Science Advancement from 2005 to 2013, died January 9 in Zeeland, Michigan.
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11 Cottrell Scholars Win RCSA Bridge Awards
RCSA has awarded $800,000 to 11 Cottrell Scholars through its RCSA Bridge Awards, an emergency initiative to help stabilize strong research…