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Six more American researchers from U.S. institutions, including Yale University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Duke University, have enlisted in French President Emmanuel Macron's initiative "Make Our Planet Great Again". The researchers will be part of a 14-person team that will conduct research on topics ranging from Arctic climate change to air quality, with each scientist receiving at least $600,000. The initiative was announced soon after President Trump's decision to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, a part of the President's "Make America Great Again" strategy. The funding competition recruited 13 American researchers last year. The National Science Foundation (NSF) and U.S. Air Force have announced a new partnership for collaboration on science and engineering research to bolster national security. The collaboration would focus on four research areas: space operations and geosciences, advanced material sciences, information and data sciences, and workforce and processes. The goal of the partnership is "to create a pathway between the basic research supported by NSF and the technologies needed to support the Air Force of tomorrow." Read more here: https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245420&WT.mc_id=USNSF_51&WT.mc_ev=click      
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