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News from Florida

NIST Announces Award for Manufacturing Extension Center in Florida

September 26, 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has made a cooperative agreement award to operate a Manufacturing...

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NIST Awards $3 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

September 23, 2024

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled cybersecurity employees.

NIST Provides Update on Champlain Towers South Investigation

September 12, 2024

Work continues to determine cause of the 2021 tragedy and to develop science-based recommendations to improve building safety.

Tornadoes Are Deadly. These New Building Codes Will Save Lives.

July 9, 2024

NIST research has led to the first building code provision for tornado resilience.

Spotlight: NIST Researchers Are Helping Make Communities More Resilient Through Wind Tunnel Testing of Building Models

June 11, 2024

NIST researchers are helping by evaluating building structures through wind tunnel testing.

Research Finds Dolphins With Elevated Mercury Levels in Florida and Georgia

June 12, 2024

Scientists said their study could inform future research on mercury in humans living in the affected areas.

NIST Awards $3.6 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

April 3, 2024

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled...

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NIST to Provide Public Update on Hurricane Maria and Champlain Towers South Investigations During Advisory Committee Meeting March 6-7, 2024

March 4, 2024

The meeting will be livestreamed each day.

NIST Awards Funding to 8 Universities to Advance Standards Education

January 2, 2024

The funding supports curricula development to integrate content on documentary standards and standardization processes into courses, modules, seminars and...

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NIST Provides Update on Investigation Into the Collapse of Champlain Towers South

September 7, 2023

Preliminary evaluations show additional deviations from design in pool deck construction, no underground voids.

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