<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2025/01/nsf-awards-8-million-to-boost-ky-climate-resilience.php" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>01/22/2025</pubDate><title>NSF awards $8M to Boost Kentucky's Climate Resilience with New Data Infrastructure</title><author/><summary/><image><img src="" alt="Placeholder"/></image><caption/><description>The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Kentucky Science &amp; Engineering Foundation (KSEF), an initiative of the Kentucky Science &amp; Technology Corporation (KSTC), $8M to improve Kentucky’s ability to predict, mitigate and respond to climate-related natural disasters by establishing statewide climate data infrastructure. Through E-CORE RII: Technology for Innovative Visualization, Aggregation &amp; Training in Environmental...</description></item>