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December 9, 2010

Microsoft Shares Cloud Technology With Top Australian Research Organizations

NICTA, ANU and CSIRO newest grant recipients of Microsoft’s Global Cloud Research Engagement Initiative to accelerate scientific discovery.

October 27, 2010

Microsoft Extends Partnerships Across Europe to Boost Scientific Research Through Client Plus Cloud Technology

VENUS-C consortium prepares to announce open call to European researchers, while Microsoft extends further cloud computing resources to France’s INRIA and University of Nottingham researchers in the U.K.

October 18, 2010

Microsoft Research Collaborates With Wikipedia to Enhance Multilingual Content

WikiBhasha tool will help simplify and speed up the process of creating multilingual content in Wikipedias.

October 12, 2010

Microsoft Research Makes Microsoft Biology Foundation and MODISAzure-Based Environmental Service Available to Scientists and Researchers

Two new technologies are showcased at the eScience Workshop to fuel advancement of data-driven research in healthcare and environmental fields.

October 12, 2010

Cloud-Based Computing System Helps Scientists Study the Breathing of the Biosphere

Researchers at University of California, Berkeley, work with Microsoft Research to analyze vast amounts of data without supercomputers.

July 16, 2010

Microsoft Expands New England Research Facility

The New England Research and Development Center (NERD), Microsoft’s only research and development facility on the East Coast, is expanding its footprint, both physically and through technology now shipping in the company’s products.

July 15, 2010

Microsoft Taps Peter Lee as New Managing Director of Microsoft Research Redmond

Rico Malvar to become chief scientist of Microsoft Research.

July 12, 2010

Microsoft and NASA Bring Mars Down to Earth Through the WorldWide Telescope

Dramatic imagery from NASA Mars missions creates new user experiences in the Microsoft Research WorldWide Telescope.

March 9, 2010

Chuck Thacker Attains Computing’s Peak

Chuck Thacker, a pioneer in computer science and a technical fellow with Microsoft Research, has been named winner of the 2009 A.M. Turing Award, the most prestigious honor in computing.

January 12, 2010

Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC

Kodu, a game that helps youngsters learn how to program so they can create their own video games to play and share, is now available on the PC.