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The External Research Blog: Join the Discussion

This new blog brings our community together in an open forum to discuss the ideas critical to harnessing the power of science and technology.

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The External Research group builds partnerships worldwide to advance the research process and its role in innovation. Find projects below by theme or by geographical region, and learn more about supported tools, services, teaching programs, and collaborative institutes.

Regional Programs

Find external research collaboration around the globe:

				Asia-Pacific Europe India Latin America Middle East and Africa North America   See also:   Collaborative institutes

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Conversations

• eScience @ Microsoft Blog
• U.S. Computer Science Education Week
• Tony Hey Inducted as AAAS Fellow

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Our Collaborators' Stories

• Cell Phone-Based Monitor Could Combat Leading Cause of Death
• Graywulf Takes a Byte Out of Data Overload

More case studies...

Conferences and Workshops

• American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2009
  December 14–18, 2009
  San Francisco, California, United States
• Microsoft Research Asia Joint Lab Symposium
  November 23, 2009, Shanghai, China

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Learn More

• External Research Overview
• Socially Relevant Computing
• Priming the Global Talent Pipeline

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