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NASA
NASA STEM Program for Indigenous Communities Honored for Excellence
NASA has been selected by the International Astronautical Federation to receive its 2024 “3G” Diversity Award, which recognizes organizations for their contributions to fostering geographic, generational, and gender diversity in the space sector. NASA’s Indigenous Community-Based Education (CBE) Program is a consortium of partnerships between NASA and numerous, diverse Indigenous communities which co-create unique educational programs for the youth. Through…
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NASA, Universities Take Learning Out of Classroom
There’s no “I” in team, and that holds true for NASA and its partners as the agency ramps up efforts to recruit tenured professors to research science for a semester at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The tenured teachers work for up to a year in an area where the agency needs specific expertise. NASA often finds tenured…
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NASA Awards Support STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions
NASA has selected 23 minority-serving institutions to receive $1.2 million to grow their research and technology capabilities, collaborate on research projects, and contribute to the agency’s missions for the benefit of humanity. Through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award, selected institutions will receive up to $50,000 each for a six-month period to…
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NASA Celebrates 10 Years of Human Spaceflight’s NExT Pioneers
Experienced spacewalkers, university students, flight controllers, and NASA team members at all stages of their career recently came together at Johnson Space Center’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory (NBL) for an anniversary celebration that looked to the future as much as the past. The Office of STEM Engagement’s Micro-g Neutral Buoyancy Experiment Design Teams (Micro-g NExT) marked a decade of inspiring the…
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Slow Your Student’s ‘Summer Slide’ and Beat Boredom With NASA STEM
The school year has come to an end, and those long summer days are stretching ahead like an open runway. Parents and educators often worry about the “summer slide,” the concept that students may lose academic ground while out of school. But summer doesn’t mean students’ imaginations have to stay grounded! Are you hoping to slow the summer slide or…
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Lakita Lowe: Leading Space Commercialization Innovations and Fostering STEM Engagement
Lakita Lowe is at the forefront of space commercialization, seamlessly merging scientific expertise with visionary leadership to propel NASA’s commercial ambitions and ignite a passion for STEM in future generations. As a project integrator for NASA’s Commercial Low Earth Orbit Development Program (CLDP), Lowe leverages her extensive background in scientific research and biomedical studies to bridge the gap between science…
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Press Releases
Aerospace Trailblazer: Shirley Holland-Hunt’s Visionary Leadership Transforms Space Exploration
From pioneering space initiatives to championing diversity and innovation, Shirley Holland-Hunt’s multifaceted leadership at NASA exemplifies the future of aerospace exploration. Her efforts have driven technological advancements and advocated for the inclusion of women and minorities in STEM fields. Holland-Hunt currently serves as the associate division chief for Houston’s Johnson Space Center Aeroscience and Flight Mechanics Division, where she drives…
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NASA Awards Promote Science, Technology, Engineering, Math Nationwide
NASA is awarding approximately $3.7 million to 17 museums, science centers, and other informal education institutions as part of an initiative to ignite STEM excitement. The money will go toward projects that inspire students and their learning support systems to take an active role in the wonder of science, technology, engineering, and math. “We’re excited to grow the community…
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NASA, Salisbury U. Enact Agreement for Workforce Development
NASA and Salisbury University (SU) in Maryland signed a collaborative Space Act Agreement Thursday, March 28, 2024, opening new opportunities at the agency’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Director Dr. Makenzie Lystrup (right) shakes hands with Salisbury University President Dr. Carolyn R. Lepre during the…
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Toyota Connected Fuels Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’ STEM Ambitions as the ‘E for Engineering’ Patch Sponsor
Acting as a catalyst to inspire and prepare the next wave of female leaders, innovators and pioneers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Toyota Connected North America (TCNA) today announced that it has joined forces with the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) to sponsor the “E for Engineering” patch. “Together with Toyota Connected, we are on a mission to make…
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