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NASA Awards $10 Million Cooperative Agreement To Maryland Firm
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 31, 2009 NASA Ames Research Center has selected the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Columbia, Md., for award of a new five-year cooperative agreement valued at $9,873,524 to provide internships to talented university students and faculty engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Under the terms of the agreement, the USRA will design, implement and manage a work-force development program, called the Education Associates Program (EAP), under the auspices of NASA Ames Education and Public Outreach Branch. The program will address the critical shortage of American students enrolling in, and graduating from, the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. This is a matter of serious concern to NASA, all high-tech companies and the nation. To encourage student engagement in STEM fields of study, the EAP will provide hands-on internships with NASA scientists and engineers, with a particular added focus on diversity enrollment. The program will give NASA an avenue to tap the talent of students and faculty at institutions of higher education by giving them a chance to experience NASA first hand. It will make students aware of opportunities they might otherwise have overlooked. And it will give faculty the opportunity to update their knowledge base with cutting-edge technologies while enhancing collaboration with NASA personnel on research activities. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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Mission Madness Tournament To Vote On Greatest Mission
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 09, 2009March means tournament time for college basketball fans, and NASA wants to make sure space exploration fans aren't left out of the action. So, beginning March 9, the agency kicks off NASA's 2009 Mission Madness tournament. |
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