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NASA K-12 Teacher Professional Development in Climate Education

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NASA Innovations in Climate Education (NICE) Teacher Professional Development Workshop Series

April 9th, 11th, April 16th & 18th

4:00 – 5:20 p.m.

Opportunities

2013 NASA Glenn Faculty Fellowship Program (NGFFP)

NASA John Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, is accepting applications from full-time, qualified STEM faculty in accredited US colleges and universities, for the summer 2013 NASA Glenn Faculty Fellowship Program (NGFFP). (more…)

Opportunities

2012 – 2013 CaSGC Undergraduate Research Opportunity Announcement

The California Space Grant Consortium is pleased to announce the 2012 – 2013 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP).

  • Scholarships in the amount of $1,500 will be awarded to California students.
  • Proposal Submission Period: January 24,
News and Announcements

2012 Stanford-Brown iGEM Team Among Top 16 in the World

At this year’s iGEM World Competition the 2012 Stanford-Brown iGEM team were runners up for human practices, and one of the top 16 teams in the world out of 190 total teams; only four of which came from the US.

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NASA Ames Seminar at UC San Diego–Tensegrity Robots

The California Space Grant is sponsoring a NASA Ames seminar on tensegrity robots at UC San Diego on Friday, December 7th.

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Events News and Announcements

California Space Grant Consortium Project is One of Eleven Selected Among Thousands to Participate in Teleconference with Astronauts

On November 15th, the California Space Grant team attended a live video downlink between International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 33 Commander Sunita Williams and Flight Engineer Kevin Ford aboard the ISS, astronaut Leland Melvin at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum,

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Dr. Bob Lin 1942-2012

The California Space Grant Consortium sadly announces the passing of world-renowned experimental space physicist and Professor of Physics Robert (Bob) Lin on Saturday, November 17, 2012. Bob was Director of the Space Sciences Laboratory at UC Berkeley and Campus Director for the California Space Grant Consortium until 2008.

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Distance Learning Tools Allow California Space Grant to Share Mars Science Laboratory with Underrepresented Youth at Rural High School

In addition to presenting a dynamic seminar at UC San Diego’s new Structural and Materials Engineering Presentation Lab on November 2, Brian Schratz of NASA/JPL’s Mars Science Laboratory also conducted a distance learning activity with a group of underrepresented high school students in rural San Diego County.

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Mars Science Lab Seminar at UC San Diego

In early November the California Space Grant Consortium and the Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination held a dynamic seminar with NASA/JPL’s Brian Schratz, lead engineer for the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Entry Descent and Landing (EDL) telecommunications team.

Events News and Announcements

California Space Grant Team Introduces Carnival Physics to Rural San Diego County High School Students: LIVE from the Los Angeles County Fair 2012

California Space Grant Distance Learning TeamThe California Space Grant Team recently led a distance learning activity between the Los Angeles County Fair and physics students at Mountain Empire High School, which is located in rural southeast San Diego County.

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