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Last Updated: May 11th, 2009 - 16:51:19 |
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Cardiac Patients Take NASA Super Plastic to Heart
A NASA technology that was developed for an aerospace high-speed research program is now part of an implantable device for heart failure patients. The use of this NASA-developed material in a medical implant is the latest in a long line of medical applications that have benefited from NASA technology.
May 6, 2009, 18:11
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VT College of Natural Resources student named as National Science Foundation Fellow
N. Danielle Bridgers of Suffolk, Va., a fisheries and wildlife sciences graduate student in the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources, has been awarded a 2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.The award acknowledges master's and doctoral students who have done outstanding research in science or engineering and have the potential to make substantial developments in their fields. Each fellowship provides three years of funding, including a tuition supplement and a $30,000 annual stipend.
May 6, 2009, 17:47
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New Jersey Institute of Technology To Fete Former Astronaut
Philanthropist, astronaut and entrepreneur Bernard Harris, MD, of Houston, will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters at New Jersey Institute of Technology's 2009 Commencement Ceremony to be held on Saturday, May 16, 2009. In education circles, the recipient is known for the Bernard Harris Summer Camp, a two-week opportunity to encourage middle school students to pursue a career in science or related fields. Harris is also CEO of Vesalius Ventures, a venture capital firm in Houston focused in medical informatics and technology (or telemedicine).
May 6, 2009, 16:56
Awards
A&T Professor Receives Award for Excellence from University of North Carolina System
Dr. Doretha Foushee, associate professor in the College of Arts
and Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University is the recipient of the
University of North Carolina Board of Governors Award for Excellence in
Teaching. The biology professor and graduate student coordinator was recognized
for dedication to development of students as independent, life-long
learners. Dr. Foushee, who has been a faculty member at A&T for more than 20
years, was also the recipient of the Outstanding Teaching Award for the College
of Arts and Sciences.
May 5, 2009, 14:31
Career Pathways
NASA Invites High School Students to Apply for Inspire Project
NASA's Interdisciplinary National Science Program Incorporating Research
Experience, known as Inspire, is accepting applications from high school
students through June 30. NASA will make selections in September. The Inspire
project is part of NASA's education strategy to attract and retain students in
the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, disciplines critical to
NASA's missions. For information about the project, including details about how
to apply, visit:
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May 4, 2009, 16:27
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