NY Space Grant NASA Lecture Series (New for 2010-11) 5/20/2011 at DeWitt Middle School -- Prof. Joe Veverka -- "All About Comets" 5/17/2011 at Tully Central Schools -- Prof. Rachel Bean -- "Our Place in the Universe" 5/2/2011 at LaGuardia Community College -- Prof. Timothy Paglione -- "Star Formation from One End of the Spectrum to the Other" 4/21/2011 at United Nations International School -- Prof. Timothy Paglione -- "Star Formation from Radio to Gamma-rays" 3/25/2011 at MS 217 Robert A. Van Wyck School -- Prof. Timothy Paglione -- "Planets Beyond the Solar System" 3/3/2011 at Geneseo Central School -- Dr. James McLean -- "Magnets, Electromagnets, and a little Eddy Current" 1/14/2011 at Mynderse Academy -- Prof. Judith Pipher -- "Spitzer Space Telescope: New Views on Forming and Dying Stars, Black Holes, and the Universe" 1/11/2011 at LaGuardia Community College -- Prof. Timothy Paglione -- "Cosmology in the 21st Century" 12/9/2010 at NYC Public School P.S. 54 -- Prof. Charles Liu -- "Planets and Other Neat Astronomy Stuff" 11/15/2010 at Queens High School for the Sciences -- Prof. Timothy Paglione -- "Will an Asteroid Destroy the Earth?" 10/26/2010 at Finger Lakes Community College, Geneva Campus -- Prof. Judith Pipher -- "Spitzer Space Telescope: New Views on Star Formation"

Congress established the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program (Space Grant) with Title II of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 1988. The National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, through the designation of Space Grant consortia and the establishment of Space Grant programs and fellowships, was designed to broaden the base of universities and individuals contributing to and benefiting from aerospace science and technology and ultimately contribute to the development and utilization of space resources.

Space Grant National Program Objectives:

• Establish and maintain a national network of universities with interests and capabilities in aeronautics, space and related fields;


• Encourage cooperative programs among universities, aerospace industry, and Federal, state and local governments;


• Encourage interdisciplinary training, research and public service programs related to aerospace;


• Recruit and train U.S. citizens, especially women, underrepresented minorities, and persons with disabilities, for careers in aerospace science and technology; and,


• Promote a strong science, mathematics, and technology education base from elementary through secondary levels.

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