Students from a minority-serving university in California are helping solve challenges of autonomous systems for future drone operations on Earth and other planets. These students are making the most of opportunities with NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, and industry,…

NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR)…

NASA is investing more than $14 million in 19 U.S. colleges and universities to grow their STEM capacity to participate in critical spaceflight research and prepare a new generation of diverse students for careers in the nation's science, technology, engineering,…

NASA and the Department of Education, in support of STEM and diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility initiatives, are hosting a competition to engage students at HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities), ultimately bringing diverse talent into the future science, technology,…

As part of a Biden/Harris initiative, NASA will award more than $5 million in funding to seven Women’s Colleges and Universities (WCUs) to research and develop strategies that increase retention of women in STEM degree programs and careers.

Groundbreaking new ideas can come from anywhere, but some ideas face a tougher path to implementation than others. NASA has awarded a total of nearly $600,000 to 10 minority-serving institutions (MSIs) across the U.S. to amplify the voices of diverse…

Dionne Hernandez-Lugo always wanted to work for NASA, but did not know how to get started on her career path. That path became clear while she conducted research toward her doctoral degree at the Center for Advanced Nanoscale Materials at…

Thirty years ago, NASA launched the MUREP (Minority University Research and Education Project) Institutional Research Opportunity, or MIRO. The activity is designed to enrich STEM Research at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in areas of strategic importance to NASA and to…

A case of good timing put Sarkis Mikaelian on the path toward a NASA career. While working toward a bachelor’s degree in computer science from California State University, Northridge (CSUN), Mikaelian was looking for a research opportunity, but there were…

Read this feature in Spanish here. In space, water is precious. Recycling water efficiently is vital for astronauts aboard the International Space Station and those who will one day travel to the Moon and Mars. For years, the space station…