Oceans and Life on Planets: Remote Exploration of Seafloor Microbial Activities In the spirit of the interdisciplinary nature of astrobiology, the course is open to graduate students in oceanography and/or […]
Education and Outreach
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Astrobiology Postdoctoral Position at the University of Washington
This two-year position is jointly funded by the NASA Astrobiology Institute’s Virtual Planetary Laboratory (VPL) and the Astrobiology Program (AP) at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle. The Virtual […]
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Apply Today for Upcoming NASA Opportunities: Spaceward Bound Fieldwork Opportunity for Students
Spaceward Bound is an educational program designed to train the next generation of space explorers. Students participate in the exploration of scientifically interesting but remote and extreme environments on Earth […]
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Astrobiology Faculty Position at UCLA
UCLA has launched an initiative to grow the Geosciences under the theme “Surface envelopes of Earth and planets: Processes and interactions” (see EOS, November 27, p. 534). The Department of […]
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AbGradCon 2008
AbGradCon 08, an astrobiology conference for early-career astrobiologists, will take place on 13-14 April 2008 in Santa Clara, CA, USA (immediately before AbSciCon). AbGradCon is open to graduate students studying […]
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NAI Receives Grant to Work with Navajo Nation
NAI Central is pleased to announce the news that its recent proposal to the NASA Science Mission Directorate E/PO Program entitled “NASA and the Navajo Nation 2: The Moon” has […]
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NASA NAI Postdoctoral Program Application Deadline is November 1
The next application deadline for NAI applicants to the NASA Postdoctoral Program is Nov. 1. For more information, please see http://nasa.orau.org/postdoc/ [Source: NAI Newsletter]
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2008 Astrobiology Summer Program at Penn State University
Penn State will continue its summer program for undergraduates with renewed funding (three years) from the National Science Foundation. Each summer the program supports 10 students from universities and colleges […]
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Call for ASGSB Award Nominations
As noted in the Spring 2007 newsletter, nominations for the following ASGSB awards are due no later than 5 PM PST, October 1, 2007. Please note that the individual selected […]
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New Astrobiology Book for Young Readers
Lerner Publishing Group has just released a new “Cool Science” title for 4-8th grade readers called “Astrobiology.” From early imaginings about life on the Moon to modern observations of Mars, […]