Category: NASA

Successes

NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) – Applications now OPEN!

 NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) at Edwards, California. NCAS wants to connect your community college students to NASA and help them develop into successful leaders. NCAS uses NASA’s unique expertise, research, facilities, and other resources to engage students in authentic and experiential learning experiences.  NCAS helps community college…
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Like Space?

What you are you doing this summer? If you like Space and are free this summer you should apply to one of these awesome opportunities: NASA pathways opportunities (closing soon): https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?k=NASA%20pathways NASA OSTEM: https://nasacentral.force.com/s/explore-opportunities/internships SpaceX: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/5526161002?gh_jid=5526161002 Lockheed: https://www.lockheedmartinjobs.com/search-jobs/ALL?orgIds=694&alp=ALL&alt=0&ascf=%5B%7B%22Key%22:%22job_status%22,%22Value%22:%22Co-op%2fSummer+Intern%22%7D%5D& Northrop Grumman: https://www.northropgrumman.com/jobs/?search=campusjobs Does your resume need help? Look back on this blog for resume workshops.

Advancing Space Sciences through Undergraduate Research Experience (ASSURE)

LEARN MORE: Hosted an ASSURE information session on Tuesday, February 1st at 4pm. Participants must register to attend at: https://berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJItcu2gqDgtG9YI4bN1MZAfcKT9q4cQcpex  Have you ever wanted to get involved with a real space mission? Have you ever wondered how Mars lost its atmosphere, what causes the aurora, or how space weather can affect life on Earth? The…
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NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars

NCAS is a unique activity exclusive to community college students within the United States. NCAS helps community college students make connections between their degree programs and NASA career opportunities, while motivating students to participate in other competitive NASA activities, internships, and fellowships. NCAS encourages students from STEM, non-STEM, and technical majors alike to apply. ·       NCAS…
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Linux Installation Party & How to Utilize Cyber Security Tools

You are welcome to attend the Linux Installation Party & How to Utilize Cyber Security Tools Workshop Thursday, October 7th, 4:00pm – 8:00pm This event is in-person, as well as virtual! Register with this link: https://forms.gle/yrDyDXD9cRdidGCj7 In-Person: Merced College Campus, Science Building Room 204, upstairs on the outside of the building UC Merced room COB2 390…
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Become a NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar

You can be a NASA Community College Aerospace scholar, just like Merced College’s Stephen Schertz, Megan Phillips, and Angelica Walker. NASA is looking for Community College STEM Majors to apply to take part in this great program. NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) opens doors for 2-year community college students seeking a STEM degree. Students…
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Megan Phillips, Merced College student and NASA intern

MERCED – NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) selected Megan Phillips of Merced to attend the NCAS Virtual Experience, July 19-29, 2021.Megan successfully completed the five-week online course and earned a spot among 186 other community college students from across the United States that were selected to attend the nine-day virtual onsite experience.  The students…
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Angelica Walker: Merced College, UC Merced student and NASA intern

Previously was an NCAS student. I did the 5 weeks online learning, then spent a week onsite to Ames research center 2019 where my team won first place in the robotics competition.https://www.nasa.gov/stem/murep/projects/ncas.html NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) | NASANASA.gov brings you the latest images, videos and news from America’s space agency. Get the latest…
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Stephen Schertz, Merced College student and NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar

MERCED – NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) selected Stephen Schertzof Merced to attend the NCAS Virtual Experience, July 19-29, 2021. Schertz’s successful completion of a five-week online NCAS course earned them a spot toparticipate in the NCAS Virtual Experience. Schertz is one out of 187 community collegestudents from across the country, to participate in…
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NASA Internships

My name is Dr. Winsome Brooksand I am recruiting on behalf of NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars (NCAS) at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. NCAS wants to connect your campus to NASA and help develop your students into successful STEM leaders. NCAS is a unique activity exclusive to community college students throughout the United States. NCAS helps community…
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