NASA Daily News Summary
For Release: Nov. 17, 1998
Media Advisory 98-77

TODAY'S SUMMARY:

* NASA AND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 
  ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

* NASA Video File for Nov. 17, 1998

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NASA AND VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

     NASA and Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, have 
joined to sponsor a "Chroniclers of Discovery" Scholarship 
Program to help inspire and train students to become 
effective communicators of science, engineering, and 
technology to the public.  
     The two-tier scholarship combines the practical 
scientific and engineering experience of NASA; the academic 
expertise of Vanderbilt; the hands-on experience of the U.S. 
Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL; the science 
communications background of the Discovery Channel, Bethesda, 
MD; and the resources of the Tennessee Space Grant Consortium 
and the National Space Grant College & Fellowship Program.  
     At the ninth/tenth grade level, scholarships will enable 
students to participate in a Science Communication Space 
Academy, and at the high school senior level, one student 
will win a full-tuition scholarship to attend Vanderbilt 
University, funded by NASA through the Tennessee Space Grant 
Consortium. 

Contact  at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Beth Schmid 
202/358-1760.

Contact  at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN:  Jill 
Bratina 615/343-6866.

Full text available at: 
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1998/98-207.txt

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Index of NASA News Releases:
http://www.nasa.gov/releases/1998/index.html

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VIDEO FILE FOR NOV. 17, 1998

ITEM 1:  STARDUST MISSION TO HARVEST COMET DUST (replay)

Contact at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA:  
Mary Beth Murrill 818/354-5011.

Contact at NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL:  George Diller 
407/867-2468.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Doug Isbell 
202/358-1753.

ITEM 2:  NASA STUDYING LEONID METEOR STORM (replay)

Contact at NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA:  
Kathleen Burton 650/604-9000.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Don Savage 
202/358-1727.

ITEM 3:  ZARYA PRE-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE (replay)

Contact at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX:  James 
Hartsfield 281/483-5111.

Contact at NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  Dwayne Brown 
202/358-1726.

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with audio on 6.8 megahertz.

Ray Castillo
NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC:  202/358-4555.

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