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Editor’s note: This advisory was updated on March 31, 2026, to update the finalists list. NASA has selected eight student teams as finalists in the…
NASA’s University Innovation (UI) project funds university-led innovation to address the agency’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate’s system-level challenges via independent,…
A team from South Dakota State University, with their project titled “Soil Testing and Plant Leaf Extraction Drone” took first…
NASA has selected two more university student teams to help address real-world aviation challenges, through projects aimed at using drones…
University Student Research Challenge (USRC) seeks to challenge students to propose new ideas/concepts that are relevant to NASA Aeronautics. USRC…
Eight finalist teams participating in the 2025 NASA Gateways to Blue Skies Competition have been selected to present to a…
NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our…
Great ideas, and the talent and passion that bring them to life, can be found anywhere. In that spirit, NASA’s…
NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…
With support from NASA, the international GoAERO Prize competition recently announced funding for 14 U.S. university teams to build innovative…
In the 2025 Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, the theme is AgAir: Aviation Solutions for Agriculture. NASA asks collegiate teams…
The California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, team, with their project titled “Aero-Quake Emergency Response Network,” took first place at the…
Representatives of NASA’s Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program (TACP) recently shared information about their work to develop innovation and advance aviation…
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicited for a seventh round of University Leadership Initiative proposals in November 2022. The ULI Round…
NASA has selected another five university teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges that could help transform flight in…
NASA has selected three university-led teams for the first round of a new technical challenge pursuing innovative aviation maintenance practices.…
NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the skies…
NASA has selected another round of university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to transform the…
In this year’s Gateways to Blue Skies competition, NASA asks collegiate teams to examine aviation-related systems that will aid in…
The Boston University Team, with their project titled Aluminum Powder Combustion, took first place at the second annual Gateways to…
In 2017, NASA gave five teams of university professors and students a unique opportunity: a chance to make original, hands-on…
Editor’s Note: This interview, which was edited for brevity and clarity, helps mark the conclusion after five years of the…
Editor’s Note: This interview, which was edited for brevity and clarity, helps mark the conclusion after five years of the…
Editor’s Note: This interview, which was edited for brevity and clarity, helps mark the conclusion after five years of the…
Editor’s Note: This interview, which was edited for brevity and clarity, helps mark the conclusion after five years of the…
Editor’s Note: This interview, which was edited for brevity and clarity, helps mark the conclusion after five years of the…
Eight teams participating in the 2023 Gateways to Blue Skies: Clean Aviation Energy (Blue Skies) Competition have been selected to…
University Leadership Initiative Partner List (Round 6)
NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate solicited for a sixth round of University Leadership Initiative proposals in March 2022.
USRC Tech Talk: Drone Delivery ‘Catching a Ride’ on Public Transportation ULI Tech Talk: Summary and Lessons Learned for Slotted,…
