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,…

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…

NASA’s Minority University Education and Research Program (MUREP) Innovation and Tech Transfer Idea Competition (MITTIC), a Shark Tank-style competition for students at minority-serving institutions, is officially included in the 2022 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) Scholar Recognition Program. The…

The world is growing more interconnected and dependent on the global movement of people, goods and services. NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) petitioned numerous Minority-Serving Intuitions (MSI) to come up with proposals to create new networks and…

One principal investigator in New York is advancing electrochemical energy storage for space applications. Another in Florida is exploring solar photovoltaics to realize the next generation of highly efficient solar cells, also for space applications. What they have in common…