Affiliation: | aMorehouse School of Medicine, 720 Westview Drive, Atlanta, GA 30310-1496, USA bBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA cMassachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA dMount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA eRice University, Houston, TX, USA fTexas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA gUniversity of Texas Medical Branch, TX, USA hUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA |
Abstract: | The National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) is supporting the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) education mission through a comprehensive Education and Public Outreach Program (EPOP) that communicates the excitement and significance of space biology to schools, families, and lay audiences. The EPOP is comprised of eight academic institutions: Baylor College of Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Texas A&M University, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Rice University, and the University of Washington. This paper describes the programs and products created by the EPOP to promote space life science education in schools and among the general public. To date, these activities have reached thousands of teachers and students around the US and have been rated very highly. |