Feb 24 2012

From The Space Library

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-033 NASA CO-HOSTS MINORITY MALES IN STEM SYMPOSIUM

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Office of Education will join the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and the American Association for the Advancement of Science in hosting a Minority Males in STEM Symposium on Feb. 28. The day-long program will focus on ways to increase participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields for students from under-represented racial and ethnic groups. U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-Texas) is the scheduled keynote speaker. Woodrow Whitlow, NASA's associate administrator for mission support, and Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education, will participate along with Carl Wieman, associate director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Byron Pitts, a correspondent with CBS News.

MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-034 NASA ANNOUNCES TIME CHANGE FOR SHUTTLE TILE PRESENTATION TO SCHOOL

WASHINGTON -- The time for a Feb. 27 appearance by former space shuttle astronaut Leland Melvin, NASA's associate administrator for education, at Bruce Monroe Elementary School at Parkview in Washington, has changed. Melvin will present a space shuttle tile to the school and speak to students at 10 a.m. The event previously was scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Melvin will share with the students his experiences as a crew member aboard the space shuttle Atlantis on two missions, STS-122 in 2008 and STS-129 in 2009. He also will discuss NASA careers, including how to become an astronaut, and the opportunities available to students who pursue science, technology, engineering and math studies.