Oct 22 1994
From The Space Library
An article described awards of the National Science Foundation (NSF) to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and institutions serving Latinos and Native Americans. Specific reference was made to Clark Atlanta University in Georgia, which had built a multimillion-dollar science research facility, doubled its science faculty, increased the number of students in science and mathematics, and attracted large federal grants, including funds from NASA. As a result of its efforts, Clark Atlanta was now a finalist for one of six $25 million NSF grants. (C Trib, Oct 22/94)
NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin and astronaut James D. Halsell gave a talk at California State University, Los Angeles (CSLA). Both men stressed the importance of education and discussed NASA's forthcoming projects. The talk ended with congratulations to CSLA electrical engineering professor Helen Boussalis, who won a $3.8 million grant for her project to design and build a model space segmented telescope. (University Times, Oct 27/94)
Although the November 3 mission of Space Shuttle Atlantis would be devoted primarily to the study of Earth's ozone layer, it would also entail a study of mammalian development in space, based on research on ten pregnant laboratory rats and their twin offsprings. The countdown for the launch was to begin on October 31. (Fla Today, Oct 22/94; AP, Oct 31/94; Tass, Nov 1/94)
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