Massachusetts To Receive $1.5 Million NASA Summer Of Innovation Grant

GovMonitor ^ | May 11, 2010 | MA Governor's office

[reaganaut1]

Governor Deval Patrick today joined NASA Administrator and former astronaut Charles Bolden to announce that Massachusetts has been selected to receive a $1,515,024 grant as part of the NASA Summer of Innovation pilot program.

Beginning this summer, and continuing for a three-year pilot program, NASA will partner with six Massachusetts higher education institutions to use the agency’s mission and technology programs to boost summer learning, particularly for students who are underrepresented and underperforming in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Massachusetts was selected as one of only four states to receive grants.

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The six Massachusetts programs awarded funding were:

Zero-Robotics

STEM Explorations Living in Space using LEGO Robotics

Goddard Girls

STEM in Astronautics and Space Sciences

Talented & Gifted Latino Program & Astronomy

You Go Girls – MIT Edgerton Center

[reaganaut1]

It is wrong that half of the taxpayer-funded programs exclude students on the basis of race or sex.

[Bryanw92]

>>programs to boost summer learning, particularly for students who are underrepresented and underperforming in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

Another racist/sexist government program that says, “white boys need not apply”.

[dalebert]

thought they were cutting spending?

[raybbr]

"Zero Robotics"

This?

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“thought they were cutting spending?”

only on defense-critical programs such as operational space theatre dominance.

the redistribution of wealth part is unaffected.

[Gay State Conservative]

Another racist/sexist government program that says, “white boys need not apply”.

Exactly.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

Now now. We're not going to see an image like that for 18-24 months yet.

[drpix]

Pathetic! This is the Obama NASA that has no money to replace/continue the shuttle. They're content with forcing American astronauts to hitch rides with our enemies, Russia & China.

Instead of pissing away money on Fxxk-ups and slackers in the cause of more ill fated racial & gender social engineering, NASA should try using the money to at least keep up with (if not stay ahead of) the rest of the world in real physical engineering.

[maine-iac7]

The monies always go to the slackers or to people who simply don't have the capacity for learning these disciplines. (the money should go to those who show a talent for the sciences - then maybe we could catch up)

Not everyone can be a rocket scientist - honest.

But, once they have that little piece of paper saying they have ‘studied’ it, they will be hired first and put into the program - and, like in other critical professions, people will be harmed by incompetence...

but, hey. That's not important. What's counts is, it's “their turn now.”

[Pearls Before Swine]

If the applicants are selected on the basis of race, sex, and underachievement, this will not be a “Summer of Innovation.” Rather, the program should be called “Summer of Redistribution.”

[Mobties]

Midnight basketball by any other name is still midnight basketball.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I'm appalled. Why wasn't Boys Of Muslim Background given an award? They love to make things and show lots of promise.