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The H.U.B., Helpful Undergraduate Blog, is a place where current Undergraduate Student Research Program (USRP) interns, alumni, and mentors can connect to discuss all things NASA. Discussion topics can range from your personal experiences working on-site at a NASA Center to discussing the future of the STEM workforce. You can also post or comment on NASA news and events, get advice on a project, talk about student life v. intern life, and seek professional development. The choice is yours. This is your chance to dialogue, exchange ideas and create something new.
30 YEARS WITH THE SHUTTLEToday is the thirtieth anniversary of the maiden voyage of Space Shuttle Columbia and the beginning of our thirtieth year in the Shuttle Era of our space program. In the spirit of this student-oriented blog, I've found a news segment a few years older than the first launch of Columbia: NBC's news ... More / Comments [0]NASA NewsGINGER KERRICK STORYPrologue I dart along the patchwork of concrete byways crisscrossing the Johnson Space Center, which everyday shuttles those great architects of the space age to places of great import. Off in the distance, the windowless, beige monolith of Mission Control cleaves the Texan skyline like a ... More / Comments [0]Sounding BoardAM I DREAMING? NO, I'M WORKING FOR NASAHey everyone! I'm Lina Perez from the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez Campus. I am a fourth year Mechanical Engineering student with a minor in Aerospace and this.....is my experience. "ATTENTION ALL PERSONNEL: The Liquid hydrogen tanks will be pressurized at this time. No electronic ... More / Comments [3]Project Progression |
ACADEMIC OUTREACH, THE COOLEST THING SINCE LN2My interest in academic outreach started completely because of a robotics competition I'm involved with at my school, also affiliated with NASA. STEM outreach merits more points for the teams, so I wanted to help my team from a distance since I couldn't help build it anymore. I Googled the local ... More / Comments [0]USRP LifeBACK FROM THE CAPE! A FOLLOWUPAs you may know, STS-133 launched successfully last Thursday. And was it everything I expected and more? Why yes, it was. More / Comments [1]USRP LifeTHE VIEW FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SCIENCE FAIREngineers from NASA Glenn Research Center traveled to a local elementary school to serve as science fair judges. I was among them – and it was a marvelous experience. NASA participates in many outreach programs – several of which go unnoticed. I think NASA’s presence in communities is ... More / Comments [0]Professional Development |
BUILDING A STEM RESUMÉThere is plenty of advice on the internet about forming your resumé around some generic business firm where typing speed and knowing how to send a fax are still the primary concerns for the hiring manager. But if you are an undergraduate applying for your first big-person job and the job summary ... More / Comments [2]Professional DevelopmentTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNESTNo this is not a post about the famous Oscar Wilde play, this is a post about making a lasting impression in the professional arena. To be earnest is to be sincere, to be passionate about your dreams and to follow through. I know it is cliqued, but there really is no second chance at a first ... More / Comments [0]Professional DevelopmentPROFESSIONAL STUDENT, EVER HEARD OF A TITLE?So, just last Monday I was offered my 8th internship. I plan to accept it this weekend (2/12/11) and I’m very excited about it. Once I was given the offer, I did what every modern student would do first… I posted it on Facebook. Then one of my fellow classmates replied with, “ if you finish ... More / Comments [0]Professional Development |