Дата: 14 мая 1998 (1998-05-14)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: National Symposium On Teaching Astronomy To Non-Science Majors
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Forwarded from Andrew Franknoi (fraknoi@admin.fhda.edu)
A NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TEACHING ASTRONOMY
TO NON-SCIENCE MAJORS June 29 & 30
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific is sponsoring
a symposium and hands-on workshop on teaching introductory
astronomy courses for non-science majors on June 29 & 30, 1998
at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Albuquerque. The symposium is
part of the Society's 110th Annual Meeting and is expected to
draw more than a hundred faculty, graduate students, post-docs,
and people who provide materials or services to educators.
Through a series of panels, small-group sessions, and
contributed papers and resources, participants will explore the
triumphs and tribulations of teaching astronomy in the 1990's.
Discussion topics will include getting out of lecture mode,
dealing with today's students, using computers and the web,
interdisciplinary approaches, testing for real comprehension,
and how new research on student learning can inform the work
of instructors in entry-level courses. Both first-time
teachers (nervous about facing their initial class) and
battle-scarred veteran instructors will find much of use to
them in the programs and handouts.
For more information, see the Society's web site at:
www.aspsky.org/u98/u98.html
A registration form is available on the web, or a
full registration packet may be obtained from Laurie
Keechler at the Society, e-mail: lkeechler@aspsky.org,
or FAX: 415-337-5205.
If you would like to offer a contributed paper, or
provide information for participants, you can check whether
there is any more room by e-mailing the Chair of the
Organizing Committee, Andrew Fraknoi, at:
fraknoi@admin.fhda.edu or faxing him at the above number.
Andrew Fraknoi
Astronomy Department, Foothill College
12345 El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Tel (Mon - Thu): 650-949-7288
Tel (Fri): 415-337-1100 x 120
FAX: 415-337-5205
E-mail: fraknoi@admin.fhda.edu
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Дата: 14 мая 1998 (1998-05-14)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: JSC Becomes First ISO 9001 Certified NASA Field Center
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Sarah Keegan
Headquarters, Washington, DC May 13, 1998
(Phone: 202/358-1600)
Ed Campion
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
(Phone: 281/483-5111)
RELEASE: 98-82
JOHNSON BECOMES FIRST ISO 9001 CERTIFIED NASA FIELD CENTER
The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) has become the first
NASA field center to earn ISO 9001 certification and one of the
largest U.S. research and development organizations so honored.
National Quality Assurance (NQA) USA today presented the
certificate of ISO 9001 registration to JSC Director George Abbey.
The presentation followed a successful independent audit by NQA of
the JSC Quality System in late February. The third-party auditors
examined such areas as management commitment, design control,
documentation, purchasing, test and inspection, and corrective
action procedures. NQA found that JSC met or exceeded the
stringent quality standards in all areas.
"This certification is a significant testimonial to the
excellence of our quality system at JSC, and also serves as a
starting point for continuing improvement of our overall technical
and management processes," said Abbey.
ISO 9001 comprises the most detailed, comprehensive set of
standard requirements for quality programs established by the
International Standards Organization. To date, nearly 20,000 U.S.
organizations have received ISO 9001 certification.
All NASA installations are required by NASA Administrator
Daniel S. Goldin to be ISO 9001 registered by September 1999.
NASA is the first federal agency to seek the quality certification
as an entire agency.
JSC's certification applies to all center human space flight
responsibilities including program and project management,
spacecraft engineering and design, flight crew training, space and
life sciences research, and mission operations in support of
NASA's Human Exploration and Development of Space enterprise.
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Дата: 14 мая 1998 (1998-05-14)
От: Alexander Bondugin
Тема: NASA and Yale University Push The Barriers Of Communications And Medic
Subject: NASA and Yale University Push The Barriers Of Communications And Medic
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Roderic Olvera Young
Headquarters, Washington, DC May 13, 1998
(Phone: 202/358-4726)
RELEASE: 98-81
NASA AND YALE UNIVERSITY PUSH THE BARRIERS OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
MEDICINE ON MT. EVEREST
As four climbers make their assault on Mt. Everest's summit
this week, NASA and Yale University will be testing new health
care devices based on space science technology. From the
mountain's extreme environment, health data will travel from the
base camp to the NASA-Yale telemedicine project. The problems of
high altitude adaptation, physiological stress and the climbers'
location represent great medical challenges similar to an
astronaut's situation in space.
"In a few months we will begin assembly of the International
Space Station with an eye toward further exploration of our solar
system," said NASA Administrator Daniel S. Goldin. "To ensure a
safe trip for our astronauts, we need the best computational,
communication, engineering, and medical technology. At NASA, we
are working on virtual environments for surgery, decision support
systems and the most advanced medical monitoring techniques. Just
think what this could mean for health care here on Earth. The
NASA-Yale project is helping us achieve these goals. I wish our
Mt. Everest pioneers great success as they help NASA climb the
final frontier."
A team of Department of Defense and MIT personnel will be
stationed at a base camp of 17,500 feet. The climbers ascending
Mt. Everest will transmit data from sensors monitoring vital signs
and location and, whenever possible, video of their progress.
Yale personnel, supervised by Dr. Ronald C. Merrell, chairman,
Yale Department of Surgery and director of the NASA-Yale project,
will support medical consultation and monitor the health status of
the climbers during their trek.
NASA and Yale have been working in partnership since July
1997, to contribute to the United States' competitive lead in
commercial applications of telemedicine. The goal of the program
is to develop and test next generation technologies. Tests on Mt.
Everest may lead to design improvements in future automated
medical monitoring and care systems for astronauts who may be in
space for months, not weeks.
Other NASA Telemedicine Activities
NASA's Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH, is providing the
telecommunications bridge from Mt. Everest on its Advanced
Communications Technology Satellite (ACTS). NASA also practices
telemedicine on a daily basis in the human space flight program,
currently comprising three areas: Space Shuttle, Shuttle/Mir and
planning for and construction of the International Space Station.
Additional tests are already taking place at Yale through
NASA's telemedicine connection with Moscow. Using the Internet,
the "Spacebridge to Russia" has become a model for international
telemedicine activities. The telemedicine network linking NASA's
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, and Star City in Moscow
supports NASA physicians caring for astronauts training in Russia.
NASA demonstrations of telemedicine's potential on Earth have
helped the rural Arizona Pagago Reservation and the Armenians
after the earthquake of 1988.
NASA has been a pioneer in telemedicine since the beginning
of human space flight. Using reliable, inexpensive communications
NASA has brought expensive medical consultation within the reach
of millions around the globe. For more information on NASA's
Telemedicine program visit our website:
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/olmsa/aeromed/telemed/
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