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The NASA Astrobiology Institute Awards Three New NAI Student Research Scholarships
Congratulations to David Paige
Astrobiology Summer Workshops for Educators
"Alien Earths" Opens and Hosts NAI E/PO for a Professional Development Workshop
AstroVenture Releases New Geology Module
Biology Students Learn to Scan the Stars for Signs of Life
New Extrasolar Planet Findings
Lost City, Found…
Snowball Earth?
Rover in the Desert – next stop Mars?
New Journal JGR Biogeosciences
New E-Space & Science Bulletin
Molecular Biology and Evolution Conference (MBE) 05
Call For Abstracts – Royal Astronomical Society
March 28 NAI Director's Seminar

February 25 , 2005

NAI 2005 Updates
Director’s Seminar, Olivier Rouxel, February 28
U-Pb Ages from the Neoproterozoic Doushantuo Formation, China
NASA Offers Prizes to Students with Revolutionary Ideas
Recruiting Authors for IAF Session at Fukuoka Meeting
Symposium on “Self-organization in Nonequilibrium Chemical Systems” at PACIFICHEM 2005
Thermophile 2005 “From Evolution to Revolution”
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 (ROSES-2005)
Planetary Protection Class – April 19-21, Santa Cruz, CA
Ph.D. Opportunity in the Microbiology of Impact-Altered Rocks

February 11 , 2005

NAI FAR Seminar – February 14th
Interactive Hydrothermal Vent Kiosk Tours Hawai’i
Disney’s new 3-D IMAX film “Aliens of the Deep”
Switch on the micro*scope
Jim Kasting Receives Faculty Scholar Medal
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 (ROSES-2005)
Decadal Study – Request for Information (RFI) from members of the Earth and Environmental Science Community
Pacifichem 2005 -– December 15-20, Honolulu, Hawai'i
2005 Joint Assembly – May 23-27, New Orleans, LA
Planetary Protection Class – April 19-21, Santa Cruz, CA
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Student Fellow Selections

January 21, 2005

Latest News on NAI 2005 Meeting
Activities of Subseafloor Life More Diverse than Expected
New Growth in ìGreat Dyingî Theory
NAI Research and Scientists Featured in New Museum Exhibit
Graduate Student Travel Stipends Available for ESP2 Presentors
Summer Undergraduate Internships in Astrobiology (SUIA), offered by the Goddard Center for Astrobiology
Postdoctoral Scholarships in Astrobiology Offered at CAB
Travel Funds Available for ISSOL ë05
International Workshop - Biosphere Origin and Evolution
JENAM and Astrobiology in Belgium
World Year of Physics Conference
13th MEPAG Meeting - Agenda Enclosed

January 7, 2005

NAI Annual Report for Year 6 is Now Available
NAI 2005 ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE January 13!
NEWÖNAI Shared Resources Database
Director's Seminar Series for 2005 Kicks off with Jonathan Lunine
Jim Kasting Selected by NASA to Chair TPF-C Science and Technology Definition Team
NASA Selects Proposals to Engage and Educate the Public
NASA Selects Investigations for Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Astrobiology at University of Arizona
2005 Minority and Indigenous Fellows Program
ESA / ISGP Joint Life Science Meeting 2005

December 14 , 2004

NAI 2005 Meeting Registration Now Open
NAI Selects Three New NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Fellows
NAI Awards Four New NAI Student Research Scholarships
NAI Institute Strategic Fund Modified
Participate in Deep Underground Science and Engineering Lab (DUSEL) Workshops
Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences - 2005 (ROSES-05)
Thermophiles 2005
General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) Call for Abstracts
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Call For Proposals
Summer School in Astrobiology at the Vatican Observatory
Regional Opportunities for Scientists in Education
EC Meeting Minutes for November posted

November 16 , 2004

Chris McKay Presents the NAI Director’s Seminar November 29
NASA & Partners Create New Worldwide Coral Reef Library
New Astrobiology Dual-Title Ph.D. Program at Penn State
Hawaii Astrobiology - Winter School - January 10-21, 2005
Postdoc Position(s) at University of Hawaii
Online Space Biology Course Offered in January 2005

November 2 , 2004

NAI 2005: The Biennial Meeting of the NASA Astrobiology Institute
NASA Helps Find Lifelong Gene Activity in Live Organisms
ASP's 117th Annual Meeting - Building Community: The Emerging EPO Profession
Astrochemistry - From Laboratory Studies to Astronomical Observations
Astrobiology Session at EGU: Getting Ready for Astrobiology Planetary Exploration
University of Arizona – Interdisciplinary Tenure-Track Professorship in Astrobiology
Pennsylvania State University - Assistant Professorship Astrobiology / Evolutionary Biology
Astrobiology Summer Program at Pennsylvania State University
Postdoctoral Research Position at UC Berkeley
Research in Biogeosciences 2005 (BioGeo)
EC Meeting Minutes for October posted

October 8 , 2004

NASA selects contractor for first Prometheus mission to Jupiter
Molecular biologists uproot perspective of ancient ancestry
Atacama Rover helps NASA learn to search for life on Mars
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Molecular Evolution and Evolutionary Genomics, University of Connecticut
Postdoctoral Fellowship: CIPS-BIOMARS
Hawaii Astrobiology Winter School “Water on Earth and in Space” January 2005
The Vatican Observatory announces the 10th Summer School in Observational Astronomy and Astrophysics
NASA announces opportunities to participate in the Applied Sciences Program of the Science Mission Directorate
Gordon Research Conference on the Origins of Life January 16th – 21st 2005 Ventura, California
ISU's 9th Annual International Symposium, Fall 2004
AGU's May 23-27, 2005 Joint Assembly
Planetary Protection Course: Policies and Practices, Fall 2004

August 20 , 2004

Morrison wins 2004 Sagan Medal
Postdoc position at the Raymond and Beverly Sackler Laboratory for Astrophysics (SLA) of Leiden Observatory
NASA Funded Astronomy and Astrobiology Graduate Level Courses among NTEN Fall Online Offerings
Exobiology position at Ames Research Center
Participate in Earth Science Education research and development activities
Mars Astrobiotech Workshop agenda and program now online
CALL FOR PAPERS: Fall AGU Meeting Special Session SH11: "The Space Physics of Life"
Astrobiology session to make an “Impact” at AGU
4th European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology "Life in Extreme Environments" November 2004
On-line distance education course “Space Biology” Fall 2004

July 2 , 2004

NAI Annual Report Submission Deadline Extended to July 9
NAI 2005 Dates Set!
Abstract Deadline July 7 for Mars Astrobiology Science and Technology Workshop
Want to Virtually Collaborate?
FAR Seminar: Marc Fries and Nick Platts presenting from CIW, July 12
* New* Society for the Study of Astrobiology
June NAI Executive Council Meeting Minutes Posted

June 11 , 2004

3 weeks left for your NAI Annual Report submissions!
Four Postdoctoral Fellows accept NAI/NRC Research Associateship Program Awards
Two new recipients of NAI Student Research Scholarships
Earth System Processes 2
NAI Executive Council Meeting Minutes for May Posted

May 21 , 2004

It’s Not Too Late To Attend The Gordon Conference!
Summer School in Moscow
NSBRI Launches Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
The Fermi Paradox: Where are we? What should we do?
Mars Astrobiology Science and Technology Workshop
Extreme Ecosystem

April 30 , 2004

NAI Virus Focus Group Workshop/Field Trip
Call for Themes - Cosmic Vision 2015-2025
International Summer School in Astrobiology ñ Santander, Spain
First NASA Centennial Challenges Workshop
Postdoctoral Appointments at University of Hawaii
Andrea Ghez Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Jim Kasting Selected as 2004 AGU Fellow
Lunar Astrobiology White Paper Briefing Available
University of Hawaii Astrobiology Course June 14-18, 2004
NAI EC Meeting Minutes Available
New Astrobiology Book Series

April 9 , 2004

Prof. Malcolm Walter elected into the Australian Academy of Science
Prof. Andrea Ghez from the UCLA Team wins the 2004 Sackler Prize
Congratulations to the NAI-Sponsored Student Poster Competition Winners at AbSciCon 2004
The New Astronomy aka ‘Woodfest’
SETI Institute announces Paul G. Allen Charitable Foundation funds next phase in construction of the world’s newest radio telescope array

March 19, 2004

NAI-Sponsored Sessions at AbSciCon
Astrobiology Summer Workshops for Educators
Undergraduate Summer Opportunities in Astrobiology at the University of Rhode Island
2nd International Planetary Probe Workshop
Assistant Professor Position available at Louisiana State University
ACS Symposium on Astrobiology/Origin of Life

February 27 , 2004

Genomes and Evolution 2004 at Penn State
Opportunities with NASA in research and development activities focused on Carbon Cycle Science
Opportunities with NASA in core research activities related to ocean and ice
Gordon Conference on "Interfacial Water in Cell Biology"
Soliciting proposals for Space Life Science experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station
Second Terrestrial Planet Finder/Darwin International Conference

February 6 , 2004

Subsurface Life on Earth and Elsewhere: A One-Day Workshop
Oxygen triggered the evolution of complex life forms
Applications are now being accepted for NAI's Insight Course "Introduction to Planetary Science"
COSPAR 2004 Session F3.1/B1.5: Steps toward Origin of Life: Exogenous Sources and Delivery

January 23, 2004

** AbSciCon NEW ABSTRACT DEADLINE, JANUARY 29**
NAI to Sponsor Student Poster Competition at AbSciCon 2004
NAI Member Resources for Virtual Collaboration
ìA Renewed Spirit of Discoveryî
International Summer School in Astrobiology with "Planet Mars"
Education Workshops for Scientists and Educators
NIAC Student Visions of the Future Program (NSVFP)
Astrobiology Summer Program at Penn State University

January 6, 2004

AbSciCon2004 Abstract submission DEADLINE Jan. 22, 2004
Webcast schedule for AbGradCon 2004 Sessions

December 19, 2003

NAI proud to announce the selection of three new NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Fellows
Two notices of interest from the Astrobiology Society
ìMinorities in Astronomyî session at AAS Atlanta
EPO Manager Position open at University of Arizona
"Life Detection in Solar System Exploration" call for papers, Goldschmidt Conference 2004
NASA Academy 2004
December EC Meeting notes posted

November 21, 2003

Assistant Professorship in Astrobiology/Evolutionary Biology
NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Fellow Eric Gaucher published in Nature
Looking for subscribers to "Notebooks on Geology/Carnets de Géologie"
Opportunities for Collaborative Research in Astrobiology
GOT EDUCATION???
Want to host the next Deep-Sea Hydrothermal Vent Biology Symposium?
Faculty Positions available at ASU School of Life Sciences

October 31, 2003

Carnegie Institution of Washington offers Postdoctoral Fellowships in Astrobiology
Assistant Professor in Astrobiology - The Pennsylvania State University
Two post-doc positions at The International Space Science Institute in Bern, Switzerland
Abstract submission for the Workshop on Europa's Icy Shell

September 23, 2003

Dr. Bruce Runnegar officially begins his term as Director of the NAI
NAI Conducts Insight Course "Introduction to the Microbial World", August 25-29, 2003
Invites for applications for Astrobiology Postdoctoral Fellows at the University of Hawaii
Call for applications: Astrobiology Graduate Conference 2004

August 29, 2003

Abstract Submission Deadline for Fall AGU Meeting
NSF Solicitation

August 7, 2003

NSF’s Program Solicitation for Frontiers in Integrative Biological Research
Current Opinion Article Highlights the Multidisciplinary Field of Astrobiology
Draft Test Protocol for Detecting Possible Biohazards in Martian Samples Returned to Earth
Mars Community Announcements - Important Deadlines
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Releases "The First Five Years and Beyond"
The NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts (NIAC) announces the Student Visions of the Future Program
Astrobiology Students to Gain International Exposure at "Life in the Universe" Conference
NAI Conducts First Insight Course in Flagstaff, AZ, July 31-August 4, 2003

June 26, 2003

NAI Announces Selection of New Lead Teams
Deadline for Student Travel Funding for Trieste Conference has been Extended
Publication in Nature is Supported by NRC-NAI Fellowship
Special Session to be held at the International Geological Congress Entitled "Chemosynthetic Communities through Time"
Opportunities at the Origin of Life Gordon Research Conference
Abstract Submission Deadline Extended for the 3rd European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology
Astrobiology Educational Product Seeks Scientist Consultation
Santander Summer School
The Astrobiology Journal Club Provides a Virtual, Interdisciplinary, and Lively Research Connection
NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts Extends Due Date for Phase I Call for Proposals

May 29, 2003

Selection of New NAI/NRC Postdoctoral Fellows
Full Day GSA symposium entitled "The Hunt for Precambrian Life: An Integrated Approach"
New Perspectives on the Role Asteroids and Comet Impacts Played in the Evolution and Extinction of Life on Earth
The New Investigator Program
Updated Seminar Series listings
Events updated, and now more comprehensive

May 9, 2003

Congratulations to the Recent National Academy of Sciences Inductees
A Message from MEPAG about Goals for Mars Exploration
Call for Special Sessions for the Fall 2003 AGU meeting
NASA Office of Space Science Solicits Proposals that Allow Partnerships for Research and Education with Minority Institutions
Final call to register on time for the Ninth International Tardigrade Symposium

April 25, 2003

Call for Interest: Graduate Student Conference in Astrobiology
A Special Symposium on Astrobiology at the Annual Meeting of the Pacific Division of the AAAS
The 3rd European Workshop on Exo/Astrobiology
NASA Research Announcement: Research Opportunities in Space Life Sciences
Post-doc Opportunity in the Astrochemistry Lab at Ames Research Center
New tenure-track positions in Astrobiology at Centro de Astrobiología in Madrid, Spain
NAI Publications from Paul Knauth at ASU
Another WebEx Success Story
NAI Insight Courses and College Course

April 3, 2003

A Symposium on Precambrian Paleobiology at the GSA Annual Meeting
Information on NAI Insight Courses
Planetary Science Summer School at JPL
Updates on Events and the Seminar Series
A WebEx Success Story from MBL
What's New on the NAI Web
Travel Award Winners for the Europa Focus Group Ice Field Conference

January 23, 2008

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Astrobiology Science and Technology for Exploring Planets (ASTEP)

"Can People actually live on Mars?"

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