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September 16 , 2005
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • Astrobiology Interpreted in Yellowstone National Park
  • Intelligent Design
  • Awards
  • Call for Proposals
  • Events
  • Postdoctoral Positions Available
  • Do you know these Travel Grants are available?
  • NAI Director’s Seminar

 

August 19 , 2005
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • New NAI International Affiliate Member, The Russian Astrobiology Centre
  • Supporting Journalists in Yellowstone
  • NAI History Timeline
  • Astrobiology Summer Programs at Penn State and Goddard have Joint Meeting
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate Vacancy at Aberdeen
  • Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life (July, 2006)
  • Exploring Mars With THEMIS: A Data User’s Workshop

 

July 15 , 2005
  • NAI Annual Report Submission Deadline Approaches - July 29!
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • 2005 Yellowstone Resources and Issues Guide
  • NAI Summer Student Seminar Series
  • NAI Director’s Seminar "Lifting Titan's Veil" July 25
  • Updated Book List Related to Astrobiology Now Available
  • Astrobiology Impact Factor of 2,366!
  • Graduate Research Seminar on the Origin of Life (July, 2006)
  • Call for Abstracts - International Conference on Alpine and Polar Microbiology
  • [Astrobiotech] Radiation Techniques Workshop, July 25-26

 

June 10 , 2005
  • Former NAI Director named President of the American Philosophical Society
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • Interested in an Extreme Environment Facility?
  • Updates to ROSES-2005
  • National Workshop on Astrobiology — October 26, 2005

 

May 20 , 2005
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • David Jewitt elected to National Academy of Sciences
  • Earth System Processes 2
  • JENAM 2005 Astrobiology Sessions

 

April 29 , 2005
  • The NAI 2005 Meeting
  • NAI Student Poster Competition Winner
  • New NAI Website Released
  • New and Improved WebEx
  • Recently Published Research from the NAI
  • NAI Researchers “Define Life’s Limits” at ACS
  • NAI Scientists Contribute to Two International Summer Schools
  • NAI Program at the 2005 Vatican Observatory Summer School
  • Censoring Science: IMAX and Evolution
  • Mars Telecommunication Orbiter (MTO) Science Investigation
  • Genomics Symposium at Penn State
  • Origins of Solar Systems Gordon Research Conference
  • JENAM 2005 Astrobiology Sessions
  • NSBRI Postdoctoral Fellowship Program soliciting applications
  • NASA Planetary Science Summer School
  • Earth System Processes 2

 

April 6 , 2005
  • NAI 2005 is Here!
  • Methane on Mars NAI Workshops
  • NAI Director's Videoseminar - March 28
  • NAI Distributed Workshop - May 18
  • (ROSES) Preproposal Conference April 19th
  • NAI In-person Workshop? - date and place TBD
  • Earth Systems Processes 2
  • "Are We Alone?" selected by NSTA-CBC for Best Book list
  • Astrobiology Society of Britain News
  • Meetings and Publications from the Geological Society
  • NIAC Student Fellows Prize
  • March 18 EC Meeting Notes Posted
  • NASA/ESA Publication Now Available

 

March 18 , 2005
  • 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


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