Robert Pianta, Ph.D., is the Dean of the Curry School of Education, Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education, and Professor of Psychology at the University of Virginia. He is also Chairman of the Jefferson Education Accelerator...

A young Dallas couple has decided to open their doors to refugee children in their neighborhood. They don’t run a daycare or an afterschool program, but host refugee children at their home for games, movies, and even homework. Their home...

NASA is sending two missions to Venus this decade and participating in a European Space Agency mission there, too. Lori Glaze, director of planetary science at NASA, discusses these missions and why she’s so excited about what we’re...

After two failed missions to Mars, NASA tried to double its odds for success by sending twin rovers to the Red Planet. Part one of the story of Spirit and Opportunity takes us from their birth to their launch from Earth.

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NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan shares his journey just before his first spaceflight. Morgan talks about his education, his time as a flight surgeon in the military, and his experience parachuting out of planes. He and his wife Stacey share...

Although it has not been many years since I graduated college, there are a lot of differences I've noticed in the real world that you may not think about while in school. In this video I discuss some of those differences to...

On this episode of Rocket Ranch we catch up with several members of Commercial Crew to talk about the past, present and future of the program.

Jonathan Abary, Pathways program manager, and Alexis Vance, Pathways intern in the crew and thermal systems division, discuss the Pathways internship program at NASA Johnson Space Center. HWHAP Episode 86.

Larry Ferlazzo is an award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif. He is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL...

In this video we'll look at the main character's journey into adulthood and all the complications that come with it. We'll also try to identify the source of Kathy's odd behavior that takes her to Room 22 in the first place. Please feel...

Dr. Clack discusses her professional journey from medicine to television, what it’s like working on a hit series and her experience as a Black entertainment leader in Hollywood.

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In this video, a mechanical engineer from Eli Lilly shares his experiences and advice for high school students interested in pursuing a career in engineering. He emphasizes the importance of curiosity and encourages students to explore...

Whether it is the rising sense of dread as a heart beats furiously and unexpectedly, the vivid memory of a painful event that occurred long ago but is not easily forgotten, or the sharp craving of a substance that seems so certain to...

A conversation with Ved Chirayath, research scientist and lead for the Laboratory for Advanced Sensing at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.

Kimberly Eckert serves as the Director of Educator Development at the Louisiana Department of Education while still teaching Educators Rising in West Baton Rouge Schools. She holds a BA in social work, an MEd in Special Education, and...

There's a dire shortage of talent so some employers are turning to those with autism, who may not be seen as a fit for traditional corporate roles but who can excel in cybersecurity.

Johnny E. Williams is the author of African-American Religion and the Civil Rights Movement in Arkansas (University Press of Mississippi 2003) and Decoding Racial Ideology in Genomics (Lexington Books 2016). The former book examines the...

Andrés Richner is the Director of Technology at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, where he spearheads the development of an online learning platform to support RULER, the Center’s approach to social emotional learning and...

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Women Excelling in Life & Leadership (WELL) and the Human Systems Integration ERG hosted a panel discussion highlighting the legacy of women in spaceflight with panelists who worked at NASA during Apollo and current employees who carry...

Bob Zeek and Stacy Hale talk about how students can build and fly hardware to the International Space Station as part of a program called HUNCH. Students in over two hundred schools across the country are doing hardware manufacturing,...

Retired astronaut Nicole Stott, an artist who uses painting to express the feelings and emotions she experienced on station, talks about her spaceflight experience and the importance of art as a form of expression and inspiration. HWHAP...