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| Microgravity Research for the 21st Century | This year the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR) held their annual meeting 3-6 November in Baltimore, Maryland. The ASGSR is a nonprofit organization that represents the sciences focusing on the understanding of responses of biological and physical systems to gravity conditions. With COVID-19 protocols in place (masks required during the meeting and the request that all attendees be fully vaccinated), the attendance matched that of the previous in-person annual meeting two years ago. USRA Senior Fellow Dr. William Meyer was on the ASGSR conference organizing committee, Governing Board, and Chaired the ASGSR STEAM Board Meeting.
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| A "Brainy" Book | Dr. Raj Prabhu co-edited a recently published book, Multiscale Biomechanical Modeling of the Brain, that describes the application of computer modeling approaches to study traumatic injuries to the human brain. The computer modeling approaches use a multiscale biomechanical approach called integrated computational biomedical modeling (ICBM), in which traumatic brain injuries are studied at the various features of the brain (sub-cellular neuron membrane, cellular neuron, grey and white matter, and the brain organ). Simulation results can be used to assist in designing head safety and protective measures.
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| | Fitness Reimbursement | | The winter months and holiday season can be an isolating and challenging time for many. Your physical health is connected to your mental health, so exercise can be one tool to manage your psychological well-being. USRA offers to reimburse employees up to $250 per year for fitness-related activities or equipment. See the Fitness Reimbursement Program Summary and form on Infohub for more details. You can make fitness-related purchases up until 31 December 2021 for reimbursement within this calendar year. These can be submitted up until 31 March 2022 for the 2021 calendar year. | |
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| | A Stellar Merger's Snapshot in Time | Eleven years after it was last observed and 17 years after a stellar merger occurred, SOFIA looked at V838 Monocerotis, or V838 Mon, a binary star system about 19 thousand light-years away from Earth, capturing a snapshot in time of its makeup.
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| | USRA Announces 2021 Distinguished Undergraduate Award Recipients | USRA proudly announced the winners of the prestigious 2021 USRA Distinguished Undergraduate Awards. In keeping with our goal to recognize and develop promising future scientists in space-related disciplines, USRA bestows these awards to honor outstanding undergraduate students in a variety of majors through a competitive process. These awards are granted to students who tackle challenging problems in aerospace engineering, space science research and exploration, demonstrate leadership, promote diversity in science and engineering, and are poised to make significant contributions to their fields.
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| | USRA Continues Low Earth Orbit Presence with Nanoracks and Voyager Space | USRA was selected by Nanoracks and Voyager Space --along with ZIN Technologies, The Ohio State University, and the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation--to join the founding leadership team in charge of supporting the development of the Starlab George Washington Carver (GWC) Science Park.
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