Public Outreach

The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium sponsors and co-sponsors special events and opportunities.

• Earth & Sky Broadcasts (annual)
• Green Design Conference at Penn State (annual)
• Exploration Day at Penn State (annual)
• StarDate (ongoing)

Earth & Sky Broadcasts (annual)

The Pennsylvania Space Grant along with 11 other state Space Grants supported the annual World Space Week broadcasts of Earth & Sky on October 4 and October 10. These brief 90-second broadcasts serve to increase the scientific literacy of the populace. The broadcasts are heard on approximately 655 radio stations in the United States to approximately 1,310,000 listeners and around the world on Voice of America (6 times daily), American Forces Radio and World Radio Network to potentially several million additional listeners.

Penn State Green Design Conference at Penn State (annual)
http://www.engr.psu.edu/sts/greendesign/

Location: Penn State, Kunkle Activities Center, Hammond Building, University Park, PA
Conference Dates: April 11-13, 2003
Project Deadline: March 17, 2003
Theme: Rural Renaissance: Restoring Our Roots in the Land

The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium co-sponsors an annual Green Design Conference and competition every Spring. Open to the public, the conference showcases innovation and sustainability. Teams or individuals may submit projects for a design competition. The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium is offering $1000 in project support for the winning design entry in Closed Life Support Systems for Extreme Environments. We are interested in terrestrial systems that can help inform the design of future habitats on the Moon and Mars. An example for this design category is the Greenhouse and Waste-water Recycling System at the Mars Society's Mars Desert Research Station http://www.marssociety.org/news/2002/1114.asp. Visit the conference website for more information, or contact Jackie Bonomo at jabonomo@hotmail.com or Barbara Anderson at 814-865-2223.

Exploration Day at Penn State (annual)

(Formally Space Day)
Date: April 26, 2008
Location: HUB-Robeson Center, University Park, PA

Exploration Day at Penn State is a celebration of exploration, space science, and science. Join us as we explore Earth, air and space research, and education through poster displays, hands-on activities and presentations. The annual event is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium and Eberly College of Science. For more information on Exploration Day, visit http://www.psu.edu/spacegrant/spaceday/

StarDate (ongoing)

StarDate is the public education and outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald Observatory. The Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium sponsors daily radio spots that broadcast current astronomy happenings in the sky over Pennsylvania on National Public Radio broadcast from:

WPSU-FM at 91.5 State College,
90.1 Kane,
106.7 Altoona,
100.9 Bradford,
95.1 Treasure Lake,
104.7 Clearfield.

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