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  <Title>NASA, Dept. of Energy grant prestigious research awards to UMBC physics Ph.D. students</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">Noah Sienkiewicz, the NASA recipient, says UMBC's partnerships with the agency helped set him up for success. "I’ve gotten to be more exposed to actual NASA work, and sit in meetings with NASA officials,” he says. “So, as far as the childhood dream of ‘I want to work for NASA,’ I feel like it’s been a great stepping stone to doing that."</div>
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  <Summary>Noah Sienkiewicz, the NASA recipient, says UMBC's partnerships with the agency helped set him up for success. "I’ve gotten to be more exposed to actual NASA work, and sit in meetings with NASA...</Summary>
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    <Title>Small satellite, big ambitions: UMBC&#8217;s HARP named SmallSat Mission of the Year</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">“I would like to thank the HARP team as a whole, because HARP is really the result of the perseverance of the team over many years,” said Vanderlei Martins, as he accepted the award on behalf of the team, which has included many students.</div>
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    <Summary>“I would like to thank the HARP team as a whole, because HARP is really the result of the perseverance of the team over many years,” said Vanderlei Martins, as he accepted the award on behalf of...</Summary>
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    <PostedAt>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 18:41:52 -0400</PostedAt>
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    <Title>UMBC dedicates new Earth and Space Institute, building on decades of NASA collaboration</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">NASA has served as “a role model and inspirational force,” that has led people to reach for the stars for generations, shares Dean Bill LaCourse. “The Earth and Space Institute is our opportunity to reach for new heights,” he says. “To take that chance in the name of science, commitment, passion, and basic human curiosity.”</div>
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    <Summary>NASA has served as “a role model and inspirational force,” that has led people to reach for the stars for generations, shares Dean Bill LaCourse. “The Earth and Space Institute is our opportunity...</Summary>
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