A recent Washington Post article on education features the unique possibilities for students and researchers generated by partnership between the University of Maryland at College Park and NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.

The article interviews Katelyn Dolan, PhD candidate in the Department of Geographical Sciences, and notes the role of the Joint Global Carbon Cycle Center providing students with financial support and research opportunities.

The article also mentions the relevance of the recently awarded Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Lidar project, led by Dr. Ralph Dubayah and the large number of opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students this project will generate.

The full text can be found at:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/u-md-goddard-programs-offer-students-out-of-this-world-opportunities/2014/10/30/2b5a170e-4a75-11e4-b72e-d60a9229cc10_story.html