title: Educational opportunities within the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology.
abstract: The NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training (NSCORT) in Gravitational Biology was established at Kansas State University, supported through NASA's Life Science Division, Office of Space Science and Applications.  Educational opportunities, associated with each of the research projects which form the nucleus of the Center, are complemented by program enrichments such as scholar exchanges and linkages to other NASA and commercial programs.  The focus of this training program, and a preliminary assessment of its successes, are described.
authors.affiliation: NSCORT in Gravitational Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506-4904.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Guikema
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Spooner
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D002468:Cell Physiological Phenomena; D015509:Developmental Biology; D004493:Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006112:Gravitation; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D014481:United States; D018557:United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration