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College students help NASA by crashing satellite into the Arctic
Our idea of a great evening in college was listening to some Operation Ivy and drinking a few brews before heading home to secretly pore over A Literature of Their Own. Other college kids, however, have more on their plates than that, such as those who currently work at LASP -- the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics. LASP is partially staffed by undergraduates at Colorado University, providing a low-cost alternative to more experienced labor, while giving students the kind of hands-on experience not normally available to them. One recent task, for instance, involved the crashing of ICESat, a NASA decommissioned satellite, into the Arctic. Most of it burned up in the atmosphere, while some smaller parts made their way to the Barents Sea. The mission was considered successful and, as for the students who carried it out? Well, let's just say that their nerd credentials are now rock solid.
Undergrads like Apple too
Not long ago Fortune let us know that Apple was the 6th most desirable place for MBAs to work. It would seem that undergrads have the same good taste that their graduate level brethren have. Universum conducted a poll asking undergraduates where they wanted to work after graduation and our favorite computer/electronics company came in at number 3.Other companies on the top 25 include Google, Disney, and the Peace Corps.[via MacNN]
