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September 2020

trees in marsh areas die from saltwater intrusion

Sep 28, 2020

Fellow’s Study Finds Spreading Ghost Forests on NC Coast May Contribute to Climate Change

A new study has found the spread of ghost forests across a coastal region of North Carolina may have implications for global warming.
Stephanie Smith, a 2015 NC Space Grant scholar, now works at United Launch Alliance (ULA), the NASA commercial partner that provided the Atlas V rocket, which launched the Perseverance rover on its mission to Mars on July 30, 2020.

Sep 7, 2020

Catching Up with Stephanie Smith, ULA Engineer, on Mars 2020 Project

A 2015 NC Space Grant scholar talks about her job at ULA, how she contributed to the Mars 2020 mission, and the recent launch of the Perseverance rover.