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Sandy Canfield

Dec 14, 2023

NC Space Grant Welcomes 2023-2024 STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholars

North Carolina Space Grant welcomes its new group of STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholars. Throughout the academic year, this scholarship program will provide selected future teachers with NASA content in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) to enthusiastically teach impactful STEM topics.

Dec 5, 2023

NC Space Grant 2023-2024 MSI STEM Bridge and Pathways Scholars Announced

North Carolina Space Grant presents its new groups of Minority Serving Institution (MSI) STEM Bridge Scholars and MSI STEM Pathways Scholars.  In total, 20 distinguished students will explore and cultivate knowledge about NASA and related STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — opportunities.
hurricane satellite image

Nov 29, 2023

2024 NC Space Symposium Accepting Student Abstracts

Students from across the state are invited to present their research findings at the North Carolina Space Symposium: Explore Earth and Beyond, to be held in Raleigh on March 22, 2024 by North Carolina Space Grant. Students must submit their NASA- or STEM-related research abstracts by the deadline, January 26, 2024, to present a poster.
Robot

Nov 20, 2023

NC Space Grant Selects Recipients of 2023-2024 Team Experience and Competition Award

North Carolina Space Grant congratulates recipients of this year’s Team Experience and Competition Grant award. These teams will participate in national competitions that are sponsored or sanctioned by NASA or other science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) related organizations.
Student group

Nov 7, 2023

UNCP Rocket Team Launches for Success

Students on the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) Rocket Team, a multi-year awardee of North Carolina Space Grant’s Team Experience and Competition Award, are making their mark in rocket launching competitions. For the first time, team members won prestigious awards at two events in one year: the First Nations Launch and the NASA Student Launch Challenge.

Oct 25, 2023

Hot Take: Some Forests Need Fire

Nick Corak, 2022-2023 North Carolina Sea Grant - North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow, researches prescribed burns and their benefits to the longleaf pine ecosystem, which may include protection and recovery from wildfires.
Commercial aircraft lined up on the runway waiting for takeoff.

Oct 12, 2023

Seeing the Invisible: Revealing Hidden Damage with Cameras to Improve Aircraft Safety

Every day, there are more than 45,000 flights carrying 2.9 million airline passengers in the United States alone. Operational conditions from environmental and human-introduced factors can damage or weaken the structure. Researchers at NC State University in the College of Engineering are working on new technologies to reveal damage that lies beneath an aircraft's surface.
collage of three images 1) learning activity NCSEA participated in, 2) NCSEA looking at NASA Langley Research center's Gantry, and 3) planet figurine held by 2 hands

Oct 11, 2023

Congratulations to Crew 4 of NC Space Education Ambassadors

North Carolina Space Grant welcomes Crew 4 of North Carolina Space Education Ambassadors (NCSEA). This year, 15 ambassadors join NC Space Grant’s statewide network of master teachers who deliver NASA educational content to their students, colleagues and communities. 
Marsh habitat

Sep 13, 2023

Investigating the Impact of Sea Level Rise on Tidal Marshes of Hyde County

In this guest blog, Allie Best, 2022-23 North Carolina Sea Grant - North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellow, investigates the impact of sea level rise on tidal marshes and Swamp Sparrow habitat. Best also provides education resources for educators interested in teaching about this topic.
Researcher presenting research and speaking to audience

Sep 5, 2023

NC Space Grant’s 2024 Faculty Research Grants Now Accepting Proposals 

The North Carolina Space Grant 2024 Faculty Research Grant is now accepting proposals to develop new National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) related research projects or to pursue new research directions that meaningfully engage students. The deadline for proposals is November 30, 2023