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Nov 12, 2020

NC Space Grant Announces STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholars 2020-21

NC Space Grant is pleased to announce the recipients of the STEM Pre-Service Teacher Education Scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year. These teachers-in-training will experience unique access to NASA education…

Oct 1, 2020

NC Teachers Selected for New Ambassadors Program

Meet the 15 teachers selected as the first cohort of the North Carolina Space Education Ambassadors (NCSEA) program.
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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.

Aug 31, 2020

Team Experience and Competition Awards Now Open

NC Space Grant awards funding to undergraduate/graduate STEM teams to help them participate in national competitions from NASA or other STEM organizations.

Aug 24, 2020

Scholarship for STEM Students at MSIs Offered a Second Year

To encourage talented students from traditionally underserved and underrepresented populations (e.g., women, minorities and persons with disabilities) to pursue STEM related careers, NC Space Grant is excited to offer the…

Aug 20, 2020

2020-21 Opportunity for Future STEM Teachers

NC Space Grant is pleased to offer this opportunity for pre-service teachers for the 2020-21 academic year.

Jul 16, 2020

NC Space Grant Announces 2020 Faculty Research Grant Awardees

NC Space Grant is pleased to announce the four recipients of the 2020 Faculty Research Grants. These faculty members will be examining topics in mechanical, materials, biomedical and aerospace engineering,…
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Jun 30, 2020

Announcing New Space Ambassador Program for Teachers

“We're excited to build a network of K-12 teacher ambassadors who are poised to bring a NASA education to students across the state.”
(left to right) Olivia Sessoms, Shayla Chavis and Benjamin Kaiser are three of the 31 graduate and undergraduate students NC Space Grant is supporting for the 2020-21 academic year.

Jun 25, 2020

Congrats to the 2020-21 Undergrad Scholars and Graduate Fellows

North Carolina Space Grant is excited to announce the 2020-21 Undergraduate Research Scholars and Graduate Research Fellows, from schools across the state.