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Dec 2, 2024

NC Space Grant Selects Recipients of 2024-2025 Team Experience and Competition Award

North Carolina Space Grant proudly recognizes this year's Team Experience and Competition Grant awardees. These teams will take part in prestigious national competitions backed by NASA and other STEM organizations.

Oct 8, 2024

NC Space Grant Congratulates 2023-2024 Student Teams in NASA Competitions

North Carolina Space Grant (NC Space Grant) congratulates nine student teams that competed in the 2023-2024 NASA and related science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) competitions. These teams tackled STEM challenges, including launching and sustaining rockets thousands of feet in the air and efficiently mining through simulated lunar matter.

Aug 2, 2024

North Carolina Space Grant and Sea Grant Programs Announce 2024-25 Joint Research Fellows

The North Carolina Sea Grant and Space Grant programs are pleased to introduce the recipients of the 2024-25 joint research fellowships, Megan Geesin and Peggy Mullin. This fellowship supports interdisciplinary research addressing critical challenges in the state’s coastal and watershed environments.

Jul 17, 2024

North Carolina Space Grant Selects 2024-2025 Graduate Research Fellows

North Carolina Space Grant congratulates its 2024-2025 graduate research fellows. Twenty three graduate students will conduct science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) research to benefit NASA, commercial space or the International Space Station. Students’ projects will investigate STEM topics such as carbon storage, microgravity, and black hole exploration.

Jun 25, 2024

NC Space Grant Congratulates 2024-25 Undergraduate Research Scholars

North Carolina Space Grant is proud to announce its 2024-25 undergraduate research scholars. Scholars will conduct exciting research in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

May 23, 2024

NC Middle School Soars to Regional Honors in “Plant the Moon” Challenge

The “AVID Curiosity” team from Culbreth Middle School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, recently won the ‘Best Middle School’ regional award in the “Plant the Moon Challenge” NASA Space Grant Regional Project. Led by Christine Sudzina Schut, the team competed against 360 other schools, clubs, and education organizations involving over 3,600 students across five southeastern states and Puerto Rico.

Apr 24, 2024

Exploring Earth from Space: North Carolina Space Symposium Emphasizes Importance of Open Science and Student Research

On March 22, North Carolina Space Grant hosted its annual NC Space Symposium at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh. Highlighting open science and exploring Earth from space, the signature event brought together over 200 attendees, with 75 percent being students, from across the state and beyond to learn from one another and celebrate student research. 

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.

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.