Astronaut Zena Cardman Helps Launch the NC Space Symposium on April 16

April 8, 2021 | Dave Shaw

NC Space Grant will host the virtual NC Space Symposium on April 16th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, an alumna of the NC Space Grant program, will deliver the keynote address -- and registration is free....

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Sea Grant Publishes a Guide to Commercial Seafood

April 7, 2021 | Lauren Pharr

Barry Nash, North Carolina Sea Grant’s seafood marketing specialist, has compiled A Primer on North Carolina Seafood, a free online resource for anyone interested in the commercial seafood industry....

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SpeedCon Launches April 24

April 6, 2021 | Allison Fisk

SpeedCon is an annual conference held by the Technical Communication Association (TCA) at NC State University. This year’s conference will be held virtually over Zoom, and the theme is “Communication During a Pandemic.”...

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North Carolina Civil Rights Trail Adds Historical Markers

March 26, 2021 | Dave Shaw

The trail will physically mark sites across the state that are critical to the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina....

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Leaching Plastic and the Lungs of the Planet: The Impact of Pollution on Prochlorococcus

March 24, 2021 | Allison Fisk

The smallest known photosynthetic organism accounts for 20% of the oxygen in our biosphere — but are plastic pollutants hindering this cyanobacterium’s ability to breathe for our planet?...

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