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Dr. Nate Bacheler Recognized for Outstanding Dissertation
(September 2009) Recent graduate Nate Bacheler has received the 2009 Graduate School Dissertation Award for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This award recognizes "outstanding scholarly research that has a positive impact on both the North Carolina economy and the quality of life for all its citizens." Nate's dissertation, entitled "Factors influencing the abundance and distribution of subadult Red Drum in North Carolina," was completed under the mentorsahip of Drs. Jeff Buckel and Joe Hightower. Congratulations Dr. Bacheler, on this much-deserved recognition.
Dr. Jeffrey Hinshaw and Dr. George Barthalmus Honored by CALS
(August 2009) Each year the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors faculty, retired faculty, staff members, and student organizations who demonstrate outstanding efforts in raising funds to support CALS programs. One of two 2009 Faculty Resource Development Awards was presented to Dr. Jeff Hinshaw. Dr. Hinshaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, with active research and extension programs in coldwater and coolwater aquaculture and fisheries. The 2009 Retired Faculty Resource Development Award was presented to Dr. George Barthalmus. Dr. Barthalmus is one of our Emeritus Faculty. He also served as Interim Department Head before Dr. Shea joined the department and is former director of CALS Academic Programs. To see who the other award winners were, you can read the full article by Terri Leith in Perspectives.
Monica Iglecia Featured on NC State Graduate School Website
(August 2009) Graduate student Monica Iglecia was recently featured on the NC State Graduate School website. Monica's research drew attention through her award-winning poster presentation at the 2009 Graduate Student Research Symposium. In her Master's thesis research with Dr. Jaime Collazo, Monica has focused on the relationship between changes in habitat and changes in avian populations by using computer modeling to address these issues on a large, landscape scale. To learn more about Monica's research and about Monica herself, read the full article.
Low Doses of Bisphenol-A (BPA) Have Reproductive Health Effects
(June 2009) Graduate student Heather Adewale and Dr. Heather Patisaul teamed up with researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report that even low doses of bisphenol-A (BPA) can have effects on female reproductive function. The studies exposed rats to a range of doses of BPA at a critical time in development and followed the animals through puberty and into adulthood, documenting effects on the time of onset of puberty and on the condition of the ovaries. These findings add important information to the current debate regarding the potential health effects of BPA, which is a chemical found in a variety of products, including some baby bottles and water bottles. The work was published in the journal Biology of Reproduction and is described more fully in this NC State News Release by Matt Shipman.
Phi Kappa Phi Emerging Scholar Awards
(May 2009) The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes outstanding rising sophomores in all fields of study at NC State and other institutions with active Chapters of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Kappa Phi is a national honor society established in 1897 to recognize and promote academic excellence in all disciplines of higher education. It is the oldest, largest, and most selective of all such honor societies. The NC State Chapter was founded in 1923.
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Biology Faculty in the News (June 2009 / December 2008)
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Parks and Rudershausen Honored (March 2009)
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Every Living Thing -- New Book by Dr. Rob Dunn (December 2008)
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News & Observer Features Research by Benoit Guenard (December 2008)
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New Name, New Programs (September, 2008)
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Where's Zoology? (September 2008)
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Featured Staff -- Wendy Moore (September 2008)
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Dr. Nate Bacheler Recognized for Outstanding Dissertation
(September 2009) Recent graduate Nate Bacheler has received the 2009 Graduate School Dissertation Award for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. This award recognizes "outstanding scholarly research that has a positive impact on both the North Carolina economy and the quality of life for all its citizens." Nate's dissertation, entitled "Factors influencing the abundance and distribution of subadult Red Drum in North Carolina," was completed under the mentorsahip of Drs. Jeff Buckel and Joe Hightower. Congratulations Dr. Bacheler, on this much-deserved recognition.
Dr. Jeffrey Hinshaw and Dr. George Barthalmus Honored by CALS
(August 2009) Each year the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences honors faculty, retired faculty, staff members, and student organizations who demonstrate outstanding efforts in raising funds to support CALS programs. One of two 2009 Faculty Resource Development Awards was presented to Dr. Jeff Hinshaw. Dr. Hinshaw is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, with active research and extension programs in coldwater and coolwater aquaculture and fisheries. The 2009 Retired Faculty Resource Development Award was presented to Dr. George Barthalmus. Dr. Barthalmus is one of our Emeritus Faculty. He also served as Interim Department Head before Dr. Shea joined the department and is former director of CALS Academic Programs. To see who the other award winners were, you can read the full article by Terri Leith in Perspectives.
Monica Iglecia Featured on NC State Graduate School Website
(August 2009) Graduate student Monica Iglecia was recently featured on the NC State Graduate School website. Monica's research drew attention through her award-winning poster presentation at the 2009 Graduate Student Research Symposium. In her Master's thesis research with Dr. Jaime Collazo, Monica has focused on the relationship between changes in habitat and changes in avian populations by using computer modeling to address these issues on a large, landscape scale. To learn more about Monica's research and about Monica herself, read the full article.
Low Doses of Bisphenol-A (BPA) Have Reproductive Health Effects
(June 2009) Graduate student Heather Adewale and Dr. Heather Patisaul teamed up with researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to report that even low doses of bisphenol-A (BPA) can have effects on female reproductive function. The studies exposed rats to a range of doses of BPA at a critical time in development and followed the animals through puberty and into adulthood, documenting effects on the time of onset of puberty and on the condition of the ovaries. These findings add important information to the current debate regarding the potential health effects of BPA, which is a chemical found in a variety of products, including some baby bottles and water bottles. The work was published in the journal Biology of Reproduction and is described more fully in this NC State News Release by Matt Shipman.
(May 2009) The Emerging Scholar Award recognizes outstanding rising sophomores in all fields of study at NC State and other institutions with active Chapters of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Kappa Phi is a national honor society established in 1897 to recognize and promote academic excellence in all disciplines of higher education. It is the oldest, largest, and most selective of all such honor societies. The NC State Chapter was founded in 1923.
Each year, Phi Kappa Phi selects 60 rising sophomores for these awards in a national competition. In addition to the national recognition, each winner will receive an award in the amount of $250. To be eligible, students must have 1) a cumulative GPA of at least 3.75 on a 4.0 scale; 2) a minimum of 30 semester hours (or equivalent, excluding all AP, Credit by Exam, transfer credits, etc.) of academic credit; and 3) earned no more than a total of 60 semester hours as of July 14, 2009 (also excluding all AP, Credit by Exam, transfer credits, etc.) during their post high school academic career.
The application deadline is July 14, 2009 and applications will be available from the Phi Kappa Phi web site in mid-May 2009. Additional information is available at http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/emergingscholar.html.
The application deadline is July 14, 2009 and applications will be available from the Phi Kappa Phi web site in mid-May 2009. Additional information is available at http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/emergingscholar.html.
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