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May 10, 2015

NC State CVM Students Attend 2015 Fish Med Selective at CMAST

NC State College of Veterinary Medicine students completed an intensive course of clinical work and lectures at the week-long Advanced Fish Medicine Selective at CMAST this month. The course was the first time the majority of these students had ever had hands-on clinical experience with marine life. Selectives are courses CVM students take to familiarize themselves…

May 7, 2015

Semester @ CMAST Launched

In Spring, 2016, a special class of undergraduates will be bound for the coast to participate in an intensive hands-on semester in marine science for the first Semester @ CMAST (S@C). Twenty to twenty-five NC State undergraduate students will spend their 2016 spring semester as resident students at CMAST, NC State’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology. This…

May 5, 2015

Sea Wolves Attend Stranding Training in April

Students who participated in The Science House @ CMAST’s Sea Wolf program in April attended marine mammal stranding training, including a necropsy on a newborn dolphin. The Sea Wolves is a 4H Program for Middle and High School students interested in Environmental and Marine Sciences. One of the many educational outreach programs offered by The…

Mar 26, 2015

Dr. David Green Receives 2015 Carl R. Fellers Award

CMAST’s David Patrick Green, PhD, has received the 2015 Carl R. Fellers Award from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) for his long-standing dedication to enhance the profession of food science. He is Professor and Department Extension Leader in Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences at North Carolina State University and is Director of the NC State…

Mar 18, 2015

CMAST Sea Wolves Place in Coastal Envirothon Competition

Congratulations to the CMAST Sea Wolves who competed in yesterday’s Coastal Envirothon, held at The Weyerhauser Cool Springs Environmental Education Center in New Bern. They placed at the top of the teams from Area 6 of the NC Association of Soil and Water Districts, qualifying them to move on to the State competition, which will…

Mar 10, 2015

CMAST Director Dr. David Eggleston Receives Distinguished Alumni Award

(MAR 11, 2015) CMAST Director Dr. David Eggleston has been selected to receive the NC State Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award for 2014-2015. This award recognizes service as an outstanding teacher at NC State. Only two faculty who are members of the Academy of Outstanding Teachers may be nominated by each college, and only faculty members who…

Mar 8, 2015

NC State CMAST Scientists Involved in Humane Response and Postmortem Examination of Stranded 700lb Leatherback Sea Turtle

[MARCH 10, 2015] (March 10, 2015) On Friday morning March 6th, a leatherback sea turtle was found near Rodanthe, barely alive and half buried in sand. A team from Cape Hatteras National Seashore headed by Paul Doshkov responded. In consultation with Craig Harms, Veterinarian and Director of Marine Health Programs at NCSU CMAST and Matthew…

Feb 17, 2015

CMAST’s 2015 Summer Fellows Program Accepting Applications

(Feb 17, 2015) Applications are now being accepted for CMAST’s 2015 Summer Fellows Program. NC State University’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, NC enthusiastically supports undergraduate research – providing students with opportunities to design projects and gain rewarding research experiences. In consultation with a faculty advisor that matches their interest, each student…

Jan 23, 2015

CMAST’s Paul Rudershausen Recognized for Excellence by NOAA

(JAN 23, 2015) Paul Rudershausen, a doctoral candidate working with Jeff Buckel and Joe Hightower in the Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology program, received the 2014 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Walter B. Jones Sr. Memorial Award for Coastal and Ocean Resource Management. The award recognizes excellence in graduate study that contributes materially to the…

Dec 10, 2014

Making a Difference in Food Safety Training

Members of a project team, led by Dr. David Green (CMAST, Seafood Laboratory), are making their mark nationally in an effort to establish an integrated food safety system for the US Food and Drug Administration. The Seafood Laboratory is part of the NC State Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences (FBNS). In 2011, FBNS was…