The Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and The Department of Biology are pleased to announce the formation of the North Carolina Center for Biodiversity (NCCB) at East Carolina University. The central focus of NCCB activities are support and promote all aspects of biodiversity research and education in North Carolina. The NCCB serves the community of eastern North Carolina by providing educational programs designed to engage citizens in issues related to the conservation of biodiversity and its relevance to human health and quality of life.
Events and announcement for the 2011-2012 Academic year North Carolina Center for Biodiversity exhibit on Nov. 12 from 10 AM to 3:30 PM: Please join us at Pioneering Technology day at A Time for Science Nature and Learning Center on Nov. 12 from 10 AM to 3:30 PM. In addition to scientific displays and interactive activities about biodiversity, attendees can participate in any of three nature walks. Dr. Sue McRae will lead a walk beginning 10:30 AM to show attendees some of the birds found in eastern NC and Dr. Carol Goodwillie will lead a walk beginning at 1 PM to show attendees some of the plants found in eastern NC. Dr. Dave Chalcraft, Dr. Cliff Ruehl and Robby Deans will take attendees around some local ponds at 2 PM to discover some of the creatures that live in the ponds. Each tour will run for 45 minutes and will leave from the NCCB exhibit promptly at the start time. Directions to A Time for Science can be found here. Graduate student award in biodiversity: The NCCB is pleased to announce the availability of funds to support an East Carolina University graduate student conducting biodiversity research. Additional information about this award can be found here (If link is not available, please contact Dr. Ashley Egan for information). School presentations: We are working on creating presentations about biodiversity to integrate into school curricula. If you are a teacher in eastern NC, let us know how we may help you teach students about biodiversity and if you are interested in having us visit your class. Computing Cluster: The NCCB computing cluster is now online and available for use by NCCB faculty and students. The computing cluster offers 128 parallel processors to facilitate biodiversity research. Dr. Enrique Reyes will help you get connected to the cluster if you need access to it. |
