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Welcome to the Department of Zoology at North Carolina State University. We provide educational opportunities to undergraduate and graduate students and conduct world class, fundamental research in areas of modern biology from the molecular to the ecosystem level. For an overview of Zoology....MORE>> |
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Our graduate students receive training in areas of biology that are represented by faculty expertise in behavior, conservation, cells and development, ecology, evolution, fisheries, neurobiology, and physiology. To learn more about our graduate programs....MORE>> |
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The Department's research portfolio is strong and diverse. Funding agencies that sponsor research within the Department include The National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, N.C. Sea Grant, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, Department of Defense, W.M. Keck Foundation, and other state, federal and international organizations. Read more about the research programs....MORE>> |
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Nearly 300 undergraduate students major in Zoology, pursuing a broad program of introductory courses as well as the opportunity to specialize in Ecology/Evolution/Conservation, Fisheries Biology, or Organismal Biology, Behavior/Neurobiology/Integrative Physiology. Our curricula aim to prepare well-trained students for a variety of careers in animal biology or medicine/allied health fields. Learn more about each....MORE>> |
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| The Zoology Department’s Extension program provides resources and assistance to meet the needs of the counties in NC, natural resource agencies, pond owners, and the general public. The fisheries and aquaculture components specialize in marine fisheries, cold water aquaculture, topics on broodstock domestication and selection, sex manipulation, fish health, triploid production, effluent management , re-circulating systems, and new culture species. Specialists in the mountains and the coastal plain maintain and operate laboratories assisting with water quality and fish health issues....MORE >> | ||
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