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NOAA Rear Admiral Visits LMRCSC Partner Institution On November 21st, NOAA Coast Survey Director, Rear Admiral Shepard M. Smith, visited Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) partner institution, Hampton University (HU).  Admiral Smith was in the Norfolk area visiting local NOAA facilities and while in the vicinity, the Acting Assistant Deputy Administrator made a…Read more NOAA Rear Admiral Visits LMRCSC Partner Institution

Professor wins 2020 faculty excellence award September 30, 2020 With nearly 20 years of experience at her home institution, Dr. Gulnihal Ozbay is adamant that her career is not just about teaching but it is also about guiding and preparing her students to excel in their career fields. It is because of such passion and…Read more Professor wins 2020 faculty excellence award

NOAA LMRCSC professor awarded national research grant September 30, 2020 When it comes to understanding marine life and the characteristics of dolphins, professor Carolina Bonin Lewallen, Ph.D is the go to expert on the topic. The Hampton University and NOAA LMRCSC faculty member recently won a research grant totaling $300,000. The newly awarded funding provided…Read more NOAA LMRCSC professor awarded national research grant

The Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC), in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), held its 2020 Science Meeting in April.  This year, the annual event was held via videoconferencing due to the social distancing guidelines put in place as a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Although the virtual…Read more LMRCSC Hosts 2020 Virtual Science Meeting

LMRCSC Graduate Earns Position with NOAA Fisheries Congrats are in order for LMRCSC and University of Maryland Eastern Shore graduate, Stephanie Martinez-Rivera.  In November, Stephanie started her new Fisheries Biologist position with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The marine scientist, who received her doctoral degree in Marine, Estuarine & Environmental Science in December…Read more LMRCSC Graduate Earns Position with NOAA Fisheries

August 11, 2020 When one thinks of marine science, they often do not associate it with government and public policy; however, for Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center student, Shadaesha Green, those two categories will soon be her primary focus. Last month, Mrs. Green was selected as one of 74 finalists for the John A….Read more NOAA LMRCSC Scholar Becomes 2021 John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship Finalist

This story has been reprinted with permission from UMCES. Read the original story at www.umces.edu. Professor Rose Jagus of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been awarded the Wilson H. Elkins Professorship by the University System of Maryland for her contributions to increasing the diversity of scientists working in the marine sciences….Read more Jagus awarded Elkins Professorship

PRINCESS ANNE, MD – (July 18, 2019) – The coveted Wilson H. Elkins Professorship has been awarded to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore to support the work of  Dr. Paulinus Chigbu, professor in the Department of Natural Sciences and director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Living Marine Resources Cooperative Science Center (LMRCSC) at…Read more UMES RECEIVES WILSON H. ELKINS PROFESSORSHIP FOR FY 2020

The 2019 Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography Meeting was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico. A number of LMRCSC professors and cohorts were in attendance and the following presented: Job well done to all of the presenters!…Read more LMRCSC Presents at 2019 ASLO Meeting