The Department of Biology has been awarded $170,000 through the North Carolina Biotechnology Center. This award entitled "Elizabeth City State University Biotechnology-Program Initiative-Phase VIII" will be used to support student research assistantships, additional professional laboratory staff members and provide travel funds.

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has been awarded through various agencies to include the Department of Defense in the amount of $196,227. The award entitled "DoD Computer Science Instrumentation Improvement at ECSU" will be used to create a computer laboratory, enhance faculty and student mentoring, research and internship activities. Drs. Carolyn Mahoney and Hemant Pendharkar will be the program directors for this exciting award. The U.S. Department of Education has also awarded Mathematics and Computer Science with a sum of $28,512. This award entitled "Minority Science and Engineering" is to integrate more technology into the mathematics curriculum in particular, the first year calculus courses. The two main objectives of the project are to enhance the learning of the students and the teaching of the instructors through technology and to create a series of Mathematica worksheets that will develop the students mathematical and critical thinking skills. Dr. Harold Ellingsen will be the program director for this award. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded Mathematics and Computer Science a whopping $1,295,000. This award is directed by Dr. Linda Hayden and is intended to involve the design of an academic year research project which cross references sea surface temperature data, which is concordence with marine mammals Long Line data from NOAA which includes the by-product of turtle catches. During the academic year computer science and geoscience students from ECSU will be involved in processing of the data and posting or results. Visiting Lecturers during the academic year and summer will involve scientist from all the collaborating agencies. Summer internships will also be funded through this project which will place undergraduate students in NAVY and NOAA laboratories. Also in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department, the National Science Foundation has funded a scholarship in the amount of $390,250. This scholarship is for students in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department with at least a 3.0 G.P.A. Dr. Carolyn R. Mahoney will be the director for this rewarding and exciting opportunity. Please stop by with any questions or concerns about this scholarship. Dr. Carolyn Mahoney is located in the Jenkins Science Center, Room 400. The Department of Geological, Environmental and Marine Sciences has been awarded through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) $299,642. This proposal is to strengthen the ability of the Elizabeth City State University to foster student career in the environmental field by exploring the potential application of satellite imageries to support the North Carolina Habitat Protection Plans. Monies will be used to create the northeast's first lab for the study of satellite images of coastal areas and waterways. The lab will provide hands-on experience for students with remote sensing equipment. This lab can be used by other government agencies as well. The program director for this award is Dr. Francisco San Juan.

The School of Mathematics, Science and Technology works hard to provide students with the opportunity to excel here at Elizabeth City State University. The School has brought in a total of $2,379,631so far. More opportunities are awaiting the School of Mathematics, Science and Technology and their students.

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