TRACKING TRENDS
Joseph Lee of the East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance is part of a five-year, $18 million national consortium to supply rapid data to the U.S. Food...
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EARLY NC ARTIFACT
The Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR) Conservation Laboratory at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus is home to thousands of artifacts from the 300-year-old wreck of Blackbeard’s ship. Now it’s also...
REDE bus tour encourages collaboration for transformation
While many stayed home or traveled to warmer climates during spring break, a group of East Carolina University faculty, students and staff embarked on a tour throughout eastern North Carolina’s...
ECU student planning project helps town revitalization
The town of Maysville in Jones County is celebrating the award of an $850,000 American Rescue Plan grant to revitalize its main street — and an East Carolina University class...
ECU-led group addresses housing needs in eastern North Carolina
East Carolina University’s Office of Research, Economic Development and Engagement (REDE) is addressing the housing needs for low-and moderate-income families in northeast North Carolina. Under the guidance of REDE, the...
BUILDING DISASTER RESILIENCE
An East Carolina University professor is part of a team of researchers that has received a National Science Foundation Coastlines and People grant totaling more than $16 million to study...
HELPING THOSE WHO HELP OTHERS
East Carolina University students set out for rewarding and impactful internships across eastern North Carolina this summer as part of the State Employees’ Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program. The...
ECU develops tool to provide regional transformation data
Following two years of collecting and inputting data, a unique and interactive resource is now available to the public on East Carolina University’s website. Updated with the latest 2020 U.S....
Pirates tour the region on a mission
Wheels returned to the road this year for the annual Purple and Gold Bus Tour on March 7, hosted by ECU’s Research, Economic Development and Engagement Division. The Pirate buses...
Paynter named to 2022 APLU board of directors
An East Carolina University assistant vice chancellor will have the opportunity to shape economic and community engagement efforts at the national level after being named to the Association of Public...