FUTURE OF FARMING
A nearly $1.5 million grant awarded to an East Carolina University research team by the National Science Foundation combines science and economic policy to support eastern North Carolina’s environment, farmers...
Engineering/Technology Archives
SHAPING RESEARCH NATIONWIDE
An East Carolina University associate professor will serve as the director of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Engineering of Biomedical Systems program, shaping the way the foundation funds biomedical engineering...
ECU part of effort to develop global, high-speed research network
The creation of a research data superhighway across the Atlantic Ocean is the subject of a collaborative project that includes East Carolina University. ECU and George Mason University have received...
TOP PERFORMER
East Carolina University remains one of the top performers in social mobility among national universities in North Carolina, according to a new ranking. ECU also is one of the top...
Sessoms receives NC Space Grant scholarship
When people hear NASA, their first thought might be of space or astronauts. However, NASA’s mission directorates cover a range of fields that include aeronautics research, human exploration and operations,...
Student: Spencer Lee
A lifelong tinkerer and Marine veteran, Spencer Lee has built everything from off-road vehicles to robots. His interest in “all things mechanical” is shaping his career as an engineer and...
UNSUNG HEROES
As the Return of Pirate Nation began, some staff at East Carolina University never left and paved the way for students and faculty to get back to campus. ECU Facilities...
Funding opportunities announced for biomaterial researchers
East Carolina University’s Biomaterials Research Cluster announced that it will provide seed funding for up to four faculty-supported research projects this academic year, totaling up to $12,000 per project. Projects...
FIRST-TIME AWARD
The University of North Carolina System announced that a team from East Carolina University has been awarded a grant through UNC’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI). The $1.4 million grant...
DIGITAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
An important part of instruction received by a geological sciences major at East Carolina University includes knowledge and skills gained in the field. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, student experiences...