CHEN, JACOBS AND FERGUSON
A trio of ECU researchers was recognized in 2018 for its advancements in medical imaging. The co-inventor team that includes Cheng Chen and Kenneth Jacobs from the Department of Physics...
Faculty/Staff Archives
DR. JITKA VIRAG
Imagine that someone suffering from a heart attack could have their life saved by the administration of a protein instead of having to undergo a stent placement or heart transplant...
DR. BENJAMIN BLAISDELL
ECU’s Dr. Benjamin Blaisdell‘s research and outreach center on working collaboratively with school teachers and administrators to overcome racial inequity. This work centers the knowledge and expertise of people of...
DR. JAMIE PERRY
Dr. Jamie Perry, associate professor in ECU’s Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, is a leading expert in velopharyngeal anatomy and has developed imaging processes using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRIs)...
DR. BAOHANG ZHANG
ECU biology professor Dr. Baohong Zhang has been recognized with several honors for his contributions in plant science, particularly for his discoveries on microRNAs and cotton biology. Zhang’s research focuses...
Paynter named to APLU commission executive council
An East Carolina University assistant vice chancellor has been appointed to a leadership role in a prestigious new Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities panel. Sharon Paynter, who oversees ECU’s...
CHANGING LIVES THROUGH RESEARCH
East Carolina University researchers and inventors will be recognized Tuesday evening, Feb. 5, at the university’s third annual Research and Scholarship Awards. The awards will honor ECU faculty with the...
UNDERSTANDING DIABETES
After 20 years in diabetes research, Dr. Shannon Wallet believes that the key to addressing Type 1 diabetes is to understand the immune system processes that lead to the disease....
Exploring nightscape resources of the Outer Albemarle Peninsula
Stanley R. Riggs is an internationally recognized coastal geologist at East Carolina University, and serves as chairman of the N.C. Land of Water program. Below, he describes a project funded...
Bright named associate dean for ECU Brody School of Medicine admissions
Cedric M. Bright, associate dean for inclusive excellence at the UNC School of Medicine, has been named associate dean for admissions for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina...