Faculty/Staff Archives

Dr. Michael Brewer and Hannah Pankey examine data pertaining to spider venom protein sequences. Brewer is leading Pankey in the analysis as part of the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation funding for the ECU STEM Summer Immersion program.
Aug 30, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

NOT ALL SPIDERS

The ancestors of all spiders were venomous, but there are two groups of spiders today — one in the United States — that are no longer toxic. East Carolina University’s...

Provost Dr. Robin Coger, center, discusses research and graduate school with UNC Pembroke junior Martina Van Etten, left, and her mentor Dr. Kat Dale, ECU post doctoral research scholar.
Aug 30, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

BUILDING RESEARCH CONNECTIONS

Twelve students found their footing in research and scientific discovery and learned more about pathways to graduate studies at East Carolina University during the STEM Summer Immersion Program. The program,...

Benjamin Brisard, a second-year Ph.D. student in East Carolina University's Interdisciplinary Program in Biology, Biomedicine and Chemistry program with a concentration in biology, works on fertility research at the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Aug 30, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

FERTILITY RESEARCH

East Carolina University research scientists, two from the Brody School of Medicine and another from the Department of Biology in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, received nearly $2...

Aug 24, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Brinkley-Lane Scholars program commences with donor honors

The new school year also marked the beginning of a new era in the East Carolina University Honors College as Dean Dr. Todd Fraley introduced the newest class of Brinkley-Lane...

Aug 23, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Harriot College names Ewen to distinguished professorship

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Charles Ewen, professor of anthropology, to the college’s prestigious rank of distinguished professor. Ewen is the college’s...

A National Endowment for the Humanities grant provided 72 educators, including a pair of East Carolina University faculty members, the opportunity to spend a week in Saipan learning about conflict history outside of museum walls.
Aug 22, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

LESSONS FROM SAIPAN

After three years of delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, East Carolina University faculty returned to Saipan to host two week-long residential history and culture programs for K-12 educators. “Saipan’s...

Aug 16, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU involved in first-ever survey of marine bioinvasions from the mid-Atlantic

Warming waters along the mid-Atlantic coast may be contributing to significant changes in the composition of marine species located in the area. Certain non-native creatures can create havoc, covering the...

Celeste and Reginald Hodges of Durham stand beside 1950s Gongoli masks they donated to East Carolina University. The masks are part of a collection on exhibit at the Wellington B. Gray Gallery.
Aug 15, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

AFRICAN ARTWORKS

About 150 African art pieces incorporating everyday items like hand stamped fabric to one-of-a-kind carved Gongoli masks are on display in a new exhibition in Jenkins Fine Arts Center at...

East Carolina University graduate student Michael Moody captured this drone image showing Sugarloaf Island and Morehead City’s waterfront in November 2022.
Aug 15, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

DISAPPEARING ISLAND

There’s nothing like being at the beach in the summer. The sun is shining, the water is sparkling and the science is flowing. Yes, summertime at the beach is synonymous...

Aug 11, 2023
  • ECU News Services

Barnwell to move to UNC System law enforcement role

Chief Jon Barnwell is stepping down as East Carolina University’s police chief to work with the UNC System Office of Safety and Enterprise Risk Management team. In his new role,...