RESEARCH CAREER AWARD
An East Carolina University researcher has earned a National Science Foundation Career Award for $1.2 million over five years to study synapse formation in brain development, which is vital to...
Faculty/Staff Archives
SISTERS OF SUPPORT
Dr. Runying Chen hasn’t bought brand-new clothing in a couple of years. She does love to shop, however, but prefers to do it at the upscale resale boutique My Sister’s...
ECU’s Harriot College names two faculty to prestigious, distinguished professorship
In a break from tradition, East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences named two professors to the college’s prestigious rank of distinguished professor. The college normally only names...
A NEW FALL
A gathering of nearly 200 faculty and staff members Friday in Wright Auditorium marked the start of a fall semester that, for the first time since 2019, will not be...
Center helps people improve communication skills, conquer public speaking fears
An East Carolina University center that helps people improve their professional communication skills and public speaking prowess has a new name. The Speech Communication Center is now called the Center...
ECU leads blood pressure clinical trial using home monitoring, team approach
Researchers at East Carolina University will lead a five-year randomized clinical trial aimed at improving blood pressure control in rural and urban patients using targeted home-based monitoring and telehealth and...
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
East Carolina University’s Dr. Jami Leibowitz, associate director of global affairs, has received a Fulbright U.S. Global Scholar Program award from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign...
Nursing dean selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow
Dr. Bim Akintade, the new dean of East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, recognized by the nursing community...
TRANSFORMATIONAL VOICES
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences will launch the 16th season of its Voyages of Discovery Series this fall, featuring three experts who will address the topics of...
COVID-PARKINSON’S LINK
A team of scientists, led by researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, have identified another problem stemming from COVID-19 infections — the potential for greater risk of...