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Oakwood School student Kaitlyn Kostrzebski throws a baseball into webbing while wearing a sleeve with sensors in it to measure force. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 08, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

HEALTHY MOVEMENTS

Fitted with a sensor that tracks elbow movements and muscle strain, 10th grade student Kaitlyn Kostrzebski, swings her arm back and hurls one ball after another in a biomechanics laboratory...

Chelsey Turner, left, and Cheyenna Francis pose with their poster detailing their research into medication adherence and health literacy among cancer patients. (Photos by Cliff Hollis; videos by Rich Klindworth)
Apr 07, 2016
  • Doug Boyd

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship is in the spotlight this week at East Carolina University as approximately 360 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are presenting their research and creative work...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

Five-year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Dr. S. Raza “Raz” Shaikh, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a member of the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI) at the Brody...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

Scholarship of Engagement Award

Paige Viren’s passion for travel and meeting people is part of her DNA. If you spend a few minutes with her, this fact becomes apparent. She has traveled to six...

Shouquan Huo
Apr 04, 2016
  • Lacey L. Gray

Five-year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Dr. Shouquan Huo, an associate professor of inorganic and organic chemistry, is one of this year’s recipients of the university’s Five-Year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity....

Apr 04, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

A student in Bob Ebendorf’s art honors seminar this semester said his professor’s reminder to “change your perspective” can apply to all aspects of life. Ebendorf, a pioneering artist and...

Apr 04, 2016
  • ECU News Services

RESEARCH & CREATIVITY

Approximately 360 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are scheduled to present their research and creative work April 4-8 to fellow students, colleagues, faculty and the community...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

SEAMLESS SAFETY

East Carolina University is taking safety to the next level by placing a virtual blue light in the pocket of students, faculty and staff through LiveSafe, a safety smartphone application....

Dr. Richard Williams teaches students from his recreational therapy class to play wheelchair basketball in the student recreation center.
Apr 01, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

CONTAGIOUS ENTHUSIASM

Dr. Richard Williams, associate professor of recreational therapy, loves the subjects he teaches and wants his students to feel the same way. His enthusiasm and his impact on East Carolina...

ECU student Casey Nolan listens to Maximillian Galvan Rojas, age 14, and Rachel Garrett, age 12 speak about their science project. Both students attend Ayden Middle School. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Mar 31, 2016
  • Lacey L. Gray

ROLE MODELS

This academic year, ECU students are helping foster K-12 student interest in science and increase student confidence, while serving as positive role models. Twice a week, Nina Franklin, a biology...