Public health vending machines provide free Narcan and other public health supplies to community members without registering. Dr. Lori Ann Eldridge has conducted 60 interviews across six rural counties to inform research...
20 ECU students gained more than 300 hours of paid, hands-on experience working with organizations across eastern North Carolina. Students applied classroom knowledge, built professional skills and gained valuable insight...
Arnajhia Fant is a junior chemistry major at ECU and U.S. Air Force veteran. Years of unexplained pain led Fant to research product ingredients, sparking her interest in chemistry and...
A 10-year agreement worth potentially $6 million will expand ECU’s collaboration with the U.S. Army Reserve to facilities across the country. ECU-developed wireless sensors and a user-friendly dashboard help Army...
Calvin Mercer was named the 27th Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor, the college’s highest faculty honor. Mercer’s 40-year ECU career includes teaching, mentoring and leading 215...
ECU nursing students are studying rural healthcare disparities and barriers to emergency care in eastern North Carolina. Students examined common rural medical emergencies and challenges including hospital closures, transportation and...
ECU researchers have received a $150,000 North Carolina Sea Grant to help evaluate living shoreline designs’ ability to reduce coastal erosion while creating habitat for oysters, fish and marsh species....
Undergraduate and visiting student researchers showcased faculty-mentored projects in AI, public health, engineering, healthcare and other fields at the Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium. Students gain hands-on experience in critical thinking,...
ECU medical physics research could improve antibiotic treatments by making drug-resistant bacteria easier to kill. Graduate student Holly Maschenik studies bacterial spore memory to better understand germination and antibiotic resistance....
Bublitz is a chemistry and German studies double major on track to attend the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She researches a noninvasive cancer treatment approach using magnetic nanoparticles in...