Research Archives

May 10, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

Tran named director of undergraduate research at ECU

East Carolina University’s Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement has named Dr. Tuan Tran director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. Tran officially takes over the role this summer....

May 09, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

Three ECU faculty receive 2022 Harriot College Dean’s Early Career Award

The dean of East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named three faculty members as recipients of the prestigious 2022 Dean’s Early Career Award. Typically awarded...

May 02, 2022
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE SUCCESS

Pirate success comes in many forms. For some, inspiration arises when they first set foot on campus, or experience one of East Carolina University’s unique programs like Semester at the...

ECU grad profile Dymon Blango poses on the mall.
May 02, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

BLENDING PASSIONS

STATISTICS Name: Dymon Blango College: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Major: Double major in biology and chemistry, minor in forensic science Age: 21 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Greenville, N.C....

Dr. Meghan Berger conducts a brainspotting exercise with a mock patient in the Neurocognition Science Laboratory in the Rivers Building.
Apr 21, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

MIND-BODY CONNECTION

As counselor education student Debby Harris filled out career assessments and completed a brainspotting session, sensors on her head measured blood flow in her brain and neural activity. “Brainspotting is...

Dr. Megan Perry talks about a coffin, recovered from the Rhem family ancestral tomb in New Bern’s Cedar Grove cemetery, with family member Michael Miller, right, and anthropology graduate students Bridget Cone and Ceara Nicholson.
Apr 11, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ANCESTRAL TOMB RESEARCH

East Carolina University faculty and graduate students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Anthropology are acquiring real-world skills through a project involving an ancestral tomb more than...

Apr 07, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

ECU researcher lands licensing agreement for patent to treat Restless Legs Syndrome

Dr. Stefan Clemens, a professor in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Physiology, credits his discovery of a potential treatment for restless legs syndrome (RLS) to “a bit of...

Mar 30, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Voyages of Discovery Series features distinguished teaching professor of environmental biology

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences wraps up the 15th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series at 7 p.m. April 14 with a free,...

Mar 22, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

HONORING EXCELLENCE

Give a well-deserved round of applause for the 57 East Carolina University faculty members who were recognized Wednesday at the Murphy Center. ECU's Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement...

Mar 22, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

OUTSTANDING SCHOLARS

Along with recognizing the Lifetime Achievement for Research & Creative Activity Award winner, East Carolina University honored faculty members throughout the university for their research, creative activity, inventions and community...