Research Archives

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...

Mar 22, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

LIFETIME OF SERVICE

When the Research & Creative Activity Awards nomination subcommittee passed the name of the 2022 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient to Michael Van Scott, interim vice chancellor of Research, Economic Development...

Mar 21, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU team publishes research on use of recycled masks in asphalt

While some may see trash, others see opportunity. “You want to fully utilize any waste. It’s not waste. It can be a resource,” said Dr. George Wang, chair of East...

Mar 18, 2022
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Emergency medicine professor earns national award in medical toxicology

A Brody School of Medicine emergency medicine professor has received a national award for his work in medical toxicology research. Dr. Jason Hack, vice chair for research and chief of...

Mar 14, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

Pirates tour the region on a mission

Wheels returned to the road this year for the annual Purple and Gold Bus Tour on March 7, hosted by ECU’s Research, Economic Development and Engagement Division. The Pirate buses...