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...
Research Archives
ECHI hosts annual meeting of reproductive biology consortium
The Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology had its 30th annual meeting this month at the East Carolina Heart Institute. Dr. Chris Geyer, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology at...
Intersect East to help grow the region’s economy
BY THE NUMBERS Projections on the economic impact of Intersect East include about 3,300 jobs and $403.6 million in construction alone over the life of the project. Once completed, it...
ECU researcher promoting health equity in cancer, cardiovascular disease research
Dr. Eric Soule in the East Carolina University Department of Health Education and Promotion is part of a research team examining cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among African American populations...
ECU engineering students install equipment in support of environmental research
Engineers are always learning — even if that learning takes place on a warm afternoon in the middle of a field. A group of engineering students at East Carolina University...
ECU professor to help study effectiveness of concrete sealants in roads
An East Carolina University professor is taking a crack — literally — at solving road problems in North Carolina. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management,...
PARKINSON’S DISEASE SURVEY
East Carolina University researchers are hoping to understand which resources are available to those with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in eastern North Carolina, how they are being utilized, and what types...
TEST RUN
A thousand feet from shore and 20 feet above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a spider crane hoists objects from the deck of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head and...
KEEPING HEARTS HEALTHY
New research on an image-assisted approach to radiation treatment of breast cancer conducted by East Carolina University’s Dr. Jae Won Jung accurately evaluates partial radiation exposure to the heart during...
SENSORY ROOM RELAUNCH
While significantly upping his exposure and comfort level to children with autism, Seth Collins has learned a motto in helping this semester in PeeDee’s Sensory Room in Minges Coliseum. “The...