Research Archives

Jul 20, 2021
  • Ken Buday

ECU part of state cybersecurity initiative

East Carolina University will work with seven other universities and colleges as part of a $2 million initiative to boost cybersecurity education and research in North Carolina. Issued by the...

Jul 19, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Biotechnology center grant funds cancer compound research

A compound developed by an associate professor at East Carolina University could lead to more effective skin cancer treatments.  Dr. Rukiyah Van Dross-Anderson, a faculty member in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Pharmacology...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Engineering professor teams up on COVID-19 vaccine research

A statewide COVID-19 research team that included an East Carolina University faculty member determined the vaccine alone may not be enough to end the pandemic. Dr. Raymond Smith III, an...

Jul 12, 2021
  • Matt Smith

STORMY OUTLOOK

A new paper published by an East Carolina University researcher in the Department of Coastal Studies shines light on the effect human-made infrastructure and natural topography has on coastal wetlands after...

Jul 06, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

MAKING MUSIC

Rigorous rehearsal schedules combined with heavy course loads each semester, individual practice time and part-time jobs can sometimes overwhelm music majors. How students across the country coped with those demands...

Jun 28, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

FRESH EYES

East Carolina University graduate students in the Department of Criminal Justice are providing fresh eyes on cold cases in partnership with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation In a...

Jun 28, 2021
  • Matt Smith

ECU researcher lands featured journal cover story

East Carolina University research instructor Tracey Woodlief made the cover of the journal Toxics for her work with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology’s DeWitt Lab researching the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also...

Jun 24, 2021
  • Ken Buday

PAVING THE WAY

They end up in the trash. They end up in waterways. They end up on the ground in parks, at the beach or in yards. Perhaps soon, those disposable medical...

Jun 21, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Five earn certification from ECU Economic Development Academy

In the first designation of its kind, five members of East Carolina University’s Economic Development Academy were named North Carolina Certified Economic Developers. Each member of the inaugural class completed...

Jun 21, 2021
  • Matt Smith

BACK-TO-BACK

For the second year in a row, the University of North Carolina System announced that a team led by an East Carolina University researcher was awarded a grant through the...