EXPLORING PFAS
A professor at East Carolina University was recently selected to join the National Academies’ Standing Committee on Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions (ESEHD). Dr. Jamie DeWitt of the...
Research Archives
THRIVE launches semester of learning opportunities
THRIVE@ECU, an initiative funded by the National Science Foundation’s ADVANCE program, has officially launched and includes several events during the spring semester. The official launch on March 9 featured Dr....
ECU professor’s research could impact the future of bridge construction
An associate professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Construction Management is part of two research projects that could shape the way bridges are constructed in North Carolina. Dr. Amin...
RIVETING RESEARCH
East Carolina University faculty were honored Tuesday at the university’s fifth annual Research & Scholarship Awards. The awards recognized a pair of Five-Year Research & Creative Activity Award winners from...
VIVACIOUS VISUALS
At first glance, Jessica Christie’s research doesn’t appear to have a connection with Greenville. A German native who made her American home in the rugged Southwest, the visual artwork she...
MIGHTY MICROBES
From the smallest particles beneath her feet to the largest ecological processes in eastern North Carolina, Ariane Peralta is studying it all to figure out how environmental changes affect the...
OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP
Along with recognizing the Five-Year Achievement for Research & Creative Activity Award winners, East Carolina University honored faculty members throughout the university for their research, creative activity, inventions and community...
WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES
East Carolina University is recognizing the accomplishments of three faculty members and two students with its annual International Achievement Awards. Faculty members are honored for making an impact in the...
MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION
Collaboration has always been an important part of Dr. Borim Song’s teaching and research. Song, a painter and associate professor of art education at East Carolina University, grew up in...
E-CIGARETTE FLAVORING RISKS
An assistant professor in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has quantified the risks of a flavoring compound in electronic cigarettes—the same substance that gives buttered popcorn...