SAFER PREGNANCIES
Pregnant women in North Carolina’s rural communities increasingly face a lack of access to quality maternal health services. East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is working hard to address...
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COVID-19 Q&A
As we entered August still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke with three of our faculty experts from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine to get answers to...
Peralta appointed director of Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry
Dr. Ariane Peralta, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Biology, has been appointed director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine and Chemistry (IDPBBC) housed in the...
Funding opportunities announced for biomaterial researchers
East Carolina University’s Biomaterials Research Cluster announced that it will provide seed funding for up to four faculty-supported research projects this academic year, totaling up to $12,000 per project. Projects...
FIRST-TIME AWARD
The University of North Carolina System announced that a team from East Carolina University has been awarded a grant through UNC’s Research Opportunities Initiative (UNC ROI). The $1.4 million grant...
ECU collaborators, students study pathogen that affects animals, humans
East Carolina University faculty members are collaborating on research that could eventually lead to development of a drug or vaccine to fight bacteria that can infect farm animals and people....
INTENTIONAL SHIPWRECK?
It has long been speculated by historians that the notorious pirate Blackbeard may have intentionally run his ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), aground off the coast of North Carolina...
Existing transportation program could be replicated to help increase access to care
A project funded by The Duke Endowment will allow East Carolina University researchers to evaluate an existing transportation program and pilot a similar one for underserved residents. The program, called...
ECU elections poll shows competitive presidential and senate races in NC
On June 30, East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research released its latest poll showing a very close race for president between former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald...
ECU postdoc named to national position
The National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) has announced that East Carolina University postdoctoral scholar Andrea Pereyra will serve as an international officer for the association. Pereyra, a physiology postdoc, is just...