HOLIDAY STRESS
While Andy Williams may have declared the holidays the “hap-happiest season of all,” for many of us, this time of year is synonymous with increased stress and anxiety. “The holidays...
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FARM STRESS
While most families are preparing for their holiday meals and festivities, many farm families will have their holiday cheer dictated by the harvest of their crops and Mother Nature. For...
AFTER THE FLOOD
Eastern North Carolina has seen its share of hurricanes in recent years. They blow in, flooding homes and businesses and leaving thousands of displaced residents in their wake, unable to...
ECU researcher opens her lab to students from Chowan University
A group of environmental science students from Chowan University recently spent an afternoon in an East Carolina University lab, learning from a researcher who, within the past year, has been...
A HAND UP
When you see Nicholas Hill’s experimental prosthetic hand for the first time, it’s just too easy to crack a joke about the upcoming “Terminator: Dark Fate.” It looks that much...
Fast talkers: Students pitch their research projects in 180 seconds or less
It’s called “Capture 180.” The requirements are for undergraduate students who are doing mentored research to describe their projects in three minutes or less, using one visual aid. That’s it....
BREATHING CLEAN AIR
Preserving and improving the quality of breathable air is the life work of Dr. R.K.M. Jayanty, adjunct professor of biological and agricultural engineering at N.C. State, who spoke at East...
ECU looks to become a link in eastern North Carolina’s agriculture chain
The markets, the workforce, the corporations, the regulations, the politics, the weather – always the weather – are just some of the reasons farming in eastern North Carolina is becoming...
RENTAL RESEARCH
Dr. Emily Yeager believes rural areas of eastern North Carolina offer a lot to tourists. What they may not offer are a lot of places to stay. Short-term vacation rentals...
SPOOKY STORIES
Still trying to get into the Halloween "spirit"? Or just can't get enough of #ECUFrightWeek? Trick or treat yourself to these ECU spooky stories – from a how-to safety guide...