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...
Research Archives
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...
GROWING BRAINS
When people ask Dr. Karen Litwa what she does for a living, her response is unique. “I say that I’m a brain builder,” she says through a smile. Litwa, an...
Pirates can now spend a semester at the Outer Banks
The beach isn’t just for spring break anymore. Up to 20 students will have the opportunity to spend the spring 2020 semester at East Carolina University’s Outer Banks Campus in...
ZOMBIE CRABS
A parasitic barnacle present in eastern North Carolina’s estuaries is highly damaging to its mud crab hosts — castrating them and replacing the crab’s reproductive system with its own, fooling...
HEALTHIER BABIES
Newborn babies whose mothers exercised during their pregnancy have improved motor skills, heart function and body composition, East Carolina University researchers have found. Understanding the health benefits of exercise for...
Research team works to prevent blood donation spoilage
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and, despite nearly 6.8 million domestic blood donors each year, blood banks face a serious problem. Blood has a very...
SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS
SWE president addresses students During Spirt AeroSystems’ visit, members of ECU’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE) were addressed by their organization’s national president. Cindy Hoover, vice president and chief engineer...