Research Archives

Oct 16, 2019
  • Matt Smith

INNOVATION MOVES FORWARD

Twelve student-led entrepreneurship teams moved on to the semifinal round of the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge after nearly 3,000 votes were cast in Tuesday’s opening round of East Carolina...

Oct 10, 2019
  • Ken Buday

RESEARCH WORK AHEAD

Saving lives and saving money are the main goals of six N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) grants totaling more than $862,000 received by faculty in East Carolina University’s College of...

Oct 09, 2019
  • Ken Buday

SURGICAL SUPPORT

For the first time, a company started by East Carolina University faculty members has received a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health....

Oct 09, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Researchers celebrated as part of National Postdoc Appreciation Week

East Carolina University recognized the contributions of its postdoctoral scholar community on Sept. 27, celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a lunch and presentation from a renowned career development researcher....

Sep 30, 2019
  • Ken Buday

MYSTERIES OF THE DEEP

Maybe more than most, students and faculty in the East Carolina University Program for Maritime Studies live a Pirate’s life, diving deep into the robust maritime history of coastal North...

ECU Assistant Professor David Lagomasino, center, travels on a boat with students and research colleagues in West Africa. Lagomasino visited the region in August to study the coastal ecosystem which resembles North Carolina’s coast.
Sep 24, 2019
  • Matt Smith

EYE IN THE SKY

What does West Africa’s coastline have in common with eastern North Carolina’s Outer Banks? A lot more than you might think, says East Carolina University assistant professor David Lagomasino. Lagomasino,...

Sep 18, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Grant will give preschoolers head start on learning about science and health

East Carolina University will lead a new five-year, $1.3 million grant that will give thousands of North Carolina children an early start on learning about science and nutrition. Preschool Education...

Sep 13, 2019
  • Kristen Martin

College of Education faculty member receives $250,000 grant from NSF

Dr. Leonard Annetta, the Taft Distinguished Professor of Science at East Carolina University’s College of Education, received a $250,000 Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) from the National Science...

Sep 12, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU researcher, grad student among American Association of University Women award recipients

An East Carolina University researcher, Dr. Samantha McDonald, and an ECU graduate student, Rachel E.R. Person, have received American Association of University Women (AAUW) 2019-20 fellowships and grants. McDonald, from...

Sep 11, 2019
  • Erin Ward

FLORENCE ANNIVERSARY

A year after Hurricane Florence tore through the small community of Pollocksville, the post office remains closed. The squat red brick building, along with the town hall on the edge...