Research Archives

Jan 28, 2019

2019 Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy cohort announced

East Carolina University’s Office of Community Engagement and Research has announced the members of its 2019 Engagement and Outreach Scholars Academy cohort. The 2019 cohort represents 11 members from seven different...

Baseball instructor Lance Martin hits as ECU researchers Patrick Rider and Nick Marray observe.
Jan 24, 2019
  • Doug Boyd

BATTER UP!

Eastern North Carolina is rich in baseball tradition, with a pair of Hall of Famers among its native sons. That tradition could take a step forward through work researchers at...

Jan 17, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

JUST MOVE

Some exercise – even in small doses – is better than nothing at all, say East Carolina University researchers and updated guidelines for physical activity from the U.S. Department of...

Jan 11, 2019

Student research posters unveiled across campus

East Carolina University student researchers are more visible than ever thanks to new research posters placed around campus. The posters highlight researchers in a variety of fields, including biology, biomedical...

Jan 10, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

RESEARCHING HEALTH EFFECTS OF PFAS

A professor at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine has received state and federal funding to study the health effects of potentially harmful chemical compounds that were found in North Carolina...

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Assistant Professor Kymberly Gowdy received a Brody Brothers grant.
Jan 09, 2019
  • Erin Ward

FUNDING BREAKTHROUGHS

Several East Carolina University medical researchers recently got a funding boost to expand their studies of common health issues, thanks to the Brody Brothers Foundation. This year, the Brody Brothers...

Pregnant women exercising at ECU
Jan 04, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

MATERNAL EXERCISE STUDY

A researcher at East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine was recently awarded a grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to continue her groundbreaking study of the effects that...

ECU’s Mary Tucker-McLaughlin, left, talks with migrant workers about coping with stress during a focus group held at an Edgecombe County farm in September.
Dec 11, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH

Hurricane Florence had made landfall less than two weeks before a group of migrant workers gathered at sunset on an Edgecombe County farm to talk with East Carolina University researchers....

Dr. Abdel Abdel-Rahman, left, researches the effects of alcohol on cardiac function with doctoral candidate Korin Leffler, center, and lab manager Kui Sun. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 07, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

DRINKING AND YOUR HEART

Alcohol can have significant negative effects on cardiac function, especially in women, according to the research of Dr. Abdel Abdel-Rahman, vice chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in...

Nov 26, 2018

Office of Undergraduate Research announces fall URCA award winners

East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research announced that 38 students will receive fall Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity awards. The award provides support for faculty-mentored research and creative projects...