Research Archives

Dr. Andrew Stuart holds the SpeechEasy, a device he and two other ECU faculty members invented that helps people who stutter to speak normally. Stuart was recently elected as an inaugural member of the National Academy of Inventor’s Senior Member class.
Mar 22, 2019
  • Natalie Sayewich

INVENTOR HONOR

An ECU faculty member whose work has allowed thousands the ability to communicate normally was recently elected to the inaugural class of the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members. Dr....

East Carolina University faculty and administrators toured eastern North Carolina over two days as part of the second annual Purple and Golden Bus Tour. The tour is designed to introduce faculty researchers to the culture, geography, heritage, economy and assets of eastern North Carolina. (Photos by Matt Smith)
Mar 14, 2019
  • Matt Smith

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

East Carolina University’s second annual Purple and Golden Bus Tour rolled out of Greenville on March 4, making 10 stops while traveling 423 miles over two days in eastern North...

From left, Dr. Ray Hylock, Dr. Xiaoming Zeng, Dr. Ashkat Kapoor and Dr. Paul Toriello (not pictured) are working on a three year grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Trust to build a data system to track the progress in behavioral health initiatives in Beaufort County.
Mar 13, 2019
  • Natalie Sayewich

CHANGE YOU CAN MEASURE

A grant for more than $400,000 awarded to East Carolina University’s Department of Health Services & Information Management will allow Beaufort County health care professionals to measure the effectiveness of...

Mar 08, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Research cluster co-director featured in The Washington Post

A recent article in The Washington Post highlights research by an East Carolina University faculty member on the challenges facing farmland in eastern North Carolina. Alex Manda, associate professor of...

Feb 26, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Spring URCA Awards announced

East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research announced that 32 students will receive spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity awards. The award provides support for faculty-mentored research and creative projects...

Feb 19, 2019
  • Matt Smith

FUNDING ENTREPRENEURS

East Carolina University received a $1 million award from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support rural economic prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship. The grant, awarded on Feb. 7, will support...

ECU professor Dr. Stephanie Pitts talks with convenience store owner David Rizik about the healthy food choices available in his store on Old Pactolus Highway in Pitt County. (ECU Photo by Rhett Butler)
Feb 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS

Researchers from East Carolina University have been awarded grant funding to study the effectiveness of a program to improve access to healthy food options in North Carolina. The two-year, $250,000...

Dr. Cheng Chen, left, and Dr. Kenneth Jacobs, second from right, are part of a trio of ECU researchers recognized last year for advancements in medical imaging.
Feb 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

CHEN, JACOBS AND FERGUSON

A trio of ECU researchers was recognized in 2018 for its advancements in medical imaging. The co-inventor team that includes Cheng Chen and Kenneth Jacobs from the Department of Physics...

Dr. Jitka Virag's research received nationwide recognition last year when it was selected as the winner of the STAT Madness contest which searches for the “best innovations in science and medicine.”
Feb 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

DR. JITKA VIRAG

Imagine that someone suffering from a heart attack could have their life saved by the administration of a protein instead of having to undergo a stent placement or heart transplant...

Feb 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

DR. BENJAMIN BLAISDELL

ECU’s Dr. Benjamin Blaisdell‘s research and outreach center on working collaboratively with school teachers and administrators to overcome racial inequity. This work centers the knowledge and expertise of people of...