Research Archives

Mar 23, 2012
  • ECU News Services

ECU research reveals impact from 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Research by East Carolina University faculty and students has confirmed that oil from the April 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico made it into the ocean’s food chain....

Aug 31, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Researchers seek volunteers for generation gap investigation

East Carolina University child development and family relations professor Dr. Mark White is among a group of researchers who are investigating whether the generation gap truly exists. Researchers in The...

Aug 23, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU study examines sleep and fatigue in chronically ill mothers

  Health care providers should be particularly attentive to supporting high quality sleep for chronically ill mothers of young children, according to a new study by East Carolina University researchers....

Aug 11, 2011
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty research draws attention in Charlotte museum

Research by East Carolina University faculty at the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte was featured in the museum’s blog at http://nashermuseumblogs. Dr. Cynthia Bickley-Green, associate professor in the...

Jul 25, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Research finds discrimination, resilience among older lesbians

More than half of lesbians aged 55 and older have been married to a man at some point in their lives. More than 90% said their families knew about their...

Mar 01, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Grant aids study of prostate cancer protein

With the help of a grant of more than $400,000, Dr. Maria Ruiz-Echevarria is looking at ways a protein could help the prognosis, treatment and/or, detection of prostate cancer.  Ruiz-Echevarria,...

Feb 18, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Author Recognition

Registration is open for the 20011 Health Sciences Author Recognition Awards. ...

Feb 14, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Space Grant

ECU is the newest university to join the NC Space Grant, a consortium that supports space-related science, engineering, and technology education and training in the state. ...

Feb 01, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Bioengineered Veins

Thanks to research involving experts from East Carolina University, the day when a surgeon can pull a new human vein off the shelf for use in life-saving vascular surgeries is now one step closer to reality....

Feb 01, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Video Games help Depression

A new study conducted at East Carolina University shows casual video games help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety in people with clinical depression....