Doug Boyd Archives

Apr 07, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

An expert in plant evolution who makes research an integral part of her classroom instruction is East Carolina University’s recipient of the University of North Carolina system’s highest teaching award....

ECU participants in a collaborative research project include coastal resource management doctoral student Zaneta Adme, left, and ECU economics professor Andrew Keeler. They are working with researchers from N.C. State University and UNC - Chapel Hill to examine the feasibility of deriving energy from coastal waters. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 01, 2015
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GAME-CHANGING RESEARCH

Researchers from East Carolina University, N.C. State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Coastal Studies Institute will begin work this summer on a project that...

ECU biology professor Jinling Huang, right, is one of three East Carolina University faculty members to be recognized for excellence during Research and Creative Achievement Week. He will be honored for five-year achievement along with management information systems professor Huigang Liang. John Shearin, School of Theatre and Dance, will be recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 23, 2015
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RECOGNIZING RESEARCH

Approximately 375 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are expected to present their research and creative work this week to fellow students, colleagues, faculty and the community...

Mar 04, 2015
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THIRD IN STATE

Following three years of significant growth in research dollars, East Carolina University now ranks third among the state’s public universities in research funding. From 2011-2014, ECU averaged a 17 percent...

Feb 20, 2015
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FOLLOWING NATIONAL SEARCH

Ron Mitchelson has been named provost at East Carolina University after serving in the role on an interim basis since last year. The ECU Board of Trustees made Mitchelson’s position...

ECU geology graduate student Adam Trevisan heads to a research site carrying an electromagnetic induction profiler, used to trace water impurities so ECU researchers can follow where groundwater is flowing underground. The work is part of a collaborative effort to examine water contaminants that may migrate from home septic systems. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 20, 2015
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‘EMERGING CONTAMINANTS’

Endocrine Disruption a Growing Threat Exposure to low-levels of some contaminants can cause disruption of endocrine functions, such as reproduction, in animals. This disruption occurs when the contaminants modulate, mimic...

Dec 05, 2014
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NOVEL THERAPEUTICS

An emerging relationship between East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington may yield ocean-bred therapeutics that target human diseases. The project is being led by Dan...

Nov 21, 2014
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‘AN ECU ICON’

Terry Holland, who led the East Carolina University athletics department during one of the Pirates’ most successful periods, was honored by the school today as it named one of its...

Oct 20, 2014
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PARADIGM SHIFT

Most enzymes spend their lives breaking down proteins to benefit their host organisms, so East Carolina University biochemist Lance Bridges has an apt description for one he’s investigating that apparently...

Jul 28, 2014
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A HEAD START

Just a couple of months ago, Nadiya Yerich was at her Havelock High School graduation. Now, she’s already well into her college coursework while most of her freshmen classmates are...