MARCH MANAGEMENT
After attending both major political conventions this summer, an East Carolina University sociology professor is shaping new research around large-scale protests and police response tactics. There is a continuous adaptation...
Jules Norwood Archives
GREEN TEAM
Some have already served our nation's military and returned to school under the GI Bill. Others are active duty members of the National Guard, Reserves or ROTC. All are team-oriented,...
SHELL SNATCHERS
Researchers at East Carolina University are studying an invasive parasite that takes over the reproductive system of mud crabs and even alters their behavior, potentially impacting coastal ecosystems. “It’s detrimental...
COASTAL CAMP
The campers filed back into the lab after spending the morning collecting water samples at several sites in the ocean and sound along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. After watching a...
SANDSCAPE
East Carolina University’s Department of Geological Sciences is using a new teaching tool that accelerates students’ understanding of topographical maps and geologic concepts. The augmented reality (AR) sandbox consists of...
OCEAN OUTREACH
For years, beachgoers have learned to “break the grip of the rip” by swimming parallel to shore to escape currents pulling them out to sea. Now a partnership of researchers,...
NEW NURSES
North Carolina’s need for more nurses is clear: the state’s elderly population is expected to double by 2020, and one in five nurses is nearing retirement age. But with those...
PROCESSION AND PONCHOS
Twins Denise and Danielle Grover have never attended a graduation where it didn't rain. A tropical storm accompanied their 2013 graduation at Corinth Holders High School in Wendell. So on-and-off...
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
FoodMASTER, an initiative that uses food and cooking to teach science and math concepts, has grown from an idea to a wide-ranging collaboration between partners on campus and in the...
HOOAH AND AARGH
Among the nearly 5,000 graduates who will turn their tassels at East Carolina University on Friday will be a small group who have earned their degrees after serving their country...