Driving student success and regional impact
At the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese, students, faculty and community partners work side by side studying water quality, fisheries and the dynamic processes that shape the North Carolina coast....
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Study isolates target for hypertension treatment
Researchers at the Brody School of Medicine at ECU have identified a receptor in the human brain that could lead to more effective treatments for high blood pressure. The receptor...
Professor studies genetic markers associated with sudden infant death syndrome
Keith Keene, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences associate dean for research and professor in the Department of Biology, has been looking for answers about sudden infant death syndrome...
Researchers record glacial melt in Antarctica
ECU researchers are studying glacial melt in Antarctica to better understand the effects of climate change in the polar region. Tristan Bench, an ECU postdoctoral researcher, spent 40 days at...
Grants to address substance use disorder crisis in eastern N.C.
An ECU team has received a grant of nearly $900,000 from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to tackle health disparities and improve substance use disorder outcomes...
Biologist puts focus on elusive, endangered black rail
Eastern black rails are rare. Susan McRae, a teaching professor in the ECU Department of Biology, estimates their numbers are in the hundreds. So the times she’s seen one in...
ECU supports Army airborne through database development
Students and faculty in the College of Engineering and Technology are working on a $1.2 million research and development project to support the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division. “The objective is...
Researchers study the effectiveness of reducing stormwater contaminants
Stormwater management is a critical part of any city’s infrastructure. Greenville, true to its name, has taken a green approach in this area. In 2020, in addition to pipes and...
Research team identifies new type of muscle
ECU physiologists and graduate students – as well as a high school student – have worked together over the past couple of years to discover and describe a muscle in...
Experts seek ways to save Sugarloaf Island
It might be winter now, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a great time to be at the beach. That goes for tourists as well as ECU scientists, such as...