Farmers, Experts Partner
Farmers, farm advocates and experts at East Carolina University are working to fuel economic growth through agriculture as part of its new Economic Growth Collaboratory. The groups met April 23...
Faculty Archives
FUTURE OF BIG DATA
Big data – large sets of data that are analyzed to reveal patterns, trends and associations – is becoming big business at East Carolina University. The topic was discussed Tuesday...
Biomaterials a Focus for Researchers
Researchers are putting a focus on biomaterials with the launch of East Carolina University’s newest research cluster. On April 5, the university launched its biomaterials research cluster as part of...
CELEBRATING RESEARCH
East Carolina University researchers shared their work with the community as part of the university’s 13th annual Research and Creative Achievement Week. Nearly 400 oral and poster presentations – including a...
ECU Expert Featured in Overseas Newspaper
An East Carolina University professor was recently featured in an overseas newspaper for her research into misinformation and medical care. Andrea Kitta, an associate professor in the Department of English,...
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...
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...
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...
PAYNTER APPOINTED
An East Carolina University assistant vice chancellor has been appointed to a leadership role in a prestigious new Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities panel. Sharon Paynter, who oversees ECU’s...
DISTINGUISHED DISTINCTION
In the 1980s and early ’90s, a commercial jingle described cotton as the “fabric of our lives.” Nearly three decades later, cotton truly has been an important fiber for East...