Rural Prosperity Archives

Apr 05, 2018

ECU Announces Economic Development Academy

East Carolina University officials today unveiled plans to create an academy that will offer customized economic development training and certifications to elected officials, business leaders and personnel of economic development...

Mar 27, 2018

Symposium Builds Connections

Nearly 80 East Carolina University faculty members filled Harvey Hall at the Murphy Center on Tuesday for the inaugural Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engagement Symposium. The symposium, hosted by ECU’s Economic...

Mar 20, 2018

New USDA Report Provides Trend Data Analysis About U.S. Biobased Economy

The United States Department of Agriculture today released its first-of-its-kind report that documents indicators of the United States’ biobased economy. The biobased economy refers to all economic activity derived from...

Mar 09, 2018

Bus Tour Focuses on Research

East Carolina University faculty and staff returned home March 6 after traveling more than 400 miles across 14 North Carolina counties as part of the inaugural Purple and Golden Bus...

Feb 28, 2018

ECU, RTI International Explore Partnership

East Carolina University and RTI International are exploring opportunities to jointly combat health, economic and educational disparities in eastern North Carolina. As part of ECU’s Rural Prosperity Initiative announced by...

Feb 23, 2018

Research Clusters Share Goals

Directors of East Carolina University’s university-wide research clusters shared their goals and expected outcomes Feb. 21 at Eastern AHEC. The research groups are intended to enlist faculty and researchers from...

Feb 14, 2018

SAS, ECU to Use Big Data to Boost Research, Rural Prosperity

East Carolina University and analytics leader SAS will join forces to help rural areas overcome economic, educational and health disparities. Using analytics and data visualization, ECU and SAS will work...

Jan 11, 2018

ECU Professor Using Economics to Influence Farming

As eastern North Carolina farmers adjust to commercial challenges due to an aging population and overall decline in farmland, one East Carolina University professor is using the power of economics...