ECU Research

Driving collaboration across eastern North Carolina. 🚌 #ECU researchers and admins traveled across the region on the Purple & Gold Bus Tour, focusing on workforce success and rural health while connecting research and expertise with regional needs. 🔬

Thank you Dr. Hong Chen, Director of Search and Evaluation at @novonordisk in Cambridge, for speaking to us about how the company invests in inspiration to make transformation.

Thrilled to see coastal resilience in the spotlight on NPR's @npratc! Thx @NathanRott for spotlighting nature‑inspired shoreline solutions. Our own Dr. Rachel Gittman’s scholarship shapes the field. 🌊💡 npr.org/2026/03/17/nx-…

FREE and open to everyone. 10 a.m. tomorrow (Wed) — Dr. Hong Chen, Dir of Search and Evaluation, Novo Nordisk, at East Carolina Heart Institute’s first-floor auditorium.

Day 1 of our Industry AI Perspectives Conference is building serious momentum. We’re back tomorrow. Getting managers and future leaders ready to operationalize AI for impact. Winning the next two years of AI adoption means making the right moves now.

AI: job killer or creativity booster? 🤖 Industry AI Perspectives Conference Chair Melanie Jackson joined @HenryHinton1 this morning to preview the big questions surrounding the conference. Register now ➜ cpe.ecu.edu/ai-perspective…

Get ahead of the curve at the Industry AI Perspectives Conference, March 17–18. Meet leaders like Allan Sandoval, CIO of the NC Dept. of Commerce. “Business leaders will gain a clear, practical roadmap for scaling AI.” cpe.ecu.edu/ai-perspective…

#Pirates: Apply today for the rewarding SECU Public Fellows Internship program! Work with local government and nonprofit organizations to address community-identified needs. 💰 Earn $4,600 📈 Develop valuable professional skills ⏰ Apply by March 9 🔗 go.ecu.edu/pfi

🗓️Research & Creative Achievement Week (RCAW) will take place March 31-April 4. The week will include presentations, performances, showcases, and poster sessions from students and postdocs across campus. Abstracts are being accepted through February 15. 🔗GO.ECU.EDU/RCAW

🗓️ @NCSBTDC will host a Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer info session on Wed., Jan. 22, 9:30-11:30 a.m. in ECU's Willis Building. Register today: sbtdc.org/events/sbir-st…

🗓 Join us for the first STEM@Starlight of the year on Mon., Jan. 27, 5-7PM at Kasturi Indian Cuisine. STEM@Starlight is funded by @ncbiotech. The event is open to the public. 🔗 Register to attend: rede.ecu.edu/stemstarlight

As we bid farewell to 2024, we celebrate a year of achievements, transformative projects & innovation. From groundbreaking research to new partnerships, our faculty, staff, & students have advanced discovery: go.ecu.edu/year-in-review Here's to another year of growth & success! 🎉

"My research challenges us to think about how sport can be used to build stronger and healthier communities where individuals can connect and thrive." - Stacy Warner, Recreation Sciences - Sport Management, @ECUHHP go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

"My research is being transformed into products that will positively impact human health and well-being." - Rukiyah Van Dross-Anderson, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, @ECUBrodySOM go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

Undergrads: Get PAID for your research or creative project at ECU! The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (URCA) awards can provide funding up to $2,000 to support faculty-mentored projects. ⏰ Apply by: January 24 🔗 Learn more: go.ecu.edu/urca

"Through my research, I'm helping advance human health while training the next generation of creative engineers to meet the demands of a dynamic and evolving workforce." - Alex Vadati, assistant professor, @ECUCET go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

"To help guide transformative strategies, I explore how community structure and early life conditions affect family composition and health outcomes across time." - Ryan Schacht, associate professor and graduate program director, @ecuanth, @ecuhcas go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

"Driven by collaboration, my art engages citizens and inspires possibilities for building stronger communities and futures." - Lisa Beth Robinson, professor of @ecuartanddesign in the @ecuartscomm go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

"My research contributes to our commitment to regional transformation by employing collaborative, interdisciplinary approaches that explore how coastal communities can adapt for future hazards." - Siddharth Narayan, assistant professor, @CoastalECU go.ecu.edu/trendsetters

"As a way of serving the public, the heart of my scholarship honors the power of people and place to deliver research outcomes communities deserve." - Matthew Militello, professor and chair of the department of educational leadership in the @ECU_COE go.ecu.edu/trendsetters