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for Edge Vol. Issue , Spring 2004
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While biologists are trying to understand the demise of worldwide coral reefs, East Carolina geologist Dr. Dave Mallinson is examining the oldest coral reef formation in Florida Keys and what accounts for its thriving nature.
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25763
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Dr. Scott Curtis, an atmospheric scientist at East Carolina, has been awarded a substantial grant to examine ways to predict the El Nino phenomenon.
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25764
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To address the pandemic of childhood obesity, East Carolina University and University Health Systems have established a Pediatric Healthy Weight Research and Treatment Center that combines the expertise of doctors and researchers across ECU campus and medical school.
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25765
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Biology researchers at East Carolina University are continuing the study of Darwin’s philosophies, examining reptiles, spiders, birds, and plants through evolution of environmental adjustment and DNA changes.
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25766
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As part of the efforts of Dr. Linner Griffin, East Carolina professor of social work and member of the Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community, Eastern North Carolina has been selection as one of nine communities in which to study African American family violence.
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25767
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Although Dr. Todd Savitt decided being a physician was not for him, he is employed at the Brody School of Medicine as a professor of medical humanities. In additional to teaching aspiring physicians medical ethics, Dr. Savitt is a groundbreaking researcher and specialist in the field of African American medical history.
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25768
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To mark the 100th anniversary of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the Joyner Library will host a Wright Brothers Digital Exhibit featuring diary entries, weather data, and numerous photographs.
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25769
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Dr. Everett C. Pesci, an assistant professor of microbiology at East Carolina University, has discovered how bacteria communicate, and he is using this information to prevent potentially deadly bacteria from harming patients with compromised immune systems.
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25770
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An unlikely team of geologists and chemists at East Carolina University are examining the attraction of she-crabs to male pheromones. The group hopes to the chemicals that they have isolated to develop lures to be used by the crabbing industry.
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