Articles in regional publications that pertain to a wide range of North Carolina-related topics.
Search Results
83 results
for Edge
Record #:
25762
Author(s):
Abstract:
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.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
25844
Author(s):
Abstract:
Researchers at the East Carolina Heart Institute are working on some varied and groundbreaking studies for eastern North Carolina. Examples include blood vessel disease, heart rhythm and failure, nanoparticles, air pollution’s role in heart attacks, and heart damage repair.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
4757
Author(s):
Abstract:
The Injury and Prevention Program, run jointly by East Carolina University's School of Medicine and Pitt County Memorial Hospital, seeks to reduce the region's number of emergency room cases. One project, the Pitt County Safe Communities Coalition, promotes bicycle safety. The coalition has sold or given away over 600 bicycle helmets, held bicycle safety schools for over 1,000 students, and seen laws passed in Ayden, Greenville, and Grifton requiring riders age 15 and under to wear helmets.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
25708
Author(s):
Abstract:
Dr. R. Martin Roop II, associate professor of microbiology and immunology at East Carolina, is examining how Brucella works in order to prepare a vaccine against this potential biological weapon.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
25839
Author(s):
Abstract:
Researchers at East Carolina’s Department of Physiology in the Brody School of Medicine have made clinically important connections between asthma-related inflammation and illnesses of the heart and blood vessels. This link will aid further research in environmental triggers and better treatment options.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
25704
Author(s):
Abstract:
Drs. David Griffith and Jeffrey Johnson, leading social scientists contributing to fisheries management, have turned their expertise to examine the problems arising from coastal development.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
5097
Author(s):
Abstract:
Tinsley Yarbrough, professor of political science at East Carolina University, has written eight books on the United States Supreme Court. In an interview with Edge magazine, he discusses his views on the federal court, including the 2000 national election decision.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
5839
Author(s):
Abstract:
New research conducted by Albert A. Delia, director of the East Carolina University Regional Development Institute, sheds new light on what sector really drives the economy in eastern North Carolina.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
5840
Author(s):
Abstract:
At one time eastern North Carolina had a good supply of freshwater. Now aquifers that supply drinking water are dropping, some as much as fifteen feet per year. New state regulations require user restrictions on aquifer withdrawals by up to 75 percent over the next sixteen years. The article discusses this water crisis and the work of ECU geologist Dr. Richard Spruill in dealing with this problem.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
5841
Author(s):
Abstract:
The health of eastern North Carolinians lags behind the rest of the state. Early deaths because of accidents are 40 percent higher than elsewhere in the state; stroke, 38 percent higher; diabetes, 28 percent; and heart disease, 23 percent. The article discusses the work of Dr. Christopher J. Mansfield, director of the Center for Health Services Research and Development, in seeking to understand this problem.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
25712
Author(s):
Abstract:
Various projects at East Carolina University are exploring ways to improve the public education system. Options include training teachers, improving mentoring programs, and adding academic competition.
Source:
Record #:
5119
Author(s):
Abstract:
Peter Makuck, author, poet, professor of English at East Carolina University, and founder of Tar River Poetry, which he has edited for twenty-four years, is profiled in this Edge article.
Source:
Subject(s):
Full Text:
Record #:
25717
Author(s):
Abstract:
The new Center for Geographic Information Science at East Carolina University utilizes the latest GIS hardware and software, uses and produces the most contemporary databases, and trains students for entry into this cutting edge field.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
25694
Author(s):
Abstract:
A new mathematics course at East Carolina strengthens the depth of understanding for future teachers of middle school math, helping them with problems their future students may face.
Source:
Subject(s):
Record #:
25835
Author(s):
Abstract:
Drs. Gordon Downie and Rosa Cuenca are working with Dr. Ron Allison, a radiation oncologist and chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology at East Carolina’s Brody School of Medicine on a unique and innovate cancer treatment: photodynamic therapy, which uses light rays to target cancerous cells. The Photodynamic Therapy Center is housed at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, supported by Brody and Pitt County Memorial Hospital.
Source: