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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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25771
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The North Carolina Council of State has approved bonds to finance the East Carolina Cardiovascular Institute. The new research institute, branching off of existing strengths of the Brody School of Medicine, will focus on six key research areas and advanced cardiovascular disease risk of eastern North Carolina.
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25772
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Drs. Orville Day and David Pravica, a physicist and mathematician at East Carolina University, have been developing a theory that allows for one to predict the mass and size of a black hole based on energy vibrations. The two are now working with faculty from the Brody School of medicine to apply this theory to the detection of coronary artery disease.
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25773
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Exercise is usually the solution to what ails us, but researchers in the Human Performance Laboratory, a partner with the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, what to make sure we know how exercise works, what works best, and how much is too much.
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25774
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With a childhood rooted in the rigors of farm life, John Shearin brought a strong work ethic to his decades as a professional actor and director. Now chair of the East Carolina Department of Theater and Dance, Shearin nurtures students as a director and producer.
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25775
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Working with NASA, the Federal Aviation Administration, and numerous other partners, Dr. Paul J. Kauffmann, chairman of the East Carolina Department of Technology Systems, has tested the commercial feasibility of a new weather data collection system that might prevent unnecessary flying accidents.
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25776
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Dr. Robert Lee Maril, chair of the East Carolina Department of Sociology, has spent countless hours exploring the lives and work of U.S. Border Patrol agent at McAllen Station in southern Texas. Maril’s work has led to questions about drug trafficking, immigration reform, and organization changes.
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25777
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Cardiovascular disease, obesity, Crone’s disease, allergies, lupus, and many more inflammatory diseases are being exposed by Dr. William Joel Meggs, professor of emergency medicine and medical toxicology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Meggs argues that environmental factors, diet, chemical exposure, and air pollution are just a few things that can trigger inflammation, something he wishes to examine further as the president of the newly created Environmental Health Research Foundation.
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25778
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Professors in the Department of Geography at East Carolina are examining the connection between rural North Carolina and a growing Latino population. In efforts to understand what draws this population to North Carolina, researchers are also offering programs that bridge the language and cultural gaps for new Latino residents in the state.
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25834
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Dr. Sheila Bunch, assistant professor of social work, is among a dozen researchers across East Carolina University’s campus examining health and health disparities of African Americans in hopes to improve the well-being of those across eastern North Carolina.
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25835
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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.
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