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25836
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North Carolina is the perfect natural laboratory in which to study all aspects of natural disasters. Researchers in various fields such as geology, economics, biology, recreation and leisure, coastal and marine science, atmospheric science, and resource management at East Carolina University are at the forefront of examining coastal and climate change issues that face the growing eastern North Carolina population.
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25837
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Dr. Sharon Sarvey of the ECU School of Nursing is helping area youth lose weight and keep it off through Camp Timber Creek. There campers learn to cook healthy meals and find a variety of fun ways to exercise.
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25838
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Dr. Jason Bond, professor of biology at East Carolina, has just received three National Science Foundation grants to study spiders and millipedes. The research will focus on cataloging species from around the world, examining biodiversity and evolutionary biology with the aid of undergraduate and graduate students.
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25839
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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.
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25840
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A new contract is giving Dr. Roger Rulifson, biology professor and director of the Field Station for Coastal Studies at Lake Mattamuskeet, the opportunity to survey how water treatment facilities affect water and wildlife in Pasquotank and Camden counties.
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25841
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Recently awarded a substantial grant from the National Science Foundation, Dr. Christine Avenarius, an assistant professor of anthropology at East Carolina, is studying the perceptions of law and justice in China.
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25842
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East Carolina University will house the Chapel Hill-based Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) database designed to store information about the region’s coastal areas. The project provides research about human systems and physical processes through collaboration and high performance computing and visualization.
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25843
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Since arriving at East Carolina University, Dr. Jamie Kruse, professor of economics and director of the Thomas Harriot Center for Natural Hazards Research and the RENCI@ECU Center for Coastal Systems Informatics and Modeling, has built an interdisciplinary program on natural hazards research, and shown students how to approximate and model the uncertainty of disasters.
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25844
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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.
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25845
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After Hurricane Floyd, the small town of Princeville, North Carolina decided to rebuild what had been lost, and keep the oldest African American town in the United States alive. To help with telling the story of Princeville, East Carolina graduate Dazzala Knight and ECU assistant professor of art, Dr. Mark Malley, have enlisted other local artists to produce a large mural depicting the founding and evolution of Princeville.
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25846
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Doctors, at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, in physiology and emergency medicine have shown some success in using stem cells to restore sensory function and reduce pain after spinal cord injuries in mice.
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25847
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East Carolina University has become the first university in the United States to provide a Masters degree in sustainable tourism. Beginning this fall, ECU offers an interdisciplinary approach to sustainable tourism, focusing on both science and business.
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25848
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Dr. Michael Wheeler, associate professor of nutrition and dietetics in the East Carolina University College of Human Ecology, is on the cutting edge of answering questions about the 12th largest cause of death in the United States: chronic liver disease. His research has led him to the potential benefits of a North Carolina staple in winemaking—the muscadine grape.
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25849
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The US Department of Education has awarded East Carolina University’s College of Education a Teacher Quality Partnership Grant to undertake a five year study of how teacher preparation can be retooled to improve student achievement. With the help of Pitt and Greene County Schools, the grant will help produce and prepare highly qualified teachers to better serve their students, especially in high-poverty and rural areas such as eastern North Carolina.
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25850
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Dr. Martha Engelke, the first distinguished professor in East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, has led the way in promoting the need for nurses in school settings, as more and more children deal with chronic illnesses.
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