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In the national movement to improve care and services for children with emotional issues, East Carolina University researchers are leading the way through a project called Pitt Edgecombe Nash-Public Academic Liaison (PEN-PAL). The project brings together multi-agency service providers, communities, and families for a seamless system of care for over 400 children who suffer with issues such as attention deficit disorder, anxiety, depression, and oppositional defiant disorder.
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25708
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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.
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25709
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The Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, jointly supported by ECU’s Brody School of Medicine and Pitt County Memorial Hospital, has become the site for testing a new field of photodynamic therapy.
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25710
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Dr. Walter Pories, a founding chairman of the East Carolina School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery, is being honored with the UNC Board of Governors highest honor, the O. Max Gardner Award for his innovations in animal nutrition and the treatment of obesity and diabetes with the gastric bypass surgical method.
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25711
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The East Carolina University Geology Department has landed a huge project—to decipher 10,000 years of coastal North Carolina evolution. In conjunction with state and federal researchers, ECU geologists are attempting to better understand short and long term drivers of coastal change.
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25712
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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.
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25713
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Dr. Paul Cunningham, chair of the East Carolina University and Medical Center Institutional Review Board explains the ethics and responsibilities required in working with human subjects in research, and how ECU works to prevent unwanted consequences.
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25714
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Students and professors at East Carolina University are chronicling the 25 year journey through slavery and beyond of one Allen Parker.
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25715
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East Carolina history professor Dr. Roger Biles has previously studied the New Deal, the Depression era, and other issues that have affected major urban areas. Now, Biles is turning his attention to the towns that tobacco built.
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25716
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Centered at East Carolina, The North Carolina Agromedicine Institute has received a $3 million grant to establish the Southeast Coastal Center for Agromedicine, to promote health and safety for workers and communities in agricultural, forestry and fisheries industries.
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25717
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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.
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25762
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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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