North Carolina Central University and NC State University have formed a partnership to boost drug discovery research, increasing opportunities for development of marketable products at both institutions.
WASHINGTON, DC (Oct. 30, 2019) –Salil Desai, Ph.D., an industrial and systems engineering professor and interim co-director for the Center of Excellence in Product Design and Advanced Manufacturing at North Carolina Agricultural and State University, received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) earlier this month. The recognition celebrates the …
UNCSA has awarded two new endowed professorships in piano – the Clifton Matthews Distinguished Professorship to Dmitri Shteinberg and the Eric Larsen Distinguished Professorship to Dmitri Vorobiev – that will help to ensure that top faculty members continue to thrive in the School of Music. The professorships — both named for retired piano faculty — …
An assistant professor of anatomy and cell biology at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, studies the mechanisms by which the brain cells form connections with one another to share information with each other.
Students who transfer to Appalachian State University find support programs tailored to promote their success — including opportunities to connect with Faculty Transfer Mentors — through the university’s Office of Transfer Services. This fall, 1,449 new transfer students — 1,230 on Appalachian’s main campus and 219 App State Online enrollees — joined the Mountaineer population. …
Alyson Fleming, adjunct research professor of biology and marine biology, has received an $836,031 National Science Foundation grant to study the effects of ecosystem changes on Antarctic blue and fin whale populations. In the early 1900s, commercial whaling began in Antarctic waters, and in less than 70 years, populations were reduced from thousands to only …
Fall is finally here, which means our favorite fall sports are now in full swing. Yet with fall sports comes the potential for increased injury among young athletes – specifically, sport-related concussions (SRC). Studies show that over 50% of SRCs go unreported, resulting in delayed care and long-term health impacts for athletes. That’s where UNC …
The University of North Carolina Wilmington has received a $10 million gift commitment from alumnus David Congdon ’78, and his wife, Helen. This represents the largest outright gift commitment in university history; with it, UNCW will establish the “David S. Congdon School of Supply Chain, Business Analytics and Information Systems,” supporting these programs within the …
Research is about generating new knowledge. For Deepak Kumar, Ph.D., research is not only his career, it’s his passion. Kumar is a cancer health disparity researcher by trade. Through research, he seeks solutions to biological basis of cancer health disparities. His continuous pursuit to identify and solve minority health disparities led to being recognized in May …
More than 24 hours of air travel, the International Date Line and thousands of miles of open ocean separate Greenville from Saipan, but next summer a pair of East Carolina University researchers will call the island home thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. “Saipan’s Land and Sea: Battle Scars and …