Dr. Jo Anne Balanay and her summer research intern, KiHyira Jones, were featured today in ECU News about their research on heat stress. The purpose of their research was to compare heat stress exposures of outdoor workers on two different surfaces: pavement vs. grass. The ultimate goal of the study was to prevent outdoor workers from having heat-related illnesses.

KiHyira, from Fayetteville State University, is one of the 12 selected students who came to ECU for a summer immersion program involving minority-serving institutions across the state for mentored research projects. The immersion program is part of an ECU and Fayetteville State partnership that secured more than $1.3 million in grant funding from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to address regional and public health needs.

Read the full ECU New article: Summer Safety: Immersion program helps expand on heat stress research

Photo source: ECU News by Cliff Hollis