September 15-21, 2024 is National Farm Safety and Health Week (NFSHW). The week is dedicated to raising awareness about the safety and health of people working in agriculture. This year's theme is "Don't Learn…
Dr. Stephanie Richards presented today to the ECU Patent Committee and, as a result of that presentation, received funding for her Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application (https://www.wipo.int/pct/en/) for the wind tunnel that her team…
O’Driscoll M, Humphrey C, Iverson G, Bowden J, and Harrison J (2024). Rising Groundwater Levels in Dare County, North Carolina: Implications for Onsite Wastewater Management for Coastal Communities. Water and Climate Change 15(8): 3666-3688.…
This September 3-6, 2024, NIOSH is celebrating the annual Respiratory Protection Week. Each year, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) continue respirator research to address knowledge gaps and use this observance…
ECU BS Environmental Health (BSEH) and MS Environmental Health (MSEH) students and ECU faculty from the Environmental Health (EH) Program and Department of Public Health conducted another field trial last Monday night for a…
World Mosquito Day is celebrated each year on August 20. This day was first established in 1897 when British officer Dr. Ronald Ross discovered the link between mosquitoes and malaria, and that female mosquitoes…
ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program welcomes Dr. Heidi Knecht as our new Environmental Health faculty! Here are some words from Dr. Knecht to get to know her more: Hello! My name is Dr.…
August 12-18, 2024 is Safe + Sound Week. Safe + Sound is a year-round campaign to encourage every workplace to have a safety and health program. Safe + Sound Week is a nationwide event…
Dr. Jo Anne Balanay was featured today in the local newspaper, Daily Reflector, about her team's involvement in the development of the newly released American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Heat Stress app. The article…