According to a survey from East Carolina University, 68 percent of Americans agree with the statement, “Overall, I am satisfied with my life.”
A snapshot of American's views of their own life, liberty and happiness
July 4, 2018
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Attack of the zombie crabs
Mud crabs have been infected by a parasite that turns them into ZOMBIE crabs.
Bioprocessing's Key Role Today and Thousands of Years Ago
Bioprocess engineering is known by many names: biochemical engineering, biotechnology engineering and even biotechnical engineering.
Whatever the name, it's referring to the process of using biologic materials to develop new process, products and by-products.
Ironically, with all of the cutting edge technology deployed in the field today, bioprocess engineering has been around for thousands of years.
Bioprocessing
ECU students work to produce new treatments with bioprocess engineering.
Through the Ocean Noise
Sound is something you might not think about when it comes to the ocean. But sound plays a key role in understanding the ocean, and the diverse life that call it home. Marine animals use sound to navigate, communicate, find food, find mates and even avoid predators.
Blackbeard the Wave Glider
To our ears, the sound of being underwater is all the same muffled tone. But to East Carolina University scientists, the noise carries all sorts of information about the ocean. Watch as researchers use their acoustic wave glider named Blackbeard to study underwater noise, acoustically tagged fish and environmental conditions in the ocean.
A Model Foot
Diabetes patients often suffer from problems in their feet, including sores and loss of feeling. East Carolina University researchers are using sonograms to see the foot in a new light in an attempt to help.
The Changing Outer Banks
Ask almost anyone in the country to describe North Carolina’s Outer Banks and they could probably name a few images easily — the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the wild horses, wide strips of sandy beach, and the Wright Brothers monument.
The Outer Banks are so ingrained into our collective national consciousness that people can visualize the coastal region without ever visiting it. The irony is that while images of the Outer Banks remain the same, the islands are constantly changing. They are supposed to.
Tracing the Coastline
Before you can know what coastline is lost to hurricanes and sea level rise, you need to know what land is there. Researchers have finished the most complete mapping of the NC coast including oceanside, bayside, and all of the estuaries. Now they can track what happens next.
Just Moving Along
Researchers at East Carolina University’s biomechanics lab use motion capture technology to study the how and why of how we move.