2025 Archives

Trustees Fountain in Wright Circle.
Oct 22, 2025
  • ECU Biology

Evolutionary Developmental Biologist Dr. Teiya Kijimoto Joins ECU as Assistant Professor in Biology

  ECU's Department of Biology proudly welcomes Dr. Teiya Kijimoto as the newest Assistant Professor in our department. Dr. Kijimoto’s research background follows evolutionary developmental biology and genetics, with a...

A small brown crab with white spots moves through underwater subtropical seagrass Halodule wrightii commonly known as shoal grass, in shallow, clear water.
Oct 14, 2025
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Three Biology Researchers Awarded $697,607 NSF Grant to Probe Seagrass Expansion and Coastal Resilience

Drs. April Blakeslee, Michael Brewer, and Rachel Gittman have received a National Science Foundation award of $697,607 for their project, Collaborative Research: Understanding the eco-evolutionary mechanisms underlying colonization potential in...

Aug 20, 2025
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ECU Biology Professor Elected Treasurer for the Society for the Study of Evolution

Congratulations to Jeffrey McKinnon, professor, who was recently elected treasurer of the Society for the Study of Evolution. The Society for the Study of Evolution, founded in 1946, is a...

A group of seven individuals stands together. On the far left, Dr. Fidy Rasambainarivo wears a black shirt and khaki pants. To his right are six students—five female and one male.
Aug 13, 2025
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Rasambainarivo receives Maxwell/Hanrahan award

The Department of Biology proudly congratulates Dr. Fidisoa “Fidy” Rasambainarivo on receiving the prestigious Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Field Biology. This honor recognizes Dr. Rasambainarivo’s outstanding contributions to understanding the ecological drivers...

Aug 01, 2025
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ECU Biologists identify location and timing of fish spawning in NC marine waters

The Transect Expedition to Assess Land-to-Sea Habitats via Interdisciplinary Process Studies (TEAL-SHIPS) is the title of a grant recently awarded to the UNC system by the NC General Assembly. This...

May 01, 2025
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Dr. April Blakeslee Receives AFS Tidewater Award for Excellence in Fisheries Education

Dr. April Blakeslee, Associate Professor in the Department of Biology, was awarded an American Fisheries Society (AFS) Tidewater Chapter mentor award for Excellence in Fisheries Education during the AFS-Tidewater annual meeting...

Jan 21, 2025
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In remembrance of Dr. Enrique Reyes

The Department of Biology is deeply saddened by both the tragic events that led to the deaths of Dr. Enrique Reyes, and Tony and Paula Gribble and that these individuals...