Research & Innovation

ETSU’s Gray Fossil Site team discovered 5-million-year-old deer fossils – among the earliest deer family records in America.

Dr. Ashana Puri of ETSU recently earned the 2025 Innovation and Teaching Excellence Award from AACP.

Dr. Aruna Kilaru of ETSU was recently named a Fellow of the American Society of Plant Biologists (APB).

ETSU wins a 2025 CASE Circle of Excellence Award for “Bucs on Parade,” a video celebrating the Marching Bucs’ Macy’s debut and true ETSU spirit.

Dr. Jodi Polaha of ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine is part of the Leadership Tennessee Signature Program Class XII.

ETSU educators have earned a seat in the 2025-26 cohort of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Emerging Leaders Program.

Five trailblazing companies selected for Beta Tech accelerator, backed by ETSU.

ETSU will mark 25 years since the Gray Fossil Sites discovery with a public celebration on May 31 featuring new exhibits and more.

PBS Eons spotlighted ETSU professor Dr. Steven Wallace and the Gray Fossil Site in an episode exploring the evolution of red pandas.

ETSU's Dr. Mark Kleinman recently received a 2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study age-related macular degeneration.