Research & Innovation

Leah Loveday, an ETSU junior studying Community Health, has won the highly competitive Truman Scholarship, marking the university's second winner in two years.

Steve Ellis is the first non-pharmacist to ever earn the Student Advocacy Award from the Tennessee Society of Student Pharmacists.

An ETSU scientist is studying how to naturally enhance vitamin levels in soybeans using gene activation and cutting-edge tools like machine learning.

ETSU's Center for Applied Research and Evaluation (CARE) in Women's Health has impacted maternal and child health in Appalachia and the Southeast.

Dr. Mike Stoots has been awarded the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health's prestigious Teaching Excellence Award in 2025.

ETSU students Leah Loveday and Gunnar Wolf Stewart have been selected as finalists for the prestigious 2025 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.

Researchers have identified a giant flying squirrel species at the Gray Fossil Site, offering new insights into Southern Appalachia's prehistoric wildlife.

Five ETSU students, staff and faculty made the semifinals for the 2025-2026 Fulbright Scholarships, with winners to be announced by June.

In 2024, Southern Appalachia experienced unprecedented weather extremes, including record-breaking heatwaves and catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene.

ETSU researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.