Research & Innovation

Thirteen undergraduate researchers will present projects addressing addiction and substance use during ETSU's Undergraduate Addiction Research Symposium.

Dr. Aruna Kilaru, professor of Biological Sciences at ETSU, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to India.

A new study led by ETSU researchers uncovers clues to why spiral galaxies develop different numbers of spiral arms, offering new insight into how galaxies form.

An ETSU researcher is leading the nation's only NIH-funded R33 project to advance to a second phase of research aimed at developing a cure for Hepatitis B.

TTAC funding and commercialization support are helping ETSU researchers test, protect and advance promising discoveries.

ETSU Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy grant to support biomedical, pharmaceutical and environmental research across campus.

ETSU’s Center for Rural Health and Research is leading a national study to better understand what healthcare services rural communities deem essential.

ETSU is part of a NASA-funded project led by the University of Alabama in Huntsville to improve drought monitoring in the Southeast.

After months of preparation, ETSU students will compete alongside nearly 90 teams from around the globe at the MATE ROV World Championship in Canada.

ETSU’s Dr. Jingyuan Zhang researches how rural schools can better implement proven math practices to improve student achievement.

ETSU researcher Dr. Justin Gass is studying how alcohol alters the brain in ways that make recovery more difficult.

ETSU researchers used LiDAR technology to help uncover traces of a historic free Black settlement in New York’s Adirondacks.

An ETSU professor is presenting research at leading global institutions, showcasing the university’s growing academic reach and impact.

ETSU's Dr. Janel Paulk earns prestigious Presidential Innovation Fellowship to push forward a special project within the federal government.

The East Tennessee State University Board of Trustees held its quarterly meeting on Thursday, May 21.

Tennessee often sits “between impacts” when it comes to summer El Niño patterns.

Emerson Foriest is a Fulbright semifinalist. If she wins, she’ll research the English Romantic movement in the same region where it happened.

ETSU professor earned a national award for peer review, recognizing her role in strengthening research across the field of education.

ETSU students have earned the 2026 Goldwater Scholarship, one of the nation’s most prestigious honors.

On a recent trip, ETSU Lecturer Steven Efremov was struck with inspiration – and it could land him a highly prestigious award.

ETSU is one of three universities nationwide selected to develop senior nutrition programs.

ETSU has named a new director of commercialization to expand research translation into startups, technologies and industry partnerships.

New exhibits at ETSU’s Archives of Appalachia feature powerful photography documenting the human and environmental costs of coal mining.

ETSU researchers are tracking an unusually warm weather pattern across Appalachia as drought conditions persist in parts of Tennessee.

ETSU alumnus Franklin Acosta is a Fulbright semifinalist seeking to preserve klezmer music through a new teaching document for clarinetists.

Seven of eight ETSU Fulbright applicants advanced to semifinalist status, marking first-ever institutional milestones across disciplines and destinations.

When entomology supplies became scarce, ETSU students and faculty designed and built custom tools, turning a classroom challenge into hands-on learning. 

New ETSU research shows how preschool STEM education builds transferable skills, social-emotional learning and a sense of belonging. 

ETSU historians are reshaping how Appalachia is understood, from the Civil War to industrialization, through award-winning, nationally recognized scholarship.

ETSU anthropologist Dr. Lindsey Cochran earned a national award for community-engaged archaeology, using modeling to protect coastal heritage at risk.