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Dr. Jodi Polaha: Growing in leadership

Dr. Jodi Polaha: Growing in leadership

Dr. Jodi Polaha of ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine is part of the Leadership Tennessee Signature Program Class XII.
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ETSU leaders pegged for prestigious leadership program

ETSU leaders pegged for prestigious leadership program

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

Accelerate Appalachia announces 2025 cohort

Five trailblazing companies selected for Beta Tech accelerator, backed by ETSU.
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Celebrating 25 years of the Gray Fossil Site

Celebrating 25 years of the Gray Fossil Site

ETSU will mark 25 years since the Gray Fossil Sites discovery with a public celebration on May 31 featuring new exhibits and more.
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PBS features ETSU's red panda fossil discovery

PBS features ETSU's red panda fossil discovery

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

ETSU researcher studying macular degeneration

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

ETSU linguist named Fulbright Scholar

ETSU's Dr. Theresa McGarry has been named a Fulbright Scholar and will study Colloquial Sinhala as part of an immersive project in Sri Lanka.
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Dietary shifts shaped the earliest members of the human genus

Dietary shifts shaped the earliest members of the human genus

Dr. Justin Ledogar and researchers published a new study suggesting the earliest human ancestors may have ditched hard foods earlier than previously believed.
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ETSU filmmaker named Fulbright Scholar

ETSU filmmaker named Fulbright Scholar

Award-winning filmmaker and ETSU professor Stokes Piercy has been named a 2025-26 Fulbright Scholar.
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ETSU celebrates record-breaking cohort of Gilman Scholars

ETSU celebrates record-breaking cohort of Gilman Scholars

ETSU is proud to announce that nine students have been awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship for spring 2025.