ECU News Services Archives

Sep 17, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Joyner faculty receives Fulbright award

Katy Webb, head of research and instructional services at East Carolina University’s Joyner Library, has received a Fulbright specialist grant and will travel to the Netherlands to work with the...

Sep 13, 2019
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College of Education faculty member receives $250,000 grant from NSF

Dr. Leonard Annetta, the Taft Distinguished Professor of Science at East Carolina University’s College of Education, received a $250,000 Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) from the National Science...

Sep 12, 2019
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ECU researcher, grad student among American Association of University Women award recipients

An East Carolina University researcher, Dr. Samantha McDonald, and an ECU graduate student, Rachel E.R. Person, have received American Association of University Women (AAUW) 2019-20 fellowships and grants. McDonald, from...

Sep 12, 2019
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Author of first book on climate change coming to ECU

Bill McKibben, an environmentalist and best-selling author who has written extensively on the impact of global warming, will present East Carolina University’s 27th annual Distinguished Lecture on Religion and Culture....

Sep 11, 2019
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College of Nursing welcomes 124 future nurses with pin ceremony

The ECU College of Nursing welcomed 124 future nurses on Aug. 29 during the college’s biannual Lamp of Learning ceremony at the Brody School of Medicine. Family members and friends...

Sep 11, 2019
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Graduate student showcases dedication at award ceremony

Dedication to the field of education and a love of Pirate Nation brought scholarship recipients and donors together — including one student who traveled all the way from Florida. Carley...

Sep 10, 2019
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Friends of Laupus Library to host film series

The first film in a new educational series hosted by the Friends of Laupus Library will be screened on Sept. 26 at noon in the library’s fourth floor gallery. All...

Sep 10, 2019
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ECU listed as a top university in the nation

East Carolina University is listed as a top university in the nation in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. ECU is one of the top five nationally...

Sep 09, 2019
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Brody alumna raps, treats patients and oversees N.C. Medicaid

East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine alumna Dr. Shannon Dowler has been named the new chief medical officer of North Carolina Medicaid. Dowler ’99 begins her new role on...

Sep 09, 2019
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Award-winning journalist, entrepreneur to visit ECU as Voyages premier lecturer

Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and entrepreneur, will present “Diversity: On TV, Behind the Scenes and in our Lives,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18 in Wright Auditorium at East Carolina...