ECU News Services Archives

ECU physician named governor-elect of the American College of Physicians

Dr. Lacy Hobgood, medical director of the ECU Physicians Adult and Pediatric Health Center, has been named governor-elect of the American College of Physicians (ACP). He will serve in that...

ECU psychology professor receives $200,000 grant to study people affected by Hurricane Florence

An East Carolina University researcher will undertake a study of residents of four rural North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Florence, thanks to a nearly $200,000 RAPID grant from the...

Graduate programs rated among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report

East Carolina University’s graduate programs in education, medicine, nursing, public administration, physician assistant studies, rehabilitation counseling and social work are rated among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World...

Research cluster co-director featured in The Washington Post

A recent article in The Washington Post highlights research by an East Carolina University faculty member on the challenges facing farmland in eastern North Carolina. Alex Manda, associate professor of...

Hunter Whittington named 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow

Hunter Whittington, a sophomore at East Carolina University, is one of 262 students nationwide selected as a 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to...

ECU to host 2019 Spring Career Fair and Education Fair

East Carolina University’s Career Services will host two career fairs on March 13 at the Greenville Convention Center. The Education Career Fair will be held from 8 to 10 a.m.,...

ECU Physicians earns Gold Status from American Heart Association

ECU Physicians has been honored for its dedication to improving patients’ blood pressures. The practice’s Adult Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic recently earned a Gold Status designation from the Target: BP...

ECU designated as a 'Voter-Friendly Campus'

ECU was designated today as a “Voter-Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, held participating institutions accountable...

Thirteenth-generation descendent of Thomas Harriot speaks with Harriot College Dean’s Advancement Council

Georgia Dunn Belk, who has traced her lineage to Thomas Harriot – the namesake of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University – spoke with...

Spring URCA Awards announced

East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research announced that 32 students will receive spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity awards. The award provides support for faculty-mentored research and creative projects...