Kevin Syers Archives

Sep 19, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU remains a top college in 2024 U.S. News rankings

East Carolina University is a top five school in North Carolina in best public schools and top 10 in the state in all national university categories in U.S. News & World...

Sep 18, 2023
  • ECU News Services

Designed by a Pirate

You may notice a large pirate ship bursting through a building when passing the corner of Fifth Street and Reade Circle near East Carolina University’s Main Campus. The ship is...

Behzad Zeinolabedini, an East Carolina University engineering graduate student, interned with LS Cable & System USA as part of a unique pollution prevention program through ECU's Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering.
Sep 18, 2023
  • Ken Buday

PREVENTING POLLUTION

At a large manufacturing plant outside the small town of Tarboro, East Carolina University student Behzad Zeinolabedini looks toward the ceiling. Amid the spooling strands of copper wire that will...

Sep 15, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

Meaning in making: ECU students turn everyday objects into art

Earlier this week, visiting scholar Neil Nenner challenged East Carolina University graduate students to go outside the School of Art and Design and photograph things they normally wouldn’t. The exercise...

Sep 14, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

ECU to serve as rural education hub for Southeast

A new partnership with the Rural Schools Collaborative puts East Carolina University at the forefront of rural education in North and South Carolina. The Rural Education Institute (REI) — which...

Sep 13, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU art and design alumnus recognized by South Arts

An East Carolina University alumnus has been named a state fellow and finalist for the prestigious 2023 South Arts Southern Prize for Visual Arts. Michael Webster of Spartanburg, South Carolina,...

A large group of researchers work at the Abel Beth Maacah excavation site in Israel during the summer. The team was joined by East Carolina University graduate student Madie Elsner who conducted research for her thesis project at the site
Sep 12, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

TRANSFORMATIVE INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

This summer, East Carolina University graduate student Madison “Madie” Elsner participated in unique, transformative fieldwork at Tel Abel Beth Maacah, Israel, near the border of Lebanon. Through the three-week, hands-on excavation, Elsner...

East Carolina University students look at a chalkboard of messages during a mental health awareness event in February. (ECU photo by Rhett Butler)
Sep 11, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

YOU MATTER

Everyone’s journey is different.  East Carolina University offers a wide range of mental health and well-being resources, and now, Campus Recreation and Wellness (CRW) is raising awareness and connecting the...

Desert military helmet
Sep 07, 2023
  • ECU News Services

THCAS Expert: Armin Krishnan

Armin Krishnan Associate Professor Department of Political Science Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences 252-328-6156 krishnana@ecu.edu Personal Website Areas of Expertise Privatization and outsourcing in the national security sector,...

Home damaged by flood
Sep 07, 2023
  • ECU News Services

THCAS Expert: Okmyung “Paul” Bin

Okmyung “Paul” Bin Professor Department of Economics Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences 252-328-6820 bino@ecu.edu Personal Website Areas of Expertise Economics, housing, flood hazards, environmental and natural resource economics,...