ECU Contributor Archives

Aug 17, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Hurricanes and Migration: Case studies guide future disaster response

Residents of North Carolina’s Outer Banks usually observe a mass exodus of visitors from the beach prior to a hurricane. Once the storm has passed, residents immediately clean up and...

Aug 14, 2020
  • Matt Smith

ECU associate professor elected to National Academy of Inventors Senior Members class

An East Carolina University associate professor was elected to the National Academy of Inventors 2020 Senior Members class, the organization announced Aug. 11. The College of Health and Human Performance’s...

Aug 14, 2020
  • ECU News Services

CARES ACT FUNDING

In spring of 2020, the U.S. Department of Education released the first wave of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. In coordination with the UNC System, ECU...

Aug 13, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

SCHOOL RISKS

As children across North Carolina and nation prepare to return to school, the parents of children with underlying health conditions – such as cancer, blood disorders and asthma – are...

Aug 13, 2020
  • Erin Ward

SAFER PREGNANCIES

Pregnant women in North Carolina’s rural communities increasingly face a lack of access to quality maternal health services. East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is working hard to address...

Aug 12, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

COVID-19 Q&A

As we entered August still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke with three of our faculty experts from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine to get answers to...

Aug 12, 2020
  • Harley Dartt

Chamber Singers win national choral award

The East Carolina University Chamber Singers won second place in The American Prize in Choral Performance, College/University division, 2019-20 competition. Announced July 27, The American Prize provides cash awards, professional...

Aug 12, 2020
  • ECU News Services

CARES Act Reporting — Aug. 15

As required by the Department of Education, ECU is providing the following information to our campus community and will update this content every 45 days. New update: Oct. 10 CARES...

Aug 11, 2020
  • Ken Buday

FRANK CONVERSATIONS

The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked a movement for social justice this summer, a movement the East Carolina University Police Department supports. “The...

Aug 10, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

MOVING FORWARD

For the first time, East Carolina University’s faculty gathered for convocation virtually on Aug. 7 with a ceremony streamed from Wright Auditorium. Dr. Joseph Lee provided a presentation on the...