COVID-19 UPDATE – MARCH 11
To the ECU Community: For the past several weeks, ECU and the UNC System have closely monitored the increase in COVID-19 cases and have been working diligently to prepare for...
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ECU comes together for fourth annual day of giving
East Carolina University will celebrate its fourth annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, March 18. Pirate Nation Gives is a 24-hour fundraising event that encourages alumni, friends, faculty, staff, parents...
Coronavirus conspiracy theories are nothing new
Dr. Andrea Kitta, associate professor of English at East Carolina University, is a folklorist specializing in medicine, belief and the supernatural. Her book, “The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination, and...
SUPPORTING STUDENT VETERANS
COURAGE AND SACRIFICE Memorial Walk brick paver dedication ceremony remembers heroes who served Donald Ray Taylor joined the Navy in 1952, bound for basic training in San Diego before being...
DISEASE AND MISINFORMATION
ECU UPDATES: THE CORONAVIRUS ECU continues to monitor the Coronavirus outbreak and is prepared to act quickly in the event any reports of symptoms or of exposure to the virus...
COVID-19 UPDATE – MARCH 10
You may have seen that Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in North Carolina today in response to COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus. This type of declaration...
COVID-19 UPDATE – MARCH 9
ECU is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19), of which there are no identified cases on ECU’s campus at this time. The following are reminders from recent campus updates:...
COVID-19 UPDATE – MARCH 6
Dear ECU Community, As you are aware, COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, continues to spread globally, throughout the United States including North Carolina and is likely to continue to...
ECU students, staff gear up for alternative spring break experiences
NOTE TO MEDIA Email or call Tara Kermiet at kermiett16@ecu.edu, 252-328-1554 (office), 412-974-7363 (cell) for specific site contact information before heading to a spring break location. SUGGESTED COVERAGE DAYS Greenville – Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning...
ECU study finds naloxone available at more than half of retail pharmacies surveyed
Researchers at East Carolina University found 3 out of 5 North Carolina retail pharmacies have naloxone in stock for opioid overdoses as part of a statewide standing order. But some...