ECU Contributor Archives

ECU students take the plunge during the 23rd annual Polar Bear Plunge.
Jan 18, 2019
  • Reed Wolfley

ICE COLD CUSTOM

Cold. Freezing. Perhaps insanity or bravery. These are a few words some might choose to describe the Polar Bear Plunge. But for ECU students, faculty and staff, it comes down...

Jan 15, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Pirates prepare for 23rd annual Polar Bear Plunge

The 23rd annual Polar Bear Plunge is set for 6:30 p.m. Jan. 17 at the East Carolina University Student Recreation Center. All ECU students, faculty and staff are invited to...

Jan 15, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s online programs ranked among the best in the nation

Online programs at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. ECU’s online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education...

Jan 15, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

HIGH MARKS

Online programs at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.   ECU’s online graduate programs in business, criminal justice,...

Jan 10, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU names new chief audit officer

Wayne Poole has been named the chief audit officer for East Carolina University’s Office of Internal Audit and Management Advisory Services. He began his duties Jan. 1. After a national...

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology Assistant Professor Kymberly Gowdy received a Brody Brothers grant.
Jan 09, 2019
  • Erin Ward

FUNDING BREAKTHROUGHS

Several East Carolina University medical researchers recently got a funding boost to expand their studies of common health issues, thanks to the Brody Brothers Foundation. This year, the Brody Brothers...

Jan 04, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU to hold ribbon cutting ceremony for Main Campus Student Center

East Carolina University will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new Main Campus Student Center at 1 p.m., Monday, Jan. 7. The Main Campus Student Center is...

Dec 21, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Performers from around the world join Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival’s Winter Workshop for three concerts in January

A cast of international performers will join the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival Winter Workshop 2019 for three public concerts of different chamber music programs on Jan. 4-6 at East...

Dec 19, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU names vice chancellor for health sciences division

East Carolina University has named Dr. Mark Stacy vice chancellor for its Division of Health Sciences, effective January 1, 2019. He has served in the role as interim vice chancellor...

Dec 19, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU study shows reduced cardiac function in women who drink alcohol

Alcohol can have significant negative effects on cardiac function, especially in women, according to the research of Dr. Abdel Abdel-Rahman, vice chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in...