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ECU’s Mary Tucker-McLaughlin, left, talks with migrant workers about coping with stress during a focus group held at an Edgecombe County farm in September.
Dec 11, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH

Hurricane Florence had made landfall less than two weeks before a group of migrant workers gathered at sunset on an Edgecombe County farm to talk with East Carolina University researchers....

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Dec 10, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Matthew Campbell

From a starting cadet class of 50 in 2015, senior Matthew Campbell is one of the remaining five. Campbell is the Cadet Vice Wing Commander, or second in command of...

Dec 06, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU, UNC-Pembroke officials sign public health partnership agreement

Officials from East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday morning that will improve research and educational opportunities at both schools...

Dec 06, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU experts examine data on gun safety, public health

Nearly one in 10 Americans lives in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, according to a report released by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research: “Unlocked and...

Dec 06, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumnus and CAPTRUST co-founder to deliver fall commencement address

Family and friends will gather to celebrate at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 14 as more than 2,200 students receive degrees during the fall commencement ceremony. The...

Dec 03, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Jon Gilbert named ECU Director of Athletics

Jon Gilbert has been named director of athletics at East Carolina University, according to an announcement from Chancellor Cecil Staton. The ECU Board of Trustees formally approved the hire Monday...

ECU dancers perform in the first ever Fall Dance.
Nov 29, 2018
  • Bri Deel

FALL DANCE 2018

East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is making history this semester. Fall Dance 2018 will be the first time that the dance department has put on two main-stage...

Nov 28, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Professor named national fellow for scientific contributions

In the 1980s and early ’90s, a commercial jingle described cotton as the “fabric of our lives.” Nearly three decades later, cotton truly has been an important fiber for East...

Nov 27, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Hurricane relief concert raises $325K

The hurricane relief show at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum on Nov. 13 raised $325,000, it was announced Tuesday. Nearly 4,000 tickets were sold for the show, which featured headliners...

East Carolina University professor Baohong Zhang examines cotton fibers grown in his lab that were modified using gene-editing tools. Zhang’s research into cotton growth and development was recognized this week after he was named a fellow to the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Nov 27, 2018
  • Matt Smith

DISTINGUISHED DISTINCTION

In the 1980s and early ’90s, a commercial jingle described cotton as the “fabric of our lives.” Nearly three decades later, cotton truly has been an important fiber for East...