Arts and Sciences Archives

Feb 25, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU biologist contributes to worldwide climate-resilient conservation efforts

East Carolina University’s Dr. Rachel Gittman, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, along with several student researchers in her lab, have been working with other experts and federal agencies...

Feb 25, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU students, staff assist western North Carolina community with historical homes survey

On Jan. 25-26, East Carolina University students and staff conducted a historic house survey in western North Carolina in the wake of significant property damage during Hurricane Helene. The team...

A graphic showing a map of the world and the words ‘love is in the air’ displayed.
Feb 14, 2025
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Lesson in Love: Study abroad led to this Pirate’s happily ever after

Life-changing is a phrase most students use to describe their study abroad experience. East Carolina University alumna Laurel Truelove Currie ’10 didn’t know just how much study abroad would change...

A baby’s finger is being held by an adult thumb and finger.
Feb 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU biology professor researches genetic markers associated with sudden infant death syndrome

The loss of a child is an emotionally sensitive experience for a parent, no matter the age, but when the cause is unknown, as in the case of sudden infant...

Three women stand in front of a white screen in East Carolina University’s Main Campus Student Center. They each hold a different trophy representing their first, second and third place awards in the Three-Minute Thesis competition.
Feb 10, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Shifting the attitude of reporting sports-related head injuries

Xanthia Saganis, an East Carolina University doctoral student in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences health psychology program pursuing a concentration in clinical health, is studying athletic injuries....

A man talks and gestures with his hands as he stands on stage in the Main Campus Student Center. There is a podium behind him and the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences banner beside him.
Feb 04, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Biologist Jeff Corwin stresses adaptability and hope in life and conservation

“In 100 years since the industrial period, humankind has consumed 75% of the planet’s nature,” said Jeff Corwin, television personality, biologist and wildlife conservationist. “Every half hour a species disappears...

Jan 28, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Spanish for medical careers: Students shadow professionals at ECU Health

East Carolina University aspires to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and values to succeed in a global, multicultural society. In the fall, students in the Spanish for Health Professions...

Jan 22, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Online masters’ programs in nursing, criminal justice, education and business lead rankings

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing is the No. 1 online master’s program for public universities in North Carolina and is in the top 10 nationwide in a new ranking...

Jan 22, 2025
  • Crystal Baity
  • Shelby Hudnall

Treasured Pirates, longtime employees honored at recognition ceremony

East Carolina University’s 2024 Treasured Pirates and employees who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were recognized in a ceremony at Harvey Hall on Jan. 13, the...

A group of men and women sit in chairs in a circle. In the center is a bald man facing the group who is wearing a gray T-shirt with black letters that spell Inside-Out Student on the back.
Jan 16, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Students break through stereotypes, barriers in Inside-Out class

Students at East Carolina University and men who are incarcerated at Greene Correctional Institution took a class together this fall that not only taught them about the criminal justice system,...