Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives
More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...
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ECU set to celebrate ninth day of giving Wednesday
Students on the East Carolina University Club Volleyball team intend to compete in nationals this year in Phoenix, Arizona. They are counting on donations and bonus money earned during Pirate...
Pirate Nation Gives offers many ways to support university
Scan the code and give to an area of East Carolina University that is important to you. Using the QR code embedded on signs around campus and seen in this...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...