Arts and Sciences Archives

Wrenn Whitfield, from left, Teresa Hupp, Abby Ulffers and Kaylee Warren became best friends during their time at East Carolina University and encouraged each other on their journeys to success.
Apr 27, 2023
  • Kristen Martin

LIFE-CHANGING BOND

In Hollywood, college is pictured as a place where you’ll find yourself and — more importantly — you’ll find your lifelong friends who support and encourage you to be successful....

Apr 17, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray
  • Michael Rudd

EC Scholars to participate in UNC System program

A pair of East Carolina University EC Scholars have been selected to participate in the Marian Drane Graham Scholars Program with the UNC System. Starting this summer, rising senior Aurora...

Faculty members who received the UNC System Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Awards stand with Provost Robin Coger, left, and Faculty Chair Anne Ticknor and Chancellor Philip Rogers, right.
Apr 14, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

‘UNWAVERING COMMITMENT’

East Carolina University recognized and celebrated outstanding faculty members during the 2023 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday night in the Murphy Center. “I’m so proud we’re a university that offers...

Apr 12, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

University Writing Center celebrates 10 years of student support, community success

Sharing in East Carolina University’s mission, the University Writing Center (UWC) strives to serve the public and assist in student success, a goal that the faculty, staff and students are...

Elizabeth LaFave, center, celebrates winning the sixth annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge for her business idea, Invenire, which is latin for to discover.
Apr 11, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

PURE CHEMISTRY

In 2019, East Carolina University graduate student Elizabeth LaFave was analyzing samples for the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey. The relationship soon revealed the museum was suffering the effects of...

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Apr 06, 2023
  • Kim Tilghman

LIFETIME OF CARING

Passionate about his work, his students, his colleagues, East Carolina University and our planet, Yu “Frank” Yang, professor of chemistry is this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for...

Apr 03, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Former ECU faculty member makes science fun for all generations

John and Nancy Bray are many things — educators, environmentalists, advocates and philanthropists. To East Carolina University and residents of eastern North Carolina, they are an inspiration for their motto,...

Mar 30, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU graduate student delves into the history, composition of historical remedies

An exploration of the ingredients in herbal remedies by East Carolina University students gave participants in a recent lecture series a glimpse at health care and medications from days gone...

Mar 29, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

Mentoring fellow aims to support ECU faculty

Jennifer Sisk, East Carolina University senior teaching instructor of English for the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, is making a positive difference for faculty, now and in the...

Mar 16, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

Event, programs celebrate International Women’s Day

An International Women’s Day celebration at East Carolina University on Tuesday provided an array of programming options for attendees, including a film screening of “The Seeds of Vandana Shiva” and...