Joyner Library recognizes writing award winners
The winners of the 2014 W. Keats Sparrow Writing Awards were recognized in a ceremony at Joyner Library Aug. 27. The awards recognize excellence in research and writing by students...
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Cousteau to open 2014-15 Voyages of Discovery series
Internationally renowned underwater explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau will present the premiere lecture of the 2014-15 Voyages of Discovery lecture series Oct 1 at East Carolina University. Cousteau, an environmentalist, educator and...
ECU English Chair Awarded $270,000 NEH Grant
East Carolina University English Department Chair Dr. Jeffery Johnson has received a $270,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The three-year grant supports “The Variorum Edition of the...
ECU see-through frog research highlighted in NatGeo
Research from the ECU Department of Biology on Peruvian glassfrogs was highlighted in National Geographic. Graduate student Evan Twomey, quoted in the piece, has teamed with former grad student Jesse...
Bauer, Rulifson selected as distinguished professors
Two professors in the ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences were inducted as distinguished professors at the college's annual faculty convocation Aug. 25. The honor is traditionally bestowed...
ECU event basis of new collection on Sir Walter Raleigh
Papers delivered at an international ECU conference formed the basis for a new collection of scholarly essays on Sir Walter Raleigh titled “Literary and Visual Ralegh," released Spring 2014. Many...
Grant funds multiple chemistry, physics scholarships
Ten incoming freshmen chemistry and physics majors at East Carolina University received scholarships of $5,000 each thanks to a $620,884 grant from the National Science Foundation. All recipients are North...
Riggs featured in National Geographic article
ECU geologist Stanley Riggs was featured in a National Geographic article on the effect of sea rise on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Riggs said that coastal storms, development of...
Fraser named chair, Foreign Languages and Literatures
Benjamin Fraser was named chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in ECU's Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Science. Fraser assumed the role July 1, replacing John...
Frédéric Fladenmuller awarded Palmes Académiques
East Carolina University Foreign Languages and Literatures professor Dr. Frédéric Fladenmuller was named a Knight (Chevalier) in the French Academic Palms. The honor recognizes service to French education and contributions...