ECU Now Blog Archives

May 29, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brody School of Medicine inducts 14th Gold Humanism Honor Society class

The East Carolina University (ECU) Brody School of Medicine recently honored 16 new members — 10 medical students and six ECU Health residents — inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor...

May 29, 2025
  • Jules Norwood

Workshop brings sustainability into focus for faculty

Green curriculum, green campus, green city. That was the name of a faculty workshop hosted this month by East Carolina University’s sustainability office, and by all accounts the experience lived...

May 22, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU music students compose for high school alma maters in new recruitment effort

Two new East Carolina University Pirate alumni will experience music premieres this month thanks to a new School of Music recruitment program. Brody Hilton and Brett Howard, who both graduated...

May 20, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU faculty, students perform Dare County housing study

In 2024, a lack of understanding surrounding workforce housing caused Dare County to give back $35 million in state funding for affordable housing projects. Now, East Carolina University faculty and...

May 15, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Nurses take the lead in health care innovation with DNP-MBA

Earlier this year, Ashley Elks became the first person to embark on East Carolina University’s newest graduate program, a dual-track Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Business Administration that...

May 14, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College names 2025 Dean’s Early Career Award recipient

East Carolina University’s Dr. Michelle Malkin, assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, is the recipient of the prestigious 2025 Dean’s Early Career Award in the Thomas...

May 06, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU names 2025 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

Lauded for their genuine compassion, bold leadership and mission-centered initiative, five East Carolina University students have been honored as the 2025 recipients of the Robert H. Wright Leadership Award by...

May 05, 2025
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Brody alumna, student posters highlight Medical Education Day

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University hosted its 11th annual Medical Education Day May 1, highlighted by a keynote address by alumna Dr. Christina Peroutka. Held in...

May 01, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Dogwood Health Trust invests in dental care for western North Carolina

East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine aims to increase sustainability and provide more patient access in western North Carolina through a grant from Dogwood Health Trust. The three-year, $593,000...

Apr 30, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Doctoral nursing students advance ECU’s research legacy, global impact

Three East Carolina University College of Nursing doctoral students will graduate in May, bringing a wealth of innovation and knowledge to the profession through their research and scholarship in an...