ECU Now Blog Archives

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Building relationships in Northern Ireland

Graduate student Ashton Nelson took part in a study abroad opportunity this summer to Northern Ireland in the School of Communication led by Dr. Rebecca Dumlao and Dr. Sachiyo Shearman....

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Tuscan travelers

A birthday to remember One could say that international travel runs in Kendall Pixley’s blood. Pixley, a public health and biology major from Indian Trail, is the daughter of a...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Designing abroad

Students enrolled in Art 3205 Special Topics in Graphic Design and Art 3009 Graphic Design Theory and Practice gained design experience and made valuable new connections in the field. The...

Aug 21, 2024
  • Steven Grandy

Embracing Japanese culture

Azaria McDaniel, a junior psychology major from Snellville, Georgia, spent 10 days in Japan as part of an 11-week summer course for Psychology 3321 Social Psychology and Psychology 4000 Advanced...

Aug 13, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Symposium helps teachers incorporate more STEM into their classrooms

Turns out, Kool-Aid® isn’t just something kids drink on a hot day. It can provide a path for youth STEM education. Educators from across the state came to East Carolina...

Aug 12, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

Nurse extern program gives students real-life experiences before graduation

The summer break was no break for more than two dozen East Carolina University College of Nursing students who got to see what their post-graduation life could be like with...

Aug 07, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

Grant provides training for needed older adult care

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has been awarded a $900,000, multi-year contract to help educate and train members of the regional health care workforce to more effectively care for...

Aug 06, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

ECU researchers guide heat stress app development

East Carolina University is acknowledged in the settings of an American Industrial Hygiene Association heat stress mobile app, which uses weather forecasts and emphasizes wet bulb globe temperature as the...

Aug 01, 2024
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU medical school’s newest class kicks off their Brody experience

Members of the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine’s Class of 2028 spent last week gearing up for medical school, establishing friendships and connections and getting a closer look...

Jul 30, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing students visit Guatemala to expand cultural understanding

Sometimes the best way to understand how to care for those who are outside of the mainstream, those who aren’t privileged in a society, is to learn how to communicate...