ECU Now Blog Archives

Jun 17, 2018

Maritime students go from surveying WWII sites underwater to local outreach

ECU maritime studies program professor Dr. Jennifer McKinnon and several graduate students are in Saipan this summer to conduct archaeological surveys of surrounding waters to locate and document sites related...

Jun 15, 2018

North Carolina Literary Review explores North Carolina ‘On the Map and in the News’

The 2018 issue of the award-winning North Carolina Literary Review opens with an essay by the acclaimed author of the 20-book Judge Deborah Knott mystery series. Margaret Maron describes traveling...

Jun 15, 2018

Wanted: Fall move-in volunteers

Campus Living is seeking groups and organizations to serve as volunteers for this coming fall's move-in from Wednesday, Aug. 15 through Friday, Aug. 17. Move-in volunteers welcome residents and their...

Jun 08, 2018

Professor speaks at congressional briefing about shoreline stabilization

Rachel Gittman, East Carolina University assistant professor of biology, was invited by Congressman Frank Pallone Jr. to present at a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., on May 30. Gittman was...

Jun 07, 2018

Graduate students learning to become better archaeologists, divers on Saipan trip

ECU maritime studies program professor Dr. Jennifer McKinnon and several graduate students are in Saipan this summer to conduct archaeological surveys of surrounding waters to locate and document sites related...

Jun 06, 2018

ECU’s Country Doctor Museum partners with high school students to make history

East Carolina University’s Country Doctor Museum in Bailey teamed up recently with students from Southern Nash High School to help preserve local history. A student-led oral history event was held...

Jun 05, 2018

Graduate students' work in Saipan could help with recovery of servicemen MIA after WWII

ECU maritime studies program professor Dr. Jennifer McKinnon and several graduate students are in Saipan this summer to conduct archaeological surveys of surrounding waters to locate and document sites related...

Jun 04, 2018

ECU summer festivals for piano and guitar bring international artists to Greenville for public performances

The inaugural East Carolina Piano Festival and the long-standing ECU Summer International Guitar Festival will bring acclaimed international performers to Greenville for public concerts in June and July. The East...

May 31, 2018

ECU researcher examines barriers faced by older Latinos in cancer treatment

Abby J. Schwartz, assistant professor of social work at East Carolina University, recently completed a study in partnership with Lauren Ring and Allen Glicksman, researchers at the Philadelphia Corporation for...

May 25, 2018

ITCS employee named Inclusivity Award winner

Lisa Barry, a member of the East Carolina University Information Technology and Computing Services (ITCS) department, was one of four women who received the Internet2 Inclusivity Award at the annual...