Boys & Girls Club members explore nursing at ECU
A group of middle school and high school students from the Farmville Boys & Girls Club paid a visit to the ECU College of Nursing Thursday, July 19, to learn...
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After wife’s death, professor creates nursing scholarship in her name
Dr. Tom Irons keeps a voicemail on his phone of his wife laughing. It’s just a short giggle in an otherwise mundane message, but her laugh is one of the...
Recent ECU graduate wins national research contest
A research paper by a 2018 graduate of East Carolina University’s Master of Public Health program has won a national contest. Preventing Chronic Disease, a medical journal established by the Centers...
Task Force Dagger Foundation, ECU partner to provide rehabilitation diving for veterans
-News release by Department of Defense Task Force Dagger Foundation working in partnership with East Carolina University is developing a program that seeks to provide rehabilitation opportunities for Special Operations...
Catherine Carter receives 2018 Applewhite Poetry Prize
Catherine Carter is the winner of the 2018 James Applewhite Poetry Prize in a record-breaking year of entries. Carter’s prize-winning poem, “Womb-Room,” will be published in the 2019 print issue...
Two more community colleges join co-admission program
Two more eastern North Carolina community colleges – Edgecombe Community College and Sampson Community College – have signed co-admission agreements with East Carolina University, bringing the total number to 16....
Study shows climate change may hinder fish conservation efforts
For more than 20 years, conservationists in the Caribbean have been working to protect the endangered Nassau grouper. Thanks to those efforts, populations of this critical reef fish have stabilized...
Chancellor appoints task force to examine Greek life on ECU campus
A 16-member task force has been appointed by East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil Staton to examine major aspects of Greek life at the university, to identify and consider nationally recognized...
ECU systematic review explains higher incidence of respiratory diseases in LGB community
A systematic research review conducted recently at East Carolina University sheds light on why sexual minorities have a greater chance of developing respiratory diseases. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor in...
Alumni Association announces new board members
The East Carolina University Alumni Association announced the addition of five new members to its 28-member board of directors. The new board members will play an active role in guiding...