ECU Now Blog Archives

May 17, 2018
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ECU takes third in NASA rover challenge

Five College of Engineering and Technology students recently competed and won third place in the 2018 Human Exploration Rover Challenge. The April event, which was held in Huntsville, Alabama, was...

May 17, 2018
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Conference promotes diversity, inclusion

A recent conference at ECU aimed to promote a better understanding of diversity and inclusion among paraprofessional library staff across the state. Joyner Library’s 14th annual Paraprofessional Conference, “Navigating the Path...

May 16, 2018
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New focus for lab courses introduced

Instead of repeating tried-and-true experiments in their science laboratory courses, university and community college students in eastern North Carolina will soon be learning and conducting science in a more interactive,...

May 15, 2018
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Eastern AHEC, ECU and Camp Lejeune partner on new military-civilian cardiac conference

More than 250 military and civilian health professionals came together for a new educational conference entitled Premature Cardiac Death in Eastern North Carolina on May 8 at Camp Lejeune. This...

May 15, 2018
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ECU anthropology professor named director of international initiatives for Harriot College

East Carolina University anthropology professor Dr. Megan Perry has been appointed director of international initiatives for the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. “I’m thrilled to...

May 14, 2018
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ECU Police to conduct active shooter training

The East Carolina University Police Department will conduct active shooter training May 14-18 from 5 p.m. to midnight in the Carol G. Belk Building on Charles Boulevard. This training, a...

May 14, 2018
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Blockfest competition gives construction students real-life experience

Construction management students recently competed in Blockfest, a design and craft competition in which seven teams of 42 students had to dry-stack a structure using a selection of concrete masonry...

May 14, 2018
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Hurricane Preparedness Week 2018: Be prepared to weather the storm

While most of today’s students are too young to remember 1999’s Hurricane Floyd, the severe flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew in 2016 remains a fresh memory. Eastern North Carolina and...

May 11, 2018
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Honor a service member with a Memorial Walk commemorative brick

Each November, the Office of Military Programs conducts a ceremony to honor those whose engraved brick pavers will become part of the Memorial Walk located west of Christenbury Memorial Gymnasium. The...

May 11, 2018
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Family Fun Day set for June 3

Campus Recreation & Wellness will be hosting Family Fun Day on Sunday, June 3 from 2– 4 p.m. at the North Recreational Complex on U.S. 264 East to celebrate our...