Dean, student switch roles in Harriot College
One East Carolina University student recently had the opportunity to serve as “Dean for a Day” in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences. Dana Shefet, an EC Scholar...
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I-Corps@ECU honors entrepreneurs
I-Corps@ECU recognized the work of faculty members, students and community members at its 2018 Celebration and Information Session at the East Carolina Heart Institute on April 13. More than 30...
ECU celebrates Earth Day 2018 with full week of events
East Carolina University will celebrate Earth Day with a full week of events beginning Monday, April 16, and continuing through Sunday, April 22. Monday: Special lecture by environmental activist Summer...
Laupus Library demonstrates how to care for cultural heritage
Would you like to learn about caring for your family’s heirlooms? Join Laupus Library’s History Collections staff on April 16-19 for a series of demonstrations about preserving artifacts and manuscripts....
Students attend largest, oldest French film festival in the U.S.
Students in East Carolina University’s French Club enriched their knowledge of French culture by attending the 26thannual French Film Festival in Richmond, Virginia, March 23-25. “For years the club has...
Dr. Emmanuel Zervos named to Raab Professorship
After years of preparation, an endowed professorship through the East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation was conferred on its first recipient Thursday at the East Carolina Heart Institute...
Endowment to bring more renowned speakers to ECU
Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead, underwater explorer Jean-Michael Cousteau, primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson have all come to East Carolina University to share their unique perspectives,...
Study finds people with diabetes visit the dentist less frequently
A study led by researchers at East Carolina University and New York University showed that adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes or...
Riverbank erosion in Bangladesh
In North Carolina, coastal communities are faced with environmental change as water interacts with the land. Sea level rise and storm surges are the primary threats, but an understudied issue...
ECU alum wins London’s most prestigious theater award for work in ‘Hamilton’
Howell Binkley, an East Carolina University alum who won a Tony Award for his lighting design of the musical “Hamilton” in 2016, has another accolade to add to his collection....