ECU Now Blog Archives

Mar 28, 2024
  • Ken Buday

Technology, business collide during Technology Summit

Who knew the internet would become so yesterday. “We’re moving into the AI era,” Robert Daigle, director and global artificial intelligence business leader at Lenovo, told East Carolina University students...

Mar 26, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Alumnus launches peanut passion project

A flash of Pirate-inspired flare adorns every can of Hancock Peanut Company. peanuts. The purple stripes on the logo of the golden legumes highlight the talents and family history of...

Mar 19, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Event to raise funds for ECU theatre and dance scholarships

East Carolina University’s Friends of Theatre and Dance organization is hosting Showtime @ the Scullery, an annual scholarship fundraiser dinner and show, on Saturday at The Scullery restaurant in downtown...

Mar 18, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU distribution and logistics students place third in international competition

What began as a way to gain some real-world experience ended with a third-place finish in an international competition for a group of East Carolina University students. A team from...

Mar 15, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Philanthropy provides memorable student experiences

East Carolina University international student Roshan Saud says the memory of seeing the ocean for the first time will live in his heart forever. It’s an experience made possible by...

From left to right, Dr. Paul Cook, Dr. David Tulis, Dr. Amanda Higginson, Dr. Sheena Eagan, Dr. Emily Askew and Dr. Jacques Robidoux were recognized by the ECU Brody School of Medicine as the 2024 Master Educator Award winners. Not pictured: Dr. Justin Edwards (Contributed photo)
Mar 12, 2024
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

ECU medical school faculty named master educators

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named seven medical educators as the 2024 recipients of its Master Educator Awards. The Master Educator Program is designed to recognize excellence...

Mar 12, 2024
  • Kim Tilghman

Delivering Specialized Training

Committed to expanding educational opportunities to meet the needs of all learners, East Carolina University and the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) are joining forces to provide specialized training...

Mar 11, 2024
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation Gives expands participation opportunities

There are more ways than ever to participate in this year’s Pirate Nation Gives — East Carolina University’s annual day of giving. The day begins at 12 a.m. on March...

Mar 08, 2024
  • Kim Tilghman

DELIVERING SPECIALIZED TRAINING

Committed to expanding educational opportunities to meet the needs of all learners, East Carolina University and the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB) are joining forces to provide specialized training...

Mar 05, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Panel, viewing March 11 for advocacy film about disabilities

The power of words is a theme for a March 11 viewing and panel discussion about “The R-Word,” a film that dives into the history and implications of words, and...