ECU Now Blog Archives

Mar 08, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU alumnus writes book about traveling country to watch Pirate football

Carl Davis’ seats in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium inspired the title of his first book, but it was the trips to away games that provided many of his stories. Davis, an East...

Mar 07, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU hosts annual gathering of reproductive biology experts

East Carolina University hosted nearly 100 participants from a variety of institutions Feb. 25 for the 31st annual Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting. The event was chaired by...

Feb 28, 2023
  • ECU News Services

ECU recognized for cybersecurity training initiatives

East Carolina University has received the Infosec Impact Award in recognition of its training initiatives from the Infosec Institute, a cybersecurity education provider. ECU was one of three award recipients,...

Feb 27, 2023
  • Jules Norwood

Bike Repair Clinic offers tuneups, inspections

In partnership with East Carolina University Parking and Transportation, ECU Sustainability has resumed operation of its weekly Bike Repair Clinic, offered Wednesdays from 2-6 p.m. outside the Main Campus Student...

Feb 24, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate alumna named Custom Builder of the Year

East Carolina University alumna Marnie Oursler ’01 loves to build. Through years of building client relationships, a dedicated company team and 145 homes, Oursler also has built a reputation as...

Feb 24, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

COVID-19 immunity study shows natural immunity wanes quickly

Public health researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, led by Suzanne Lea, have finalized their findings of the Pirates’ Prevention and COVID-19 Testing Study (PiratePACT) study of...

Feb 23, 2023
  • Crystal Baity

ECU hosts middle and high school artists’ work in competition

Artwork by middle and high school students from central and eastern North Carolina adorn the walls of East Carolina University’s Gray Gallery — the exhibition site for this year’s Scholastic...

Feb 22, 2023
  • ECU Health News
  • ECU News Services

Unified Quality Improvement Symposium highlights projects focused on patient experience

The seventh annual Unified Quality Improvement Symposium was held on Feb. 1 at Eastern AHEC, showcasing 30 projects related to quality improvement, patient safety, population health and interprofessional practice at...

Feb 21, 2023
  • Meaghan Skelly

Life-changing research: 5 facts about the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute

What once started as a virtual institute more than 20 years ago has transcended into the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI), a unique interdisciplinary research facility that is...

Feb 20, 2023
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Voyages Series to feature bestselling, national award-winning North Carolina author

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences concludes the 16th season of its signature Voyages of Discovery Series at 7 p.m. on March 2 in the Main...