ECU Now Blog Archives

Oct 31, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

Coaching program proven to support new teachers, increase retention

For 12 years, the North Carolina New Teacher Support Program (NC NTSP) has supported beginning teachers in their first years in the field. With the current teacher shortage, this support...

Oct 27, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU research study aims to unravel secrets of human gene expression

A pair of researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have received $280,000 in funding from Janssen Pharmaceuticals to study the way that genes are expressed in humans,...

Oct 26, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

COB alum shares business success stories at annual business leadership conference

More than 1,200 students, alumni and presenters attended the seventh annual Business Leadership Conference held Oct. 20 on the campus of East Carolina University. During the one-day event, College of...

Oct 25, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Albernaz Lecture speakers encourage medical students to embrace storytelling

The noon-time crowd that filed into the East Carolina Heart Institute Oct. 24 was fairly typical, headed to a catered luncheon to listen to a speaker talk about something related...

Oct 25, 2022
  • ECU Advancement

ECU Foundation welcomes new board members

East Carolina University alumni Stephanie Bond, Vonta Leach and Misty L. Miller have joined the ECU Foundation’s board of directors. Their four-year terms started in July and will end in...

Oct 20, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

Doctoral project models fisheries, food insecurity

Samantha Farquhar, a doctoral student in East Carolina University’s Integrated Coastal Sciences program, will travel to northern Quebec next year to study and model how fisheries relate to food systems...

Oct 19, 2022
  • Hannah Eccleston

School of Theatre and Dance and Loessin Playhouse present ‘Intimate Apparel’

The East Carolina University School of Theatre and Dance and Loessin Playhouse invite the public to “Intimate Apparel,” showing Wednesday through Sunday. Take a step back in time to 1905...

Oct 18, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU recognizes contributions of Golden LEAF Foundation with naming

A new plaque in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building celebrates the Golden LEAF Foundation’s long-term commitment and partnership with East Carolina University. Chancellor Philip Rogers welcomed Scott Hamilton, president...

Oct 17, 2022
  • ECU Advancement

ECU Alumni Association Board of Directors announces new members

The East Carolina University Alumni Association welcomed six new members to its board of directors. The newly elected members — Michael Crooke, Alexander Davis, Anthony Enoch, Joseph Gore III, Molly...

Oct 14, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Alumni awards recognize outstanding service to ECU

Six outstanding East Carolina University alumni and friends will be recognized by the ECU Alumni Association over homecoming weekend. The ECU alumni awards celebrate individuals who demonstrate outstanding service to...