Underdog mentality drives ECU alum, former football walk-on
From his humble beginnings as a child in Chihuahua, Mexico to being recognized as one of the top sales representatives for the cardiac rhythm management division of Boston Scientific in...
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Campbell named winner of Applewhite Prize
A Charlotte writer has won the North Carolina Literary Review’s (NCLR) James Applewhite Poetry Prize. Barbara Campbell’s winning poem, “Half an Avocado and a Dollop of Hollandaise,” will be published...
Campus Update — Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Raise Process Update
The fall semester is in full swing across campus — from classrooms and labs to the football and soccer fields. The commitment of our dedicated faculty and staff propels the...
Solar demonstration, seminar part of ECU’s Pollution Prevention Week
East Carolina University is marking Pollution Prevention Week with a number of activities on campus. “This is a national week, and we are one of many universities celebrating,” said Dr....
Nursing students welcomed into profession with Lamp of Learning Ceremony
The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s Class of 2024 were formally welcomed as initiates into the nursing profession during a ceremony Sept. 8 where they were presented with Lamp...
Full-circle moment for Laliotes in reading room
Among Ann Laliotes’ many character traits — like her humor, passion for East Carolina University success and a philanthropic mindset — is something else ECU library director Jan Lewis likes...
ECU graduate wants to solve the mysteries of migraine headaches
It might start with an aura — a scintillating scotoma of zigzag lines, opaque circles, rings of colors. You might turn or blink, but it just gets worse. Then the...
ECU business, engineering, nursing programs nationally ranked; campus recognized for ethnic diversity, social mobility
East Carolina University’s undergraduate programs in business, engineering and nursing are national leaders in preparing students for the workforce, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges released...
Best for Vets: ECU in the top 30% of U.S. schools for veterans
East Carolina University has placed in the top 30% of U.S. schools for veterans in a new ranking by Military Times. This year, ECU was 26th out of 62 schools in...
Brody researchers show you are what your ancestors ate
Parental diet and physical activity levels are critical factors in the prevalence of obesity and metabolic disorders such as diabetes not only among their offspring but also their children’s children...