ECU Now Blog Archives

Aug 08, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing dean selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

Dr. Bim Akintade, the new dean of East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, recognized by the nursing community...

Aug 05, 2022
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

Brody School of Medicine researchers advancing brain health knowledge

Two researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have been selected as the 2022 recipients of the Wooten Family Initiative for Brain Health Research Grant. Dr. Alessandro Didonna,...

Aug 03, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

STEM camp returns to ECU campus

Robotics is one of thousands of technologies categorized under “T” in STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics. For this year’s MIS STEM Camp, sponsored by the Department of Management...

Aug 02, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

‘Favorite time of year:’ Staff, faculty eager to welcome students

With fall semester around the corner, East Carolina University students will start moving their things to residence halls this week during optional drop-off. Between Thursday and Saturday, almost 1,700 students...

Jul 28, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU School of Dental Medicine awards first endowed professorship

Dr. Michael Webb was named the inaugural recipient of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Dentistry during a July 21...

Jul 26, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Lumbee Tribe STEM students visit ECU

High school students from North Carolina’s largest state-recognized Indian tribe — and who have particular interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields — visited East Carolina University’s Health Sciences...

Jul 22, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Brody School of Medicine dean named to AAMC’s Board of Directors

Dr. Michael Waldrum, dean of East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and chief executive officer of ECU Health, has been named to the board of directors of the Association...

Jul 21, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU Speech and Audiology Student Association earns gold honors from national association

East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences students studying speech-language pathology and audiology who comprise the East Carolina chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) have...

Jul 20, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Teaching Resources Center rooted in versatility, technology

The East Carolina University Teaching Resources Center aims to have an array of resources available for visitors to explore. Those visitors might come as eager youngsters from the Nancy W....

Jul 14, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

Board of Trustees elects officers for 2022-23

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees elected its slate of officers for 2022-23 during its meeting Thursday at the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building. Scott Shook was elected chair,...