ECU Now Blog Archives

Mar 16, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

ECU’s core values displayed in winning LifeWTR label design

Inclusivity, respect and integrity inspired Noelle Story’s winning design for an art competition at East Carolina University. Story, a freshman art major from Kitty Hawk, was selected as the grand...

Mar 14, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

Pirates tour the region on a mission

Wheels returned to the road this year for the annual Purple and Gold Bus Tour on March 7, hosted by ECU’s Research, Economic Development and Engagement Division. The Pirate buses...

Mar 11, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

ECHI hosts annual meeting of reproductive biology consortium

The Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology had its 30th annual meeting this month at the East Carolina Heart Institute. Dr. Chris Geyer, associate professor of anatomy and cell biology at...

Mar 10, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Intersect East to help grow the region’s economy

BY THE NUMBERS Projections on the economic impact of Intersect East include about 3,300 jobs and $403.6 million in construction alone over the life of the project. Once completed, it...

Mar 09, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

ECU researcher promoting health equity in cancer, cardiovascular disease research

Dr. Eric Soule in the East Carolina University Department of Health Education and Promotion is part of a research team examining cancer and cardiovascular disease disparities among African American populations...

Mar 08, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU engineering students install equipment in support of environmental research

Engineers are always learning — even if that learning takes place on a warm afternoon in the middle of a field. A group of engineering students at East Carolina University...

Mar 03, 2022
  • Ken Buday

ECU professor to help study effectiveness of concrete sealants in roads

An East Carolina University professor is taking a crack — literally — at solving road problems in North Carolina. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh, associate professor in the Department of Construction Management,...

Mar 02, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College dean announces revised associate dean positions

Allison S. Danell, dean of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University, has announced the selection of two faculty members who will serve in newly...

Feb 21, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

Timeline brings together civil rights movement at ECU and beyond

East Carolina University Archives continues to add to a civil rights timeline project that began with an exhibit during the summer of 2019. The Pursuit of Civil Rights at East...

Feb 18, 2022
  • Erin Ward

ECU dental clinics get $225K boost from Dogwood Health Trust

A large donation to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will allow the school to increase services for low-income patients in two rural clinics. The Dogwood Health Trust...