ECU Now Blog Archives

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...

Feb 17, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

HHP Film Festival sparks insightful reactions, conversations

In an emotional and purposeful public service announcement that lasts only 6 minutes and 43 seconds, Greenville filmmaker Deborah Sheppard strings together scenes that can spark hours of conversation. The...

Feb 15, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school hosts annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine held its seventh annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS) on Feb. 9, honoring student exploration and discovery through oral health focused...

Feb 14, 2022
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU assistant dean elected to National Academy of Inventors Senior Members class

East Carolina University Assistant Dean for Dental Education and Informatics Robert Todd Watkins, Jr. was elected to the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members Class of 2022. The organization announced the...

Feb 11, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

Kean appointed CFAC dean

Dr. Linda Kean, professor of communication, has been appointed dean of East Carolina University’s College of Fine Arts and Communication, effective July 1. Kean has served as interim dean since...