Board of Trustees hears research highlights
With a 127% increase in research funding since 2018, East Carolina University is making a positive difference in the lives of students and people throughout the region, nation and world....
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Six finalists to compete in April’s Aman Pirate Challenge finals
First, there were 75. Then there were 12. Now, there are six. On a night when 12 student-led teams summoned the courage to stand on a stage and pitch their...
Miller School Names New Director
The College of Business (COB) has named Dr. Joshua R. Aaron the Miller School of Entrepreneurship's new director. He takes over for Dr. Michael Harris, who officially became dean of...
Polar Bear Plunge delivers splashes and smiles
For East Carolina University junior Kaliyah Crowder, the wait was more than worth it. The hospitality management major from Raleigh took her place at the front of the line at...
Heath care students learn to learn from one another
In the 1980s, health care educators began to rethink how health sciences students, including future doctors, nurses, physical therapists and their allied health peers, should learn their jobs. Interprofessional education,...
Spanish for medical careers: Students shadow professionals at ECU Health
East Carolina University aspires to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and values to succeed in a global, multicultural society. In the fall, students in the Spanish for Health Professions...
Online masters’ programs in nursing, criminal justice, education and business lead rankings
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing is the No. 1 online master’s program for public universities in North Carolina and is in the top 10 nationwide in a new ranking...
ECU researcher explores sustainable concrete production
An East Carolina University construction management researcher has published work that describes a more sustainable process to produce concrete. Dr. Amin Akhnoukh worked with Natrx, a Raleigh sustainable technologies company,...
ECU alumnus riding a wave of documentary success
Editor’s note: The ECU alumnus featured in this story lives in southern California. At the time of publication, he and his family were safe from devastating fires. As a lifelong...
Nursing students learn to balance language translation with legal rules
Members of the health care work force are presented with a dizzying array of challenges in treating patients. Bilingual nurses, doctors and allied health professionals have an additional layer of...