College of Nursing welcomes new students during ceremony
The ECU College of Nursing officially welcomed more than 140 future nurses with its Lamp of Learning Ceremony at the East Carolina Heart Institute on Thursday, Jan. 27. The college’s...
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ECU’s Laupus Library to host Love Data Week
A tradition of information-sharing and conversations about data gathering and use will continue this year during Love Data Week, hosted by Laupus Health Sciences Library. Love Data Week, an international...
Kariko appointed director of Continuing and Professional Education
East Carolina University's Division of Research, Economic Development and Engagement has named Annette Kariko the director of Continuing and Professional Education (CPE) effective Feb. 1. Kariko stepped into the role...
ECU alumna awarded U.S. Chamber’s inaugural LGBTQ-Owned Business Achievement Award
Hideaway Cafe, owned by East Carolina University graduate and 2015 ECU 40 Under Forty awardee Victoria Kidd, was honored by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in October as the recipient...
Pitt County Care Clinic offers community care led by ECU medical students
On a blustery, sunny Sunday afternoon in January, physicians and medical students hurried into the Pitt County Health Department’s Earl Trevathan Jr., M.D. Public Health Center and disappeared into a...
Supporting the Pirate community
Mental health is an important issue on college campuses. A recent survey found that more than 51% of students believe they have more stress and anxiety now than they did...
ECU’s Voyages of Discovery Series features cave diver, author, filmmaker
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences continues this season’s Voyages of Discovery Series on explorations in empowerment at 7 p.m. on Feb. 17 in the Main...
Finalists set for fifth annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge
The second round of this year’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge on Jan. 25 saw 11 teams vie for the opportunity to move on to the finals, scheduled for 6-8 p.m. on...
Pirate, pro wrestler Summer Rae returns to ring for Royal Rumble
After nearly five years, East Carolina University alumna and wrestler Danielle Moinet is making a surprise return to the WWE ring. Moinet, who goes by the wrestling moniker Summer Rae,...
Bone marrow donation virtual event highlights need for donors, diversity
Participants in a virtual panel Jan. 20 learned about the process of signing up for the bone marrow donation registry through Be the Match, operated by the National Marrow Donor...