Charlotte Hornets recognize Club Sports for inclusivity
The East Carolina University Club Sports Program has been named the winner of the Charlotte Hornets’ 2021 For the Love of the Game award. The award honors LGBTQ or LGBTQ...
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ECU to host Summer Movies on the Lawn series in July
East Carolina University’s Division of Student Affairs will relaunch the Summer Movies on the Lawn series in July at the Main Campus Student Center. The series started in 2019 but...
Queen of beach reads: Alumna Kristy Woodson Harvey talks latest novel
East Carolina University alumna Kristy Woodson Harvey ’10 regularly finds herself on lists like Southern Living’s Most Anticipated Beach Reads, Huffington Post’s Summer Reading and the News & Observer‘s Best...
ECU recognized for promoting physical activity on campus
East Carolina University’s Exercise is Medicine – On Campus (EIM-OC) program has been recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine as a “COVID Conquerer” for demonstrating creative ways to...
ECU researcher lands featured journal cover story
East Carolina University research instructor Tracey Woodlief made the cover of the journal Toxics for her work with the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology’s DeWitt Lab researching the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also...
Grad student bitten by T. rex research
An opportunity to participate in fascinating research as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh helped lead graduate student Shannon Brink to pursue a master’s degree at East Carolina...
Five earn certification from ECU Economic Development Academy
In the first designation of its kind, five members of East Carolina University’s Economic Development Academy were named North Carolina Certified Economic Developers. Each member of the inaugural class completed...
ECU cardiologist earns national award for outstanding work in science and medicine
Dr. Blase Carabello has been awarded the 2020-2021 Harriet P. Dustan Award for Outstanding Work in Science as Related to Medicine from the American College of Physicians (ACP). Carabello is...
ECU students gain real-world experience interpreting data on seafloor earthquakes
Dr. Meg Blome, teaching assistant professor of geological sciences at East Carolina University, regularly teaches more than 50 students in an introductory oceanography course, but only half of those students...
ECU receives a National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant
East Carolina University is one of 61 organizations nationwide selected to receive a 2021-22 National Endowment for the Arts Big Read grant. The grant project, directed by Dr. Marianne Montgomery,...