ECU Now Blog Archives

Oct 26, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school names assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion

Dr. Wanda Wright has been named the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the ECU School of Dental Medicine (SoDM). Wright, who has been with the school...

Oct 22, 2020
  • Michael Rudd

Fourth Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge kicks off, virtually

Despite COVID-19, the Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge (PEC) kicked off for the fourth time Oct. 12. While prior years had the first round taking place on the grounds of East Carolina...

Oct 20, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Biden leads Trump in new ECU poll

An East Carolina University poll conducted Oct. 15-18 shows that former Vice President Joe Biden has a 50% to 47% advantage over President Donald Trump among likely voters in North...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Michael Rudd

Food prep class goes virtual

On East Carolina University’s campus in the Rivers Building is the Golden Corral Culinary Center, a 2,300-square-foot space dedicated in 2009 thanks to a $200,000 renovation gift from Golden Corral...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Dr. George Wang named chair of ECU’s Department of Construction Management

With professional experience in industry and 13 years teaching at East Carolina University, Dr. George Wang has been named the chair of the Department of Construction Management. Wang was born...

Oct 16, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU researcher earns $1.8M grant to study brain, immune system links to hypertension

A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how communication between...

Oct 15, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

English professor wins second international book award for “The Kiss of Death”

East Carolina University associate professor of English Dr. Andrea Kitta is racking up awards for her most recent book, “The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination and Folklore,” which sheds light...

Oct 13, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU alumna is a leader in educating and mentoring students, teachers

East Carolina University alumna Cynthia D. Crane is a leader in the eastern North Carolina community and transforms the lives of numerous children and students of all ages every year....

Oct 12, 2020
  • Rich Klindworth

Students pitch business ideas during fourth annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge

Like many things over the past seven months, East Carolina University’s Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge has gone virtual this time around. Over the past three years, the first round’s pitch competition...

Oct 08, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU Division of Health Sciences faculty, residents and students earn accolades

When it comes to awards and accolades, East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences faculty, staff, residents and students continue to achieve in their fields. Recent honors include grants, organizational...