ECU Now Blog Archives

Jan 20, 2021
  • Erin Ward

Alumnae-run J Public Relations makes Forbes list of best PR agencies

J Public Relations, founded by School of Communication alumna Jamie Sigler O’Grady and Thomas Harriet College of Arts and Sciences alumna Sarah Evans, was named by Forbes magazine as one...

Jan 19, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

Miller School takes prestigious award

Last year, East Carolina University’s Miller School of Entrepreneurship and its student entrepreneurship program, RISE29, was honored for its co-curricular innovation by the United States Association for Small Business and...

Jan 14, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU events celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

East Carolina University will host several events celebrating the life and continuing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from Jan. 23-28. The events include: Saturday, Jan. 23 – Day...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Painting explores global concerns during the pandemic

Cynthia Bickley-Green, who has taught in the School of Art and Design at East Carolina University for 27 years, is being honored for a painting she created during the pandemic...

Jan 12, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Recent ECU graduate places in top 10 in international dance competition

Jessica Wooten, a 2020 East Carolina University graduate, recently placed fifth at the international Hamburg Dance Competition. This inaugural event was online due to the pandemic. A live competition will...

Jan 11, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Farmville’s Café Madeleine, RISE29 interns connect over confections

A group of East Carolina University interns is helping an artisanal bakery bring the taste of France to Farmville. Through ECU’s student entrepreneurship program RISE29, College of Fine Arts and...

Jan 06, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Lamson honored for outstanding contributions to marriage and family therapy field

Angela Lamson, professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Science, received the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) Outstanding Contribution to Marriage and Family Therapy Award...

Jan 05, 2021
  • ECU News Services

$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County

A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...

Jan 04, 2021
  • Matt Smith

RISE29 internship team partners with nonprofit to explore canning business

A group of East Carolina University interns are helping Beaufort County’s Alpha Life Enrichment Center (ALEC) support farmers in eastern North Carolina. College of Education graduate student Tiffany Corey, College...

Dec 16, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

State Attorney General selects ECU physician for 2020 Dogwood Award

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein recently honored an ECU physician for her devotion to caring for COVID-19 patients during the coronavirus pandemic. Each year, the attorney general presents Dogwood...