ECU Now Blog Archives

Dec 15, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental students, providers reflect on providing oral health care to veterans

The ECU School of Dental Medicine provided dental care for dozens of veterans last month during the school’s annual ECU Smiles for Veterans program at its community service learning center...

Dec 14, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

ECU holds inaugural healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition

The ECU Health Sciences Leadership Council created a new healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition held on Oct. 31, bringing together teams of health professions students from across multiple schools and programs...

Dec 10, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU med students add health disparities certificate to service-learning track

Four students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University are the first to earn a graduate certificate in ethnic and rural health disparities (ERHD) as part of...

Dec 08, 2020
  • Erin Ward

ECU’s planned giving society inducts new members

Each year, East Carolina University donors make planned gifts that pave the way for future students, faculty and pivotal projects. This year was no different, with donors supporting areas across...

Dec 07, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College celebrates students, honors donors during virtual scholarship celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recently recognized its generous donors for their help in supporting and celebrating student success. Dr. Allison S. Danell, dean of...

Nov 25, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

ECU crowdfunding aims to provide free rural education webinar series

East Carolina University’s College of Education and Rural Education Institute (REI) have launched a crowdfunding initiative to provide a webinar series about equity, social justice, diversity and inclusion for teachers...

Nov 24, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

ECU alumna receives Arthur Miller Foundation arts education award

An East Carolina University alumna recently received the Excellence in Arts Education Award from the Arthur Miller Foundation. Lisanne Shaffer, a theater teacher at the Brooklyn High School of the...

Nov 23, 2020
  • Ken Buday

ECU grad students, professor receive international recognition for research

Two East Carolina University graduate students and their advising professor received recognition for their research paper during the 13th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks (SINCONF). Students Mark...

Nov 23, 2020
  • Jules Norwood

Researchers investigate causes of insulin resistance

A research team at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine has published a study that may help exonerate a popular scapegoat in the field of metabolic disease. The study,...

Nov 20, 2020
  • Matt Smith

ECU hosts undergraduate researchers from across the state at 2020 SNCURCS

More than 400 undergraduate researchers from across North Carolina shared their work with their peers Nov. 7 at the 2020 State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium (SNCURCS)....