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...
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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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
ECU scores high for student engagement in new ranking
East Carolina University placed in the top 20% for student engagement in a ranking of U.S. colleges by the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education. The 2021 rankings recognize...
ECU part of effort to develop global, high-speed research network
The creation of a research data superhighway across the Atlantic Ocean is the subject of a collaborative project that includes East Carolina University. ECU and George Mason University have received...
Purple Gold Golf Open to return Oct. 16
REGISTER NOW Register for the Purple Gold Golf Open for a chance to take home a trophy and support student scholarships. While the pandemic has postponed nearly all ECU Alumni...