ECU Now Blog Archives

Apr 07, 2020

Annual RCAW event moves online

Adaptability was the unofficial theme for East Carolina University’s 14th annual Research and Creative Achievement Week (RCAW). Held March 30 to April 6, the event went completely virtual for the...

Apr 03, 2020

Guiler receives prestigious Goldwater scholarship

East Carolina University junior William Guiler has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar, one of the most prestigious and oldest national scholarships in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering in...

Apr 02, 2020

College of Education shares expertise, opportunities internationally

It started with a student exchange program and led to an email from the prime minister of the Czech Republic. When Dr. Tosha Owens was in high school, an exchange...

Mar 27, 2020

Brody student appointed to national committee

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently appointed William H. McAllister as a 2020-2021 student member to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). McAllister, a third-year medical student...

Mar 26, 2020

Baile named to 2020-21 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows

East Carolina University sophomore Maggie Baile was selected for the 2020-21 cohort of Newman Civic Fellows by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to advance the public purposes of...

Mar 24, 2020

ECU professor co-chaired task force that set state’s health goals for 2030

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released a report detailing health goals for North Carolinians by the year 2030. The report, “Healthy North Carolina 2030: A...

Mar 13, 2020

College of Education lab explores campus-wide research to help students

The East Carolina University College of Education has opened a new lab that focuses on neurocognition and implementation of educational practices to better help students. The Neurocognition Science Laboratory, directed...

Mar 11, 2020

State Attorney General visits Brody School of Medicine to honor physician

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein visited the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University on Monday to present an ECU physician with an award for his efforts warning...

Mar 11, 2020

ECU Alumni Association names 2020 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award recipients

The East Carolina University Alumni Association selected five student recipients of the 2020 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award. The award recognizes students’ academic achievement as well as commitment to...

Mar 10, 2020

Students seek to improve sustainability through composting

Improving Greenville’s environmental sustainability through compost is the goal for several East Carolina University students. Olivia Sessoms, Loring Penna-Welch, Jacob Marshall and Hayden Murphy are four Honors College students who...