Killian named UNC Staff Assembly chair
Garrett Killian, an East Carolina University staff member, has been elected as the chair for the University of North Carolina Staff Assembly for the 2019-2020 academic year. Going into its...
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ECU hosts middle school students for renewable energy STEM camp
Just enough wind blew to make the color-laden blades on the whirligig rotate, creating a fun environment for about 20 students attending the College of Engineering and Technology’s Renewable Energy...
Students get new look at technology at MIS STEM camp
A deep dive into business technology highlighted the 2019 Management Information Systems (MIS) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Camp this week at East Carolina University. The camp hosted 16...
ECU faculty member inducted as fellow of the AANP
Dr. Michelle Skipper, a nurse practitioner and director of the ECU College of Nursing’s doctor of nursing practice program was inducted as a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse...
Wayne Johns receives top prize in record-breaking NCLR poetry contest
The North Carolina Literary Review, an East Carolina University publication, received a record number of entries for its 2019 James Applewhite Poetry Prize, which has been awarded to Wayne Johns....
ECU team develops cybersecurity game as learning tool
About 20 computer teaching instructors participated in a high-stakes game of cybersecurity during a Competitive Labs-as-a-Service (CLaaS) workshop Wednesday and Thursday in the College of Engineering and Technology at East...
Bonner named director of Renewable Ocean Energy Program
East Carolina University’s Integrated Coastal Programs and the Coastal Studies Institute have announced that George Bonner has been named director of the North Carolina Renewable Ocean Energy Program (NCROEP). The...
ECU to host 24th annual summer guitar festival
Classical guitar performers – including a record number of duos – from around the world will converge in the A.J. Fletcher Music Center at East Carolina University for the 24th...
ECU Nursing professor appointed to FDA advisory committee
An ECU College of Nursing faculty member has been appointed to serve on a committee for the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), the nation’s foremost authority on protecting public...
Research shows fewer males born in U.S. during periods of stress
It is a common understanding in scientific research that the male species, in general, are frailer and experience higher rates of mortality across their lifespans than females. Now, there is...