ECU Now Blog Archives

Mar 13, 2019

ECU psychology professor receives $200,000 grant to study people affected by Hurricane Florence

An East Carolina University researcher will undertake a study of residents of four rural North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Florence, thanks to a nearly $200,000 RAPID grant from the...

Mar 13, 2019

Graduate programs rated among nation’s best by U.S. News & World Report

East Carolina University’s graduate programs in education, medicine, nursing, public administration, physician assistant studies, rehabilitation counseling and social work are rated among the nation’s best by U.S. News & World...

Mar 08, 2019

Research cluster co-director featured in The Washington Post

A recent article in The Washington Post highlights research by an East Carolina University faculty member on the challenges facing farmland in eastern North Carolina. Alex Manda, associate professor of...

Mar 07, 2019

Hunter Whittington named 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow

Hunter Whittington, a sophomore at East Carolina University, is one of 262 students nationwide selected as a 2019-2020 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, a Boston-based nonprofit organization working to...

Mar 06, 2019

ECU to host 2019 Spring Career Fair and Education Fair

East Carolina University’s Career Services will host two career fairs on March 13 at the Greenville Convention Center. The Education Career Fair will be held from 8 to 10 a.m.,...

Feb 28, 2019

ECU Physicians earns Gold Status from American Heart Association

ECU Physicians has been honored for its dedication to improving patients’ blood pressures. The practice’s Adult Medicine and Pediatrics Clinic recently earned a Gold Status designation from the Target: BP...

Feb 27, 2019

ECU designated as a 'Voter-Friendly Campus'

ECU was designated today as a “Voter-Friendly Campus.” The initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, held participating institutions accountable...

Feb 26, 2019

Thirteenth-generation descendent of Thomas Harriot speaks with Harriot College Dean’s Advancement Council

Georgia Dunn Belk, who has traced her lineage to Thomas Harriot – the namesake of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences at East Carolina University – spoke with...

Feb 26, 2019

Spring URCA Awards announced

East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research announced that 32 students will receive spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity awards. The award provides support for faculty-mentored research and creative projects...

Feb 22, 2019

ECU Physicians, UnitedHealthcare announce new network relationship

ECU Physicians and UnitedHealthcare have established a new network relationship, giving people enrolled in UnitedHealthcare employer and individual plans greater access to ECU Physicians. The new relationship provides plan participants...