Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives
More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...
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Lamson awarded for impact, excellence in public service
RALEIGH — Dr. Angela Lamson had a natural and definitive response to the phone call she received informing her she won the 2024 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for...
Dental school’s annual Sonríe Clinic brings smiles to Hispanic community
Language barriers highlight the obstacles in the way of human connections — but a smile is universal. East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine students, residents, faculty, staff, undergraduate student...
ECU biologist contributes to worldwide climate-resilient conservation efforts
East Carolina University’s Dr. Rachel Gittman, an associate professor in the Department of Biology, along with several student researchers in her lab, have been working with other experts and federal agencies...
ECU students, staff assist western North Carolina community with historical homes survey
On Jan. 25-26, East Carolina University students and staff conducted a historic house survey in western North Carolina in the wake of significant property damage during Hurricane Helene. The team...
ECU composer Taggart recalls unique filmed opera during height of COVID-19 pandemic
Longtime East Carolina University faculty member Mark Taggart had already been baking bread for years when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in 2020, but he had not composed an opera specifically...
Students lead café kitchen at ECU, learning nutrition and food service skills
In early February, students in chef’s coats and a motley array of East Carolina University baseball hats fired up the grills, sharpened the knives and turned on the cash registers...
ECU’s research efforts earn prestigious R1 status
East Carolina University has reached a transformative milestone in its journey of discovery, securing Research 1 (R1) status and joining the ranks of the nation’s most prestigious academic institutions. This...
Agromedicine Institute continues aid, outreach through western North Carolina’s hurricane recovery
Recovering from a natural disaster can be as harrowing as the event itself, and it does not discriminate, but it lands differently for farmers and farm families. Growers are tied...
Awaken Coffee expands to ECU: Empowering the differently abled, one cup at a time
As of Feb. 3, the East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus is fully caffeinated again. Awaken Coffee, which offers premium coffee brewed and served by members of the greater Greenville...