Symposium helps teachers incorporate more STEM into their classrooms
Turns out, Kool-Aid® isn’t just something kids drink on a hot day. It can provide a path for youth STEM education. Educators from across the state came to East Carolina...
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Nurse extern program gives students real-life experiences before graduation
The summer break was no break for more than two dozen East Carolina University College of Nursing students who got to see what their post-graduation life could be like with...
Tech-laden assessment program preps first responders
Brandon Locklear, a captain with City of Greenville Fire/Rescue, has benefited for decades from the East Carolina University cardiovascular health assessment program. Locklear can recall when earlier versions measured body...
ECU prepares for arrival of Pirates
ECU move-in by the numbers Number of students who chose early drop-off: 1,773 Number of volunteers: 150 as of Aug. 5 Number of carts available: 360 Number of student staff:...
Grant provides training for needed older adult care
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has been awarded a $900,000, multi-year contract to help educate and train members of the regional health care workforce to more effectively care for...
ECU researchers guide heat stress app development
East Carolina University is acknowledged in the settings of an American Industrial Hygiene Association heat stress mobile app, which uses weather forecasts and emphasizes wet bulb globe temperature as the...
Gueye receives Fulbright to teach, research the politics of feminism, wifehood
East Carolina University’s Dr. Marame Gueye has won a competitive Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award for the 2024-25 academic year. She will teach and conduct research at the Université Cheikh...
ECU center aims to connect community, business with technology
Soon, Noah Gwynn will no longer have to fish for information as farm manager for Classic Seafood Group. He’ll have it right at his fingertips. Gwynn is working with Dr....
Nursing students visit Guatemala to expand cultural understanding
Sometimes the best way to understand how to care for those who are outside of the mainstream, those who aren’t privileged in a society, is to learn how to communicate...
Youth explore STEM as part of ECU camp
In a world where robots constructed from cardboard boxes battle for ultimate supremacy, Jordan Elliott surmised that his came out on top. “They double-teamed me at the end, but I...