Faculty/Staff Archives

A student pauses in mask and scrub cap as another provider continues working on a patient in a dental suite.
Feb 26, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

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...

Feb 25, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

Feb 25, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

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...

a group of young performers in French-inspired wardrobes sing on a large stage.
Feb 21, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU to premiere ‘Wild Heart,’ a modern take on Joan of Arc’s story

Behind the Scenes: Promotional Artwork ECU Creative Services designer Matt Wyrick created the promotional artwork for “Wild Heart.” His art has been adopted for use nationwide. When people hear the...

Feb 19, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

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...

A man wearing glasses and a light blue, collared shirt sits at a desk next to a gray robotic dog that has an East Carolina University Pirate sticker on it.
Feb 17, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Yilei Huang

Perhaps no other dogs on campus receive as many odd looks as Little Dee and Pete, the walking robot dogs that Dr. Yilei Huang takes out every so often. “Most...

A baby’s finger is being held by an adult thumb and finger.
Feb 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU biology professor researches genetic markers associated with sudden infant death syndrome

The loss of a child is an emotionally sensitive experience for a parent, no matter the age, but when the cause is unknown, as in the case of sudden infant...

R1 Top-tier Research University
Feb 13, 2025
  • Jamie Smith
  • Kim Tilghman

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...

Feb 12, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Fifty years of enhancing recreational therapy

East Carolina University is serving as a vibrant hub for National Recreational Therapy Month in February. On the state level, ECU will host the North Carolina Recreational Therapy Association’s Student-Professionals...

Fast-moving and turgid flood waters move down a moderate slope upon which a red brick ranch house sits partially submerged.
Feb 11, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

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...