NURTURING NUTRITION
While East Carolina University is known for preparing educators for the classroom, a team of Pirate researchers is studying how teachers’ personal views on healthy behaviors impact their students. Virginia...
Faculty/Staff Archives
BREAKING BARRIERS: BLACK HISTORY AT ECU
The following stories were originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Timeline sources: ECU Joyner Library Desegregation website, ECU Heritage Hall and ECU News Services archives
HISTORY MAKER: LEDONIA S. WRIGHT
A proponent of the health and wellness of minority and low-income populations, North Carolina native Ledonia Smith Wright was a trailblazer. Born on Jan. 5, 1930, in Rockingham, she went...
HISTORY MAKER: JOHN HENRY BIZZELL
Long before East Carolina saw desegregation with its students and faculty, a Black man named John Henry Bizzell was an integral part of campus. Bizzell was born in Philadelphia on...
HISTORY MAKER: KEN WYATT
The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Ken Wyatt, associate professor of film and video production at East Carolina University, has projects under his belt...
HISTORY MAKER: LASHEENA SORIANO
The following story was originally published by ECU News Services in 2021. Lasheena Soriano wants to make the world a more equitable place. That’s why she’s at East Carolina University...
Faculty: Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu
Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu has been to the top of the world, literally. The assistant professor in the Department of Technology Systems reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 22,...
BOOKSTORES BY B&N
East Carolina University officials have selected Barnes & Noble College (BNC) to manage and operate the Dowdy Student Stores following a competitive bid process. Barnes & Noble College operates more...
COVID-19 RESPONSE
East Carolina University researchers and medical professionals continue to work diligently on the prevention, detection, treatment and long-term impacts of the coronavirus. Dozens of extraordinary projects are underway on the...
TESTING TIME
With the spring semester underway, East Carolina University will offer another COVID-19 test option for students, faculty and staff. Saliva testing will begin later in February as part of a...