Faculty/Staff Archives

Feb 11, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school holds Celebration of Research and Scholarship

The ECU School of Dental Medicine showcased its vibrant research enterprise on Wednesday, Feb. 10, during the school’s sixth annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS). Close to 200 participants...

Feb 09, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

PIRATEPACT

As students arrived on East Carolina University’s campus for the fall semester, a team of researchers led by Dr. Suzanne Lea, associate professor in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department...

Feb 08, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Feb. 25 with extra safety precautions

TAKE THE PLUNGE WHAT: 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge WHEN: Feb. 25, 5-9:45 p.m., free pre-registration is required online at http://crwregistration.ecu.edu WHERE: ECU Eakin Student Recreation Center WHO: ECU students,...

Feb 04, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU piano competition goes virtual

Providing opportunities at East Carolina University for the next generation of talented young pianists didn’t stop this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, ECU’s School of Music transformed the...

Feb 04, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

A STRONG UNIVERSITY

A year ago, East Carolina University was a very different place. But despite the challenges of the past 12 months, the university is strong and prepared for the future. That...

Feb 03, 2021
  • Matt Smith

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...

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

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

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

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...

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

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...

Feb 01, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

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...