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Brady Buchanan, a student in the Brody School of Medicine, talks with his Legacy Teacher, Carolyn Sutton Moore, during the Legacy Teachers celebration at the Murphy Center.
Apr 20, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

LEGACY TEACHERS

When Carolyn Moore found herself in the hospital late last year for the third time in a month, frustration was setting in. A group of medical students trooped into her...

ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers and Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health, announce the new logo on April 14 for the ECU Health system.
Apr 14, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ECU HEALTH

Vidant Health and East Carolina University on Thursday announced a logo for the ECU Health system, which will launch in the region starting in May. “Eastern North Carolina’s vibrancy depends...

ECU student Ishani Shelat sits near the Sci-Tech Building.
Apr 04, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Ishani Shelat

If you’ve ever forgotten where you put your glasses, East Carolina University senior Ishani Shelat may be able to help. A biochemistry major and future optometrist, Shelat’s also earning an...

Dr. Shaundreal Jamison posts for a portrait photo
Apr 04, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Shaundreal Jamison

The railroad tracks split the town of Cordova, S.C., the primary school to the east and Ebenezer Baptist Church to the west, just past the flashing caution lights. About 200...

Apr 01, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

SELFLESS SERVICE

An unwavering commitment to helping others took center stage Thursday as more than 100 East Carolina University faculty, staff and students were honored at the Chancellor’s Awards for Service. The...

Mar 24, 2022
  • Jamie Smith

REAWAKENING

East Carolina University’s 12th chancellor Dr. Philip Rogers was officially installed Thursday morning. Members of the ECU community, higher education leaders from across the state, faculty, staff and students braved...

Mar 21, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich

HEALTH CARE AFTER COVID

As most longtime eastern North Carolinians could tell you, sometimes the hardest part of a natural disaster is the cleanup. After a hurricane, for example, it often takes a while...

Mar 18, 2022
  • ECU News Services

A PERFECT MATCH

For the first time since 2019, one of East Carolina University’s most exciting annual events returned to an in-person format Friday when 82 fourth-year medical students learned where they will...

Mar 09, 2022
  • Jamie Smith

STORIES FROM UKRAINE

Trigger warning: This article mentions violence and sexual assault. Only the first names of the Ukrainian participants are used in this article. Each day, glimpses of the Russian invasion of...

Mar 07, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

SUNKEN HISTORY

It’s no secret that hundreds, if not thousands, of ships and their crews have met their fate off the coast of North Carolina; the area is known, after all, as...