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Fall 2020 Grad Profiles
Nov 25, 2020
  • ECU News Services

FULL SPEED AHEAD

East Carolina University’s graduating class of fall 2020 includes more than 2,000 students who will turn their tassels this week (from home — the Friday, Dec. 4 ceremony is virtual...

Nov 17, 2020
  • Erin Ward

RECORD DONATION

The value of a good education is proven 50,000 times over. That is the ironclad belief of Patricia Anderson, professor and interim chair of the Department of Elementary Education and...

Nov 10, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

TESTED HERE FIRST

An East Carolina University infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center was among the first to trial a new COVID-19 antibody treatment that was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA)...

Nov 09, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Brady Hillhouse

Brady Hillhouse taught himself how to day trade markets in high school, stumbling upon entrepreneurship by accident after starting an online community where people could share ideas and ask questions....

Nov 06, 2020
  • Erin Ward

BUILDING RENAMING

East Carolina University renamed two campus buildings in honor of former chancellors Steve Ballard and Richard Eakin during a ceremony Thursday at the Main Campus Student Center. The Student Recreation...

Oct 30, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Wayne Godwin

Growing up in rural Johnston County, surrounded by farms, Wayne Godwin learned what he called the “basics of southern life, church, family and community.” Today, he carries those ideals with...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Marianne Congema

East Carolina University senior Marianne Congema has wanted to be a nurse since fifth grade, when her mother had a heart attack followed by an extensive hospital stay. “I was...

Oct 19, 2020
  • Matt Smith

TRIUMPH THROUGH TRAGEDY

Ask any group of football fans what triggers their gridiron passion and they’ll point to a specific memory. It may be the first morning of crisp fall air after a...

Oct 06, 2020
  • Matt Smith

A NEW ERA

For the most up-to-date information on Intersect East investments and project completion date, visit the East Carolina Research and Innovation Campus. East Carolina University’s former warehouse district received a new...

Sep 30, 2020
  • Matt Smith

NOVEL TREATMENT METHOD

An East Carolina University faculty member’s latest patent may change the way Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is treated, leading to more effective care over a longer period of time for...