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A young man wearing a pink dress shirt holds a plastic bag. To his left is a young man wearing a black shirt looking down at a piece of paper.
Mar 11, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Freshmen excel with help from mentors

East Carolina University celebrated the academic accomplishments of first-semester students and their impactful mentors during ECU Excels in the Main Campus Student Center. More than 2,700 students who recorded a...

Architectural rendering of a new medical education building at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, showing a landscaped plaza with trees, steps and walkways as people walk and gather outside the modern glass and brick building.
Mar 10, 2026
  • ECU News Services

ECU names new Center for Medical Education Building to honor Brody family

A transformational $10 million gift from David and Laura Brody of Raleigh, and Hyman and Stacy Brody of Greenville, will support and expand the Brody Scholars Program, East Carolina University...

PeeDee the Pirate stands with four students inside the Main Campus Student Center during Pirate Nation Gives engagement activities, posing together in front of large yellow blocks that form a ten.
Mar 06, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Tenth Pirate Nation Gives raises historic $12M

East Carolina University was building up to something big for its 10th Pirate Nation Gives (PNG). Alumni and supporters from around the globe met that idea with tremendous support and...

An older man in a blue shirt and brown jacket holds a notepad. Separated by a circular table, a man wearing a suit and purple and gold tie speaks to a crowd.
Mar 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard shares leadership lessons

“It’s a great day to be a Pirate.” Those words were spoken by East Carolina University Chancellor Philip Rogers as he welcomed back Chancellor Emeritus Steve Ballard for the 10th...

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...

An older, professional dressed man stands with two younger women in an atrium with a large sculpture of a human heart being cradled by human hands.
Feb 24, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Research finds early exertion plateau in patients with new implanted cardiac devices

Research at East Carolina University is shedding light on how patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) recover physically in the months following surgery, and specifically, tracks a surprising early...

A woman at center crouches and holds a plant in a pot that includes a sensor at the top as two male college students at left and right listen to her talk in a greenhouse that includes a large number of potted plants in the background.
Feb 19, 2026
  • Ken Buday

ECU tech center sparks growth for farmers and students

Enrique Martinez doesn’t know much about farming. He doesn’t even own a plant. “My mom has a lot of plants. She’s a big plant person,” said Martinez, an East Carolina...

A scene from East Carolina University’s musical adaptation of “Twelfth Night” shows performers on stage gathered around a smiling person in a blue suit, pointing toward them under colorful theatrical lighting.
Feb 18, 2026
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU reimagines Shakespeare with jazz-filled ‘Twelfth Night’

When many audiences hear Shakespeare, they may think of his renowned plays and sonnets or his use of early modern English. However, East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance...

A woman and a tall student, both holding pieces of lab equipment, stand next to one another in a hallway in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Feb 17, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU awarded $3.5 million to study fish spawning, conservation in the Gulf

East Carolina University is prioritizing long-term sustainability of the Gulf Coast ecosystem and fisheries through a new $3.5 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restore Science Program grant. Dr. Rebecca...

A man wearing a blue suit jacket and purple tie holds a glass award in front of a white projector screen
Feb 13, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...

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