PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARS
Three medical students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Michael Burt, Miranda Freeman and Heerali Patel – all North Carolina residents –...
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COVID-19 Q&A
As we entered August still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke with three of our faculty experts from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine to get answers to...
FRANK CONVERSATIONS
The death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers sparked a movement for social justice this summer, a movement the East Carolina University Police Department supports. “The...
FINAL PUSH
#ECUMoveIn Vlog-Style New Pirates Natalia Figueroa-Bernal and Anyanso Kalu, both first-generation students, moved into the Jarvis Leadership LLC during #ECUMoveIn. Figueroa-Bernal, a graduate of Smithfield High School in Johnston County,...
BACK TO SCHOOL
Block scheduling? Check. Hand sanitizer? Check. Social distancing? Check. Face masks? Check. East Carolina University is ready for the start of classes next week amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Faculty and...
Staff: Caroline Hill
From her hometown of Winterville, Caroline Hill sees something familiar in East Carolina University. She sees her father, Ricky, who graduated from and works at ECU, and her older sister...
THE BEAT DROPS
Following a months-long buildup filled with uncertainty, the first wave of students arrived on East Carolina University’s campus last week to kick off the fall semester during a modified move-in...
REC THERAPY GOES VIRTUAL
It’s a pretty typical summer camp scenario: Activity leader and East Carolina University rising senior Abbie Duke enthusiastically greets her campers, signing hello to Laylah Yarrell, who is deaf. Then...
Student: Adam Butler
The doctors and nurses who took care of Adam Butler when he was a little boy left a lasting impression. Butler, a senior majoring in public health at East Carolina...
INTENTIONAL SHIPWRECK?
It has long been speculated by historians that the notorious pirate Blackbeard may have intentionally run his ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), aground off the coast of North Carolina...