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Jun 16, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

FIGHTING COVID-19

A pair of researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have discovered that a new nanotechnology could potentially have therapeutic benefits in the treatment of SARS-CoV-2, the virus...

Dr. Damon Rappleyea looks on in the background as engaged couple Chloe Ament, left, and Nick McNeill pose together.
Jun 13, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

ALTAR ASSIGNMENT

The most obvious question tied to Chloe Ament and Nick McNeill’s relationship is," Would we be engaged and planning a September wedding if not for a 2014 writing assignment at...

East Carolina baseball players celebrate with fans in The Jungle after winning the NCAA Greenville Regional championship.
Jun 09, 2022
  • Ronnie Woodward

IN THE JUNGLE

The Clark-LeClair Stadium Jungle section for East Carolina baseball fans will be buzzing at an all-time high this weekend for the first-ever NCAA super regional games held on East Carolina...

Jun 02, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ENDOWMENT HONORS BROWN

A scholarship endowment established in honor of Dr. Sylvia Brown, dean of the East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, is already the largest in the college to date — and...

May 16, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Teresa Hupp

Teresa Hupp wants to follow in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps and become a nurse — but she also wants to make her own unique impression on the field. Hupp,...

Ravian Jordan, left, and Kayin Fails turn their tassels at commencement.
May 06, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ALWAYS PIRATES

East Carolina University celebrated the Class of 2022 in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in its first full-scale spring commencement ceremony since 2019. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of more than 4,600 spring...

Brody School of Medicine alumna Dr. Rasheeda Monroe was part of a team of Black female physicians who worked to address health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 05, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

SISTER CIRCLE

Edrisa Horton was eager to volunteer at a COVID-19 vaccine event at Macedonia New Life Church in southeast Raleigh during the early days of vaccine distribution. She wanted to do...

ECU School of Dental Medicine clinical assistant professor and division director Nikki Tucker poses outside.
May 02, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Nikki Tucker

Dr. Nikki Tucker grew up in Ayden, a small town near the borders of Craven, Lenoir and Pitt counties. Home to the annual Collard Festival, it’s the very definition of...

May 02, 2022
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE SUCCESS

Pirate success comes in many forms. For some, inspiration arises when they first set foot on campus, or experience one of East Carolina University’s unique programs like Semester at the...

The ECU Board of Trustees met in the Main Campus Student Center on Thursday and Friday.
Apr 29, 2022
  • ECU News Services

NEW DEAN FOR NURSING

During the regular meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Friday, Dr. Bimbola Akintade was named dean of the College of Nursing effective July 1. He will...