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Four research scientists in white lab coats huddle together for a portrait surrounded by shelves of lab equipment and supplies.
Jul 07, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brody Brothers Endowment sponsors research team to embark on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s discovery

A team of researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine was awarded a $250,000 grant to look at how chronic inflammation in the brain drives diseases like Alzheimer’s...

Two graduates in purple caps and gowns walk side by side on a campus pathway, viewed from behind, with trees and academic buildings softly lit in the background.
May 05, 2026
  • ECU News Services

Meet ECU’s Class of 2026

On Friday, May 8, East Carolina University will confer 4,145 degrees and certificates to 4,006 students. Grounded in ECU’s motto of Servire, to serve, the Class of 2026 leaves prepared...

Apr 23, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Young alumni honored for achievements

The grit, resilience and spirit of service that sets Pirates apart from others was magnified by 40 outstanding East Carolina University alumni who were honored Saturday by the ECU Alumni...

A group of seven people stands together at an indoor event in front of a blue ECU Miller School of Entrepreneurship backdrop. Four young men in suits stand in the center, smiling and holding a large ceremonial check for $20,000 made out to “Carolina Cleaning Boys,” dated April 15, 2026, recognizing them as winners of the Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge. Three older adults—two men and one woman—stand alongside them, also smiling. The group is dressed in business attire, and the setting appears to be a formal awards or recognition ceremony
Apr 17, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Carolina Cleaning Boys clean up

A summertime job pressure washing homes in the North Carolina sun just might have become a hot career. East Carolina University business management and Honors College student Sam Dewar and...

Apr 08, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Built for Speed: Engineering students build racing boat

Pirates have always faced challenges on the sea. For eight engineering students at East Carolina University, that challenge means designing and building a boat for the Promoting Electric Propulsion (PEP)...

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...

An East Carolina University student is reading from a notebook she is holding, while other students sit listening at round discussion tables in the background.
Jan 13, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

Novel classrooms increase student engagement

Breaking from traditional teaching styles, East Carolina University students are participating in a new problem-based learning classroom structure, actively engaging in meaningful projects and discussions that contribute to an increased...

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