Graduate School Archives

Nov 07, 2025
  • Jules Norwood

Student researchers tackle three-minute challenge

From moldy buildings to metabolic function to tone-deaf chatbots, East Carolina University graduate students are working to solve real-world problems through research. This week they had an opportunity to explain...

Oct 27, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Ronnie Woodward

Interprofessional event recognizes housekeepers’ role in health care

Over two days in late September, more than 500 East Carolina University students gathered to consider the importance of all members of the health care team — learning from those...

A college man and college woman stand together in front of a brick building labeled the Fletcher Music Center. He holds a conducting baton and she holds a violin.
Oct 17, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU music students see big benefits from long-time faculty member’s gift

A gift that doubled the East Carolina University School of Music’s ability to give student scholarships has begun benefiting those music students — especially at the graduate level. The School...

An East Carolina University faculty member stands holding a test tube and with other tubes on a rack in front of him and metal shelves with more lab equipment behind him as he smiles at the camera.
Oct 14, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Biologist’s genuine love of research to benefit others

East Carolina University shines when it comes to world-class, award-winning faculty and research, as demonstrated by Dr. Fidisoa “Fidy” Rasambainarivo, a Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor...

Sep 30, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Longtime family doctor and educator picked for new Dr. James G. Jones distinguished professorship

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is a school on a mission — to increase the supply of primary care physicians in North Carolina, particularly those who...

An East Carolina University student sits in a chair with a notepad and pen and is talking to another person whose back is to the camera.
Sep 15, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Grant supports community mental health services, student training

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and Brody School of Medicine are joint recipients of a $1.3 million grant to fund critical mental and behavioral health...

Sep 09, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Harriot College thanks donors, honors scholarship recipients at 10th annual celebration

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized students and thanked its generous donors at the college’s 10th annual scholarship celebration on Sept. 5 in the Main...

A man in a blue jacket with the sleeves rolled up slightly stands with his arms folded and smiles at the camera in front of a red brick building and some trees.
Sep 02, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Christopher Wolfe

Dr. Christopher Wolfe doesn’t view anthropology as an historic look into ancient societies alone. He sees a bigger picture that students must know to understand society today. “An anthropologist is...

Aug 26, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Harriot College names Dr. Nathan Richards to distinguished professorship

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Nathan Richards, professor in the Department of History and the Program in Maritime Studies, to the prestigious...

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Aug 21, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Summer internships allow Pirates to gain experience

Every summer, East Carolina University students gain real-world experience and apply what they’ve learned in the classroom at an internship. The following stories highlight eight summer experiences that ECU students...