Graduate School Archives

A man wearing a gold sweater and gold, blue and white scarf sits on a purple couch in an open area waiting room.
Dec 01, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Staff: Quinten Robinson

When Quinten Robinson became a graduate admissions specialist for the East Carolina University Graduate School in 2021, it was music to his ears. The Havelock native had graduated from ECU’s...

Nov 25, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Neuroscience symposium links students, scientists and innovation

On a bright Halloween day, researchers from East Carolina University and institutions across the state gathered for the 27th annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to show off their work to fight...

Six medical students of different sexes, ages and races sit on and stand beside a stretcher that’s in front of a Pitt County ambulance.
Nov 20, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Older medical students have grays, sure, but grit

In the halls of most U.S. medical schools, the average student is 24 years old, still fresh from their last commencement and laser-focused on a career in medicine. But at...

A diverse group of students in business casual attire pose for a photo holding certificates with two men in suits.
Nov 19, 2025
  • Jamie Smith

Accomplishments at ECU highlighted during International Education Week

Helping adults and malnourished children at clinics in Guatemala. Immersed in Spanish during a three-week stay with a host family. Experiencing the patience and gratitude of citizens receiving help in...

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...