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2025 Research & Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Mar 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU honors leaders in research and innovation

In another display of the innovative achievements and impactful research taking place at East Carolina University, more than 70 scholars, researchers and innovators were honored March 4 during the Research...

A man in blue shirt stands in front of a building, proudly smiling.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

Award Honors a Lifetime of Achievement

Dr. Joseph (Joe) A. Houmard, professor of kinesiology in East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research...

A man wearing winter outerwear holds an East Carolina University No Quarter Pirate flag in front of the McMurdo Station sign in Antarctica.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researchers record glacial melt in Antarctica

Researchers from East Carolina University are studying glacial melt at the Antarctic to better understand the impact of climate change in the polar region around the Earth’s south pole. Tristan...

A man in a blue sport jacket and gray sweater stands in front of a wall with words that include value, think and lead.
Mar 11, 2025
  • Shelby Hudnall

Faculty: Dr. Erik Taylor

Professor Erik C. Taylor doesn’t just read the newspaper — he turns it into a dynamic teaching moment. “On a classroom day for me, the first thing I do to...

A woman with long dark hair wearing a white blouse under a dark gray tweed jacket stands with her hands on her hips and smiles in front of the Cupola at East Carolina University.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Sarah Maisto

From growing the Pirate Sales Club to shaping future leaders through the Toolbox Leadership Academy, Sarah Maisto has established herself as a standout student at East Carolina University. Throughout her...

A physical therapy student encourages a HABIT camp participant during a race in the Health Sciences Student Center gym in December.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Innovative study shows therapy’s lasting impact on children’s hand function

Sometimes rigorous scientific research and therapeutic treatment comes in the form of a ninja warrior course. Natalie McBryde graduated from East Carolina University in May 2024 with a degree in...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...

Group smiling together with foliage decoration in background.
Feb 27, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Lamson awarded for impact, excellence in public service

RALEIGH — Dr. Angela Lamson had a natural and definitive response to the phone call she received informing her she won the 2024 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for...

A student pauses in mask and scrub cap as another provider continues working on a patient in a dental suite.
Feb 26, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Dental school’s annual Sonríe Clinic brings smiles to Hispanic community

Language barriers highlight the obstacles in the way of human connections — but a smile is universal. East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine students, residents, faculty, staff, undergraduate student...

Feb 25, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU students, staff assist western North Carolina community with historical homes survey

On Jan. 25-26, East Carolina University students and staff conducted a historic house survey in western North Carolina in the wake of significant property damage during Hurricane Helene. The team...