News Release Archives

Jan 25, 2023
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ECU, UNC Eshelman establish early assurance program

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, the No. 1 pharmacy school in the country, and East Carolina University have established an early assurance program (EAP). This partnership means current and...

Jan 23, 2023
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Hearst Foundations backs Hyde dental clinic, patient care fund

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s transformational care for the dental needs of rural and underserved populations is growing with funding and accolades from the Hearst Foundations. The...

Jan 17, 2023
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ECU researcher examines climate change impacts on diverse societies over the past 5,000 years

A collaborative study from researchers at East Carolina University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and additional institutions provides evidence about the impact of rapid climate change events on...

Jan 12, 2023
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27th annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Jan. 19

The 27th annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 19 at East Carolina University’s Eakin Student Recreation Center (ESRC). The milestone event, which started in...

Dec 21, 2022
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ECU anthropology course questions pseudoscience in search for solutions

Binge-watching lists for the holidays might include a new Netflix series that proposes survivors of an ice-age cataclysm fanned out across the globe and influenced civilizations from the Andes to...

Dec 19, 2022
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Frye named to lead ECU Student Affairs

After a competitive national search, a North Carolina native with more than 22 years of experience working with university students has been named Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at East...

Dec 16, 2022
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ECU celebrates nearly 2,000 fall graduates

Nearly 2,000 East Carolina University students graduated today during the university’s fall commencement ceremony in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. Chancellor Philip Rogers recognized the many accomplishments of the graduates...

Dec 07, 2022
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ECU alumna Misty Miller to deliver fall commencement keynote address

East Carolina University’s commencement ceremony will take place Friday, Dec. 16, at 9 a.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 2,000 members of the fall Class of...

Nov 16, 2022
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ECU, MrBeast to create exclusive educational partnership

East Carolina University and MrBeast are announcing an exclusive partnership aimed at developing a credentialing program to help solve the creator industry's growing demand for a skilled workforce pipeline. Valued...

Nov 10, 2022
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ECU students search for clues to a forgotten fishery

Over the course of two days, East Carolina University graduate students in the Program in Maritime Studies searched for clues to a forgotten fishery within the dark waters of Albemarle...