News Release Archives

Jun 18, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU-led team receives $1.2M grant from UNC System initiative

For the second year in a row, the University of North Carolina System announced that a team led by an East Carolina University researcher was awarded a grant through the...

Jun 16, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Five earn certification from ECU Economic Development Academy

In the first designation of its kind, five members of East Carolina University’s Economic Development Academy were named North Carolina Certified Economic Developers. Each member of the inaugural class completed...

May 26, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU professor conducts research on mosquito insecticide resistance

Dr. Stephanie Richards, a professor in the East Carolina University College of Health and Human Performance, is researching insecticide resistance among various species of mosquitoes as part of a $30,000...

May 24, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Change of leadership announced for Brody, Health Sciences

Chancellor Philip Rogers announced today a change in leadership for the Brody School of Medicine and the Division of Health Sciences at East Carolina University. The chancellor has named Dr....

May 24, 2021
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University awarded IDEAS grant from the US Department of State

East Carolina University has been selected to receive an IDEAS (Increase and Diversify Education Abroad for U.S. Students) grant from the U.S. Department of State’s Capacity Building Program for U.S....

May 07, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU celebrates in-person commencement for more than 4,200 Pirates

East Carolina University celebrated the accomplishments of more than 4,200 graduates in a return to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for spring commencement on Friday. Dr. Philip Rogers, in his first commencement as...

May 04, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU commencement ceremony will celebrate the classes of 2020 and 2021

East Carolina University will host three in-person commencement ceremonies Friday, May 7 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to celebrate the spring Class of 2021 and the Class of 2020. University of North...

Apr 27, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Cluster Notification — April 27

Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases within Jones Residence Hall (five cases).  A “cluster” is defined by the North Carolina Department of Health and...

Apr 26, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU introduces K-12 students to benefits of college education

East Carolina University officials are working to introduce more students, at younger ages, to life as an ECU student. “We feel like, in undergraduate admissions, that it’s really important for...

Apr 20, 2021
  • ECU News Services

A message from Chancellor Rogers on supporting the ECU community

ECU Community: East Carolina University is preparing to bring another academic semester to a close. And while we look ahead with hopeful optimism for summer vacations and more available vaccination...