News Release Archives

Jun 30, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU bolsters access, affordability, clears student debt

The Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund III (HEERF III), part of the American Rescue Plan signed into law on March 11, provides $39.6 billion to institutions of higher education in...

Jun 29, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host Summer Movies on the Lawn series in July

East Carolina University’s Division of Student Affairs will relaunch the Summer Movies on the Lawn series in July at the Main Campus Student Center. The series started in 2019 but...

Jun 24, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU team eyes recycled masks as a way to improve roads

They end up in the trash. They end up in waterways. They end up on the ground in parks, at the beach or in yards. They end up in landfills....

Jun 23, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU, Vidant Health to clinically integrate, create ECU-branded academic health system

East Carolina University will move toward full clinical integration with Vidant Health and the creation of a distinctive health system brand – ECU Health or similar branding – to serve...

Jun 22, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Changes coming to campus parking as ECU moves to plate-to-permit system

A new parking permit system is coming to East Carolina University’s campus this summer, with simple, online registration and payment for parking. Once registered, vehicles parking in university lots will...

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....