News Release Archives

Feb 16, 2021
  • ECU News Services

NCLR Online explores writing toward healing

The 2021 online issue of the North Carolina Literary Review is available and can be accessed on the NCLR website. The virtual online issue launch, hosted on Zoom by the...

Feb 10, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU Libraries negotiate new agreement with Elsevier

In a cost-saving move, East Carolina University’s libraries have signed a new contract with longtime publisher Elsevier to provide a journal package that includes the most-needed titles for faculty and...

Feb 09, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Clusters Notification — Feb. 9

Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified two clusters of COVID-19 cases within Ballard Hall-West — formerly Gateway-West — (five cases) and White Hall (five cases).  A “cluster” is...

Feb 09, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Feb. 25 with extra safety precautions

The 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place at 5 p.m. on Feb. 25 at ECU’s Eakin Student Recreation Center (ESRC). This milestone event, which started in 1997, will...

Feb 08, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU gets $1.9 million Golden LEAF grant to develop Eastern Region Pharma Center

East Carolina University has received a nearly $1.9 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for the creation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing training center. The Eastern Region Pharma Center (ERPC)...

Feb 03, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Cluster Notification — Feb. 3

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

Jan 29, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU selects Barnes and Noble College to operate university bookstores

East Carolina University officials have selected Barnes & Noble College (BNC) to manage and operate the Dowdy Student Stores following a competitive bid process. Barnes & Noble College operates more...

Jan 23, 2021
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Cluster Notification — Jan. 23

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

Jan 15, 2021
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Cluster Notification — Jan. 15

Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases within ECU Men’s Basketball. At this time, five cases have been identified in this cluster. A “cluster” is...

Jan 14, 2021
  • ECU News Services

Cluster Notification — Jan. 14

Students, faculty and staff: East Carolina University has identified a cluster of COVID-19 cases within ECU Baseball. At this time 10 cases have been identified in this cluster. A “cluster” is defined...