News Release Archives

Jul 08, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU School of Dental Medicine receives $3.2 million to fund scholarships for disadvantaged students

The ECU School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.2 million grant to continue its Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students (SDS) program, funding scholarships for economically disadvantaged students over the next...

Jun 26, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU day of giving brings in record $3.1 million in donations

East Carolina University’s fourth annual Pirate Nation Gives fundraising day on June 24 raised more than $3.1 million, surpassing last year’s amount of $805,000 and exceeding its initial goal of...

Jun 25, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Partnership Teach receives $500,000 from Blue Cross NC

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is investing $500,000 in Partnership Teach as part of its rural health initiative. Partnership Teach, housed in East Carolina University’s College of...

Jun 24, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU dental school receives $3.1 million grant to improve special needs care

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a $3.1 million grant to enhance resident training in the care of patients with special needs in eastern North Carolina...

Jun 23, 2020
  • ECU News Services

Bridging the divide: Talking to kids about race

Today, almost one month following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, protests continue to take place in and around Greenville, throughout the United States and...

Jun 19, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU English professor wins international book award for second time

Dr. Andrea Kitta, associate professor of English at East Carolina University, has won the 2020 Brian McConnell Book Award for her recent book, “The Kiss of Death: Contagion, Contamination and...

Jun 17, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU unites for rescheduled day of giving

East Carolina University invites the Pirate community to join in its fourth annual Day of Giving on Wednesday, June 24. Initially scheduled for March but postponed due to the pandemic,...

Jun 16, 2020
  • ECU News Services

College choice expert outlines students’ choices for fall

With this year’s high school seniors and other potentially college-bound students facing an even more complicated decision due to changes related to COVID-19, many are weighing non-traditional options and pathways....

Jun 15, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU, Vidant begin clinical trial of COVID-19 treatment

A new clinical trial headed by an East Carolina University ­­­­infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center aims to prevent COVID-19 from causing the type of lung damage in patients...

Jun 11, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU announces furloughs for some employees

Because several sources of revenue have been either completely or partially reduced during the coronavirus pandemic, East Carolina University will place employees in particular units on emergency temporary furloughs and...