News Release Archives

Jul 16, 2020
  • ECU News Services

New research from ECU suggests Blackbeard ran the QAR aground on purpose

It has long been speculated by historians that the notorious pirate Blackbeard may have intentionally run his ship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), aground off the coast of North Carolina...

Jul 14, 2020
  • ECU News Services

ECU researcher co-authors international plea for government, businesses to avoid harmful chemicals

WHAT: A group of 16 scientists from universities, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the European Environment Agency, and non-governmental organizations recently published a peer-reviewed article in Environmental Science &...

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....