News Release Archives

Mar 14, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU baseball study aims for better hitting

Researchers at East Carolina University are using motion-capture and eye-tracking technology to understand how baseball players process visual information when batting and turn that into a swing. Their findings will...

Mar 13, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s Center for Survey Research polls public on hot topics

East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research (CSR) has released the results of two recent polls — one focusing on the controversy surrounding Confederate monuments in North Carolina and the...

Mar 12, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Brian Hamilton to keynote ECU’s annual Business Leadership Conference

East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) will hold its fifth annual Business Leadership Conference Monday, March 18 in ECU’s Main Campus Student Center. The conference, open to COB juniors, seniors...

Mar 11, 2019
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University to celebrate International Women’s Day

ECU’s fifth annual recognition of International Women’s Day will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Panel discussions will be held in the Main Campus Student...

Mar 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host 2019 Spring Career Fair and Education Fair March 13

East Carolina University’s Career Services will host two career fairs on March 13 at the Greenville Convention Center. The Education Career Fair will be held from 8 to 10 a.m.,...

Feb 27, 2019
  • ECU News Services

Sports gambling legalization and Super Bowl bets

The 2019 Super Bowl was the first large sporting event to take place in states that have legalized sports gambling since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur...

Feb 27, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU students, staff gear up for alternative break experiences

Almost 80 students and staff from East Carolina University will spend spring break serving others in local communities across three states. ECU’s Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement and partnering...

Feb 25, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU to host YouTube sensation Caleb Marshall

East Carolina University’s Campus Recreation and Wellness will host YouTube sensation Caleb Marshall, known as the Fitness Marshall, on Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. Marshall will offer insight on...

Feb 22, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ECU student entrepreneurs win $75K in funding, prizes

The second, three-round Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge concluded Feb. 21 with student-team Vybe taking first place and a cash prize of $15,000. Vybe is an application that allows users to track...

Feb 21, 2019
  • ECU News Services

NCLR announces new submission period, $1,000 for Creative Nonfiction Prize

The North Carolina Literary Review is now accepting submissions for the 2019 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize. The first-place winner will receive $1,000, thanks to a generous donation from the...