News Release Archives

Jan 25, 2024
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty, local business increase students’ scientific knowledge

An East Carolina University faculty member is collaborating with the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences at Greenville and its A Time for Science initiative to design and evaluate learning...

Jan 17, 2024
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ECU dental school reaches 100,000 patients served across North Carolina

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has surpassed 100,000 patients cared for through its campus and hospital clinics, community service learning centers and special care initiatives. “This is...

Jan 16, 2024
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ECU earns prestigious community engagement designation

East Carolina University has earned the prestigious 2024 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement from the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching....

Jan 12, 2024
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Annual Polar Bear Plunge set for Jan. 18

The 28th annual Polar Bear Plunge will kick off at 6 p.m. Jan. 18 at East Carolina University’s Eakin Student Recreation Center (ESRC). The milestone event, which started in 1997,...

Jan 11, 2024
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Olympic medal-winning gymnast to visit ECU through Voyages Series

East Carolina University’s Voyages of Discovery Series will host a public event, “I’ve Got This,” featuring Laurie Hernandez, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Main Campus Student Center...

Jan 03, 2024
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ECU celebrates over 2,000 graduates at fall commencement ceremony

The class totaled 2,090 graduates earning 1,415 undergraduate degrees, 450 master’s degrees, 38 certificates and 45 doctoral degrees. The graduates represented 39 states and 96 of North Carolina’s 100 counties....

Dec 13, 2023
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ECU, ECU Health announce new academic practice collaboration

East Carolina University and ECU Health are launching an initiative to increase the number of adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioners serving as advanced practice health care professionals in ECU...

Dec 13, 2023
  • ECU News Services

Headline: ECU to celebrate fall graduates Friday in Minges Coliseum

East Carolina University will host a commencement ceremony Dec. 15 in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate members of the fall Class of 2023. ECU alumnus Kelly King will be...

Nov 28, 2023
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ECU dental school partners with UF on practice-based research grant

The University of Florida College of Dentistry and the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine received a five-year $3,692,175 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, or NIDCR, grant...

Nov 27, 2023
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ECU alum Kelly King to deliver Fall 2023 commencement address

East Carolina University’s commencement ceremony will take place Friday, Dec. 15, at 10 a.m. in Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to celebrate approximately 1,925 members of the fall Class of...