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A large group of people hold shovels as they stand behind a small sandpit.
Apr 25, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU trustees celebrate a year of accomplishments

By the Numbers The Isley Indoor Performance Center and Wornom Family Field will include: 85,000 square feet of space 120-yard synthetic turf field 580 tons of structural steel 2,000 truckloads...

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Apr 25, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU puts a bold spin on Chekhov with ‘Stupid F**king Bird’

East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance is set to debut a production that reimagines a theatrical classic with bold irreverence and contemporary flair. “Stupid F**king Bird,” a modern...

A woman medical student sits smiling on a bench in a mezzanine in the Brody Medical Sciences Building.
Apr 24, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

The Whole Package

There is a photo of Dana Shefet perched high on a Himalayan mountaintop in India, peering across a valley toward the sharp peaks in the distance. Shefet is cast in...

Five young adults stand on a stage. They are each holding a certificate near their waist.
Apr 23, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Pirates honored at University Awards for Service

East Carolina University honored the exceptional service and leadership of 180 faculty, staff and students during the University Awards for Service ceremony on April 17 in the Main Campus Student...

a female with long, blonde hair smiles at the camera while posing in front of a large Pirate statue on ECU’s athletics campus.
Apr 21, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Kensey Tarkington

Kensey Tarkington, a junior majoring in exercise physiology at East Carolina University, is dedicated to promoting health and wellness. Whether leading the Kinesiology Majors Club, conducting research or advocating for...

Two females with brown hair wearing dark-colored campus EMS pullovers pack supplies and tools into their campus ambulance.
Apr 21, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

Student-led EMS team enhances campus emergency response

Less than five-minute response time. That was one of the first inspirations behind Campus Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a new first responder agency at East Carolina University. “I started working...

Sixteen men and women stand together smiling to celebrate the 60th anniversary of East Carolina University’s Faculty Senate.
Apr 17, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU Faculty Senate celebrates 60th anniversary

East Carolina University is celebrating a managerial milestone this year: the 60th anniversary of the ECU Faculty Senate. The group formally organized in 1965 as a legislative and advisory body...

Apr 17, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Outstanding faculty honored at 2025 University Teaching Awards

East Carolina University celebrated faculty members who excel in the classroom and beyond at the 2025 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday in the Main Campus Student Center. “Our students, region...

A woman in a pink top runs on a treadmill while two men collect data.
Apr 14, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

New research unveils insights on carbon-fiber shoes and foot health

The sports world is built on finding the next advantage to win the big game, break the finish line tape and win a medal. For runners, advantages are usually incremental,...

Two college women, wearing purple T-shirts and black leggings, kneel and sit on the floor. The woman on the left is doing the cat-cow yoga pose. The woman on the right plays a metallophone on her lap.
Apr 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk
  • Ronnie Woodward

Students pair music therapy, yoga in family caregiver research study

Sharing their research? In March, East Carolina University music therapy students had the chance to engage with others in their field as they presented their research at the Southeastern Region...