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Two dumptrucks ride on a road covered in dirt in front of boarded-up and damaged buildings.
Mar 27, 2025
  • Ken Buday

Six months after Helene, ECU alumni continue to help with recovery

The rushing water turned roads into raging rivers, chewing up asphalt along with nearby buildings and homes. Six months later, repairs and rebuilding continue in western North Carolina. In the...

A modern dance performance featuring multiple dancers in varying dynamic poses, wearing earth-toned costumes, with some seated on wooden chairs and others in expressive movement across a stage with neutral-colored backgrounds.
Mar 26, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Spring Dance 2025

Spring Dance 2025 brings movement and music together in a breathtaking display of artistry as East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance presents an evening of dynamic and diverse...

A female M4 student with tan skin and light hair cries with excitement of finding out where she matched, surrounded by family.
Mar 24, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Bobby Ampezzan
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

Match Day 2025

Across the nation, medical students learned Friday where they will spend the next several years completing their residencies, the postgraduate training program for recent medical school graduates to gain specialized...

2025 Research & Scholarship Awards Ceremony
Mar 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

ECU honors leaders in research and innovation

In another display of the innovative achievements and impactful research taking place at East Carolina University, more than 70 scholars, researchers and innovators were honored March 4 during the Research...

A man in blue shirt stands in front of a building, proudly smiling.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

Award Honors a Lifetime of Achievement

Dr. Joseph (Joe) A. Houmard, professor of kinesiology in East Carolina University’s College of Health and Human Performance, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research...

A man wearing winter outerwear holds an East Carolina University No Quarter Pirate flag in front of the McMurdo Station sign in Antarctica.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researchers record glacial melt in Antarctica

Researchers from East Carolina University are studying glacial melt at the Antarctic to better understand the impact of climate change in the polar region around the Earth’s south pole. Tristan...

A man in a blue sport jacket and gray sweater stands in front of a wall with words that include value, think and lead.
Mar 11, 2025
  • Shelby Hudnall

Faculty: Dr. Erik Taylor

Professor Erik C. Taylor doesn’t just read the newspaper — he turns it into a dynamic teaching moment. “On a classroom day for me, the first thing I do to...

A woman with long dark hair wearing a white blouse under a dark gray tweed jacket stands with her hands on her hips and smiles in front of the Cupola at East Carolina University.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Sarah Maisto

From growing the Pirate Sales Club to shaping future leaders through the Toolbox Leadership Academy, Sarah Maisto has established herself as a standout student at East Carolina University. Throughout her...

A physical therapy student encourages a HABIT camp participant during a race in the Health Sciences Student Center gym in December.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Innovative study shows therapy’s lasting impact on children’s hand function

Sometimes rigorous scientific research and therapeutic treatment comes in the form of a ninja warrior course. Natalie McBryde graduated from East Carolina University in May 2024 with a degree in...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...