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Soldiers in camouflage uniform speak with men and women in a gymnasium
Jun 04, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU’s interdisciplinary approach enhances ROTC cadet wellness

On an unseasonably brisk April morning, a dozen or so students in a calliope of East Carolina sweatshirts and winter coats shivered against the cold, laughing and watching as a...

An elderly man in front of the Cupola.
Jun 03, 2025
  • Doug Boyd

Former Chancellor Richard Eakin, who led ECU from 1987-2001, died Monday

Indoors or out, Richard Eakin was easy to spot — about six-and-a-half feet tall with a shock of white hair, a big smile and hearty laugh. He would often approach...

A woman in a patterned top stands outside in the morning sun.
Jun 03, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Leading by Example in Clinics, Classrooms, and Communities

Sherri Winslow never had to go too far from home to change the world. Her family — she was raised in a farming community near Elizabeth City — grew corn,...

Two sisters in blue Navy T-shirts with similar builds and features stand shoulder to shoulder with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera.
May 28, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Twin U.S. Navy commanders from Pinetops earn doctorates together

A line the color of gold runs through the lives of twins Linda and Brenda Sharpe. It begins in their childhoods, when East Carolina University’s purple-and-gold sports teams and promotional...

May 28, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Bedford Falls Foundation invests in medic-to-nurse pathway at ECU

A generous gift from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF will launch a first-of-its-kind initiative at East Carolina University to establish a medic-to-nurse pathway that will bring military medics through the accelerated...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Brinkley-Lane Scholars

2029 Cohort May 21, 2025 Twenty students will step onto East Carolina University’s campus this fall as the next cohort of Brinkley-Lane Scholars. Housed in the Honors College, the Brinkley-Lane...

Woman wearing sunglasses, standing in front of Joyner library at East Carolina University, arms crossed.
May 19, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Kendall Pixley

Kendall Pixley, a Brinkley-Lane Scholar majoring in biology and public health at East Carolina University, has found purpose at the intersection of research, service and global experience. Pixley is deeply...

A man wearing a white coat and tie stands in a lab holding a tray of test tubes.
May 13, 2025
  • Shelby Hudnall

Faculty: Dr. Alexandre R. Vieira

At East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Alexandre R. Vieira is leading efforts to expand and strengthen the school’s research enterprise. “Our school of Dental Medicine is relatively...

A group of four young women and a young man wearing graduation attire celebrate together.
May 09, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Filled with Pirate Pride

On a day filled with joy, hugs and tears, East Carolina University social work graduate Karigan Zaferatos experienced all three simultaneously. Zaferatos was among more than 4,600 students who graduated...

A dental student stands posing in front of Ross Hall, smiling and wearing blue scrubs.
May 05, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Madisyn French

Although East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine student Madisyn French is far from her hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, she is eager to establish her role in the clinical...