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ECU Assistant Professor David Lagomasino, center, travels on a boat with students and research colleagues in West Africa. Lagomasino visited the region in August to study the coastal ecosystem which resembles North Carolina’s coast.
Sep 24, 2019
  • Matt Smith

EYE IN THE SKY

What does West Africa’s coastline have in common with eastern North Carolina’s Outer Banks? A lot more than you might think, says East Carolina University assistant professor David Lagomasino. Lagomasino,...

Sep 23, 2019
  • Natalie Sayewich

NURSES ADDRESSING NEEDS

Thanks to new grant funding, graduates from several ECU College of Nursing departments will be poised to provide health care that makes a big difference in small communities. The four-year,...

Sep 20, 2019
  • Ken Buday

A NEW CYBER SPACE

It’s not just what you see in the new cybersecurity lab in the Science and Technology Building at East Carolina University. It’s also what you don’t see. The Department of...

Sep 19, 2019
  • Lacey L. Gray

TELLING AMERICA’S DIVERSE STORIES

Award-winning journalist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Soledad O’Brien visited East Carolina University on Sept. 18 as the premier lecturer in the 2019-20 Voyages of Discovery Series. Early in the day, O’Brien...

Sep 19, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

CELEBRATING SIMULATION

For ECU dental student Toyosi Coker and other students on the Health Sciences Campus, practice makes a perfect blend of confidence and capability. Access to state-of-the-art equipment and technology in...

Sep 18, 2019
  • Ken Buday

DIVERSITY RECOGNIZED

East Carolina University’s focus on diversity and inclusiveness has been recognized for the eighth consecutive year with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The HEED award, sponsored by...

Sep 17, 2019
  • Kristen Martin

LAYING A FOUNDATION

Students attending the ECU Community School achieved growth during the 2018-19 school year, according to the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction’s annual report card. On Sept. 4, the department...

Cliff Hollis | Videography by Rich Klindworth
Sep 16, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Jason Schodt

East Carolina University student Jason Schodt likes to get involved in the community and meet new people. Schodt, a senior from Wake Forest, is double majoring in engineering and music...

Sep 13, 2019
  • ECU News Services

CRISP CENTER

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Crisp Small Business Resource Center, which will be housed in the College of Business’ Miller School of Entrepreneurship, during...

Sep 12, 2019
  • Rich Klindworth

ENJOYING WATER SPORTS

Adapting to a new way of life is something Brent Carpenter of Greenville has had to do for the past decade and a half. He was once an avid wakeboarder;...