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Jul 24, 2019
  • ECU News Services

WHAT WILL BEE

East Carolina University has become the 77th educational institution in the nation to be certified as an affiliate of the Bee Campus USA program, designed to marshal the strengths of...

Jul 23, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Brianna Chavis-Locklear

When she was a little girl growing up in the Robeson County community of Prospect, Brianna Chavis-Locklear’s older sister came home from a dental appointment with braces on her teeth....

Jul 19, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

NEVER GIVE UP

PERFORMANCES July 25 and 26 – 10 a.m., 2 p.m., 7 p.m. July 27 – 10 a.m., 2 p.m. All seats $12 with general admission seating in Black Box Theatre....

Jul 17, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

PIRATE READ

“The Nature Principle” by Richard Louv has been selected as the 2019 Pirate Read at East Carolina University. All incoming students are asked to read the book before the beginning...

Jul 16, 2019
  • Matt Smith

PACIFIC TRAVELER

Most oceanographers would rather find themselves studying sardines instead of being packed like one, but East Carolina University assistant professor Rebecca Asch squeezed into the research vessel Kilo Moana last...

ECU officials and representatives from the design and construction firms responsible for the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building break ground on the $90 million project. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 12, 2019
  • ECU News Services

ON BOARD

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees swore in five new members and elected officers during its regular meeting Friday morning. It also approved the sale of alcohol in athletic...

Jul 10, 2019
  • Ken Buday

PIRATE PROJECT

East Carolina University engineering students faced a daunting task. They had to come up with a way to flip a 1,600-pound piece of wood. But this was no ordinary piece...

Jul 09, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

RESEARCH BREAKTHROUGH

Neurodegenerative diseases – such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS – are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults. The risk of these diseases is reduced by intake...

Jul 08, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

MAKING A DIFFERENCE

The new Student Government Association (SGA) officers of East Carolina University are focused on advocacy for all students for the upcoming 2019-2020 school year. Student Body President Colin Johnson and...

Jul 02, 2019
  • ECU News Services

THE LOST TAVERN

College students discovering a drinking establishment isn’t anything new. But this one isn’t your everyday bar. Last year at the ruins of Brunswick Town, North Carolina — a once-thriving colonial...