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Aug 23, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

REACHING PORT

As nearly 29,000 students started classes at East Carolina University this week either on campus or online, there were a handful who have returned to complete a journey they started...

Brody Scholars (from left to right) Grant O’Brien, Brandon Garcia and Kayla Mayes pose with ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation board member Dr. Deanna Boyette. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Aug 22, 2019
  • Janiya Winchester
  • Rob Spahr

BRODY SCHOLARS

Three medical students at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine have been awarded the university’s most prestigious scholarship. Brandon Garcia, Kayla Mayes and Grant O’Brien – who like their classmates are...

Aug 21, 2019
  • Kristen Martin

PRYCELESS RECOGNITION

Pirate pride was evident in Davie County on Aug. 13, during a special Educators Hall of Fame induction ceremony for East Carolina University alumnus Henry Pryce. After receiving a letter...

Aug 19, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

NEW CREW

As members of the class of 2023 walked into Minges Coliseum for convocation Sunday afternoon, they were handed small buttons with one very important word – connect. Connecting and making...

Aug 16, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

NEW SEASON

East Carolina University’s faculty marked the start of the 2019-20 academic year with a convocation ceremony in Wright Auditorium Friday morning. Dr. Jeff Popke, chair of the faculty senate and...

Aug 13, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

PIRATES ABROAD

Adventure, research and cultural immersion – East Carolina University faculty and students traveled around the world this summer on once-in-a-lifetime trips to research and experience different cultures. Let’s take a...

Aug 13, 2019
  • Natalie Sayewich

SUSPICIOUS SPOTS?

A disease that many thought we had eradicated — at least in our part of the world — is making a comeback in parts of the United States and abroad....

Aug 12, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

2019 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students – all North Carolina residents – during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday morning....

Aug 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

MEDICAL STUDENT TEAMWORK

During their first week at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, first-year medical students are inundated with typical orientation-related activities, such as learning about the school’s policies, classes, exams and technology....

Aug 07, 2019
  • Matt Smith

EXCEPTIONAL INTERNS

East Carolina University students made their impact felt across eastern North Carolina this summer as part of the North Carolina State Employees Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program. The program...