News Archives

May 17, 2019
  • Matt Smith

INTERNATIONAL CONNECTION

An East Carolina University associate professor will travel to Zambia next year to assist in water quality testing of the African nation’s groundwater system. Alex Manda, a hydrogeologist in the...

May 16, 2019
  • Erin Ward

ADVANCING IDEAS

In the world of university advancement, institutions are ultimately judged by the dollars that are brought in the door that help students achieve educational success and universities enhance resources. Providing...

May 15, 2019
  • Matt Smith

TESTING FOR MONOGAMY?

An East Carolina University faculty member is part of an international research team that may one day lead humans to use biology – not body chemistry – to find their...

May 14, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

CONGRESSIONAL TESTIMONY

A researcher at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine testified before a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Wednesday, May 15, about the negative health effects of chemical compounds that are estimated...

ECU Baja team captain Evan Diener tests the buggy at the Blackjack Mx Off Road Park. (Contributed photos)
May 10, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

BAJA REBORN

Even in high school, Evan Diener was interested in building a Baja buggy. “I had seen this program at other colleges, and it was something I was really interested in,”...

East Carolina University biology professor Chris Balakrishnan has been appointed as a temporary program director with the National Science Foundation’s Evolutionary Processes Cluster. The position allows Balakrishnan to make recommendations about which NSF research proposals to fund.
May 08, 2019
  • Matt Smith

NATIONAL APPOINTMENT

An East Carolina University associate professor will have the chance to shape science funding at the national level during the next two years. Chris Balakrishnan, a faculty member in the...

May 07, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

‘KEY LEADERSHIP’

Dr. Allison Danell, associate professor of chemistry, has been appointed interim dean of East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) effective July 1, pending approval by...

Pirate Profile: Andrew Griffin
May 06, 2019
  • Bri Deel

Student: Andrew Griffin

One challenge is just not enough for East Carolina University senior Andrew Griffin. Griffin, who graduated May 3, earned a degree in information and computer technology with a concentration in...

May 04, 2019
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jules Norwood

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Actor Emily Procter turned the spotlight on more than 5,200 East Carolina University graduates on Friday. The ECU alumna and North Carolina native encouraged the students to persevere through challenges...

More than 4,100 students will graduate during spring commencement.
May 03, 2019
  • ECU News Services

TURN YOUR TASSELS

East Carolina University's graduating class of spring 2019 includes more than 4,100 students who will receive their degree during Friday's commencement ceremony. Among them are students with high aspirations, like...