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The stone East Carolina University sign at the corner of 5th Street and Reade Circle will not be accessible during construction of the City of Greenville’s Town Creek Culvert Project. The sign is a popular location for photos on campus.
Feb 21, 2019
  • ECU News Services

5TH STREET CLOSURE

Beginning Monday, Feb. 25, the City of Greenville Public Works Department will close a portion of 5th Street between Reade and South Holly streets at East Carolina University’s main campus...

Feb 19, 2019
  • Matt Smith

FUNDING ENTREPRENEURS

East Carolina University received a $1 million award from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support rural economic prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship. The grant, awarded on Feb. 7, will support...

ECU’s College of Business is one of the largest in North Carolina and is home to the state’s first named school of entrepreneurship.
Feb 18, 2019
  • Glen Webster

‘BRIGHT FUTURE’

East Carolina University has named Dr. Paul Schwager as its sixth dean of the College of Business. The appointment was approved by the ECU Board of Trustees during a special...

Feb 15, 2019
  • Kelly Rusk

WALK IN THEIR SHOES

More than 50 East Carolina University undergraduate students participated in a poverty simulation on Feb. 8, with the goal of increasing their understanding of the day-to-day realities faced by people...

Feb 14, 2019
  • ECU News Services
  • Kristin Zachary
  • Natalie Shrader-Pruitt
  • Reed Wolfley

Hook, Line and Sinker
Brandi Campbell, center, portrays Kate, a kindergarten teacher in “If/Then.”
Feb 12, 2019
  • Bri Deel

IF/THEN MUSICAL

Reveal the future of one woman’s life in the “If/Then Musical” by East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance. Elizabeth, the main character in the musical, recently got divorced...

ECU and Wells Fargo officials cut the ribbon on four new CNC machines funded in part by the Wells Fargo Foundation. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 11, 2019
  • Jules Norwood

HAAS IN THE HIGH BAY

East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology has officially launched the first phase of an effort to create a unique advanced manufacturing lab in the high bay of the...

Yueqi Li and Zongfu Li from Shaanxi Normal University in China visit with students at ECU Community.
Feb 08, 2019
  • Jamie Smith

CULTURAL IMMERSION

Student teachers from Shaanxi Normal University (SNNU) in Xi’an, China traveled more than 7,500 miles to spend four weeks at East Carolina University to learn more about the American education...

ECU professor Dr. Stephanie Pitts talks with convenience store owner David Rizik about the healthy food choices available in his store on Old Pactolus Highway in Pitt County. (ECU Photo by Rhett Butler)
Feb 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS

Researchers from East Carolina University have been awarded grant funding to study the effectiveness of a program to improve access to healthy food options in North Carolina. The two-year, $250,000...

Dr. Cheng Chen, left, and Dr. Kenneth Jacobs, second from right, are part of a trio of ECU researchers recognized last year for advancements in medical imaging.
Feb 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

CHEN, JACOBS AND FERGUSON

A trio of ECU researchers was recognized in 2018 for its advancements in medical imaging. The co-inventor team that includes Cheng Chen and Kenneth Jacobs from the Department of Physics...