News Archives

ECU students take the plunge during the 23rd annual Polar Bear Plunge.
Jan 18, 2019
  • Reed Wolfley

ICE COLD CUSTOM

Cold. Freezing. Perhaps insanity or bravery. These are a few words some might choose to describe the Polar Bear Plunge. But for ECU students, faculty and staff, it comes down...

Jan 17, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

JUST MOVE

Some exercise – even in small doses – is better than nothing at all, say East Carolina University researchers and updated guidelines for physical activity from the U.S. Department of...

East Carolina University senior Meghan Lower talks with members of the Pitt Pirates Robotics Club during a club meeting. Lower serves as a junior mentor for the club’s marketing and safety team. The Pitt Pirates Robotics Club competes internationally against other teams in annual robotics competitions. (Photos by Matt Smith)
Jan 16, 2019
  • Matt Smith

PASSION FOR ROBOTICS

In a football field house full of chatter East Carolina University senior Meghan Lower gathers a group of high school students at local C.M. Eppes Middle School. While the room...

Jan 15, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

HIGH MARKS

Online programs at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.   ECU’s online graduate programs in business, criminal justice,...

Jan 10, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

RESEARCHING HEALTH EFFECTS OF PFAS

A professor at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine has received state and federal funding to study the health effects of potentially harmful chemical compounds that were found in North Carolina...

Jan 07, 2019
  • Kristin Zachary

‘Game-changer’

Pregnant women exercising at ECU
Jan 04, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

MATERNAL EXERCISE STUDY

A researcher at East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine was recently awarded a grant from the American Heart Association (AHA) to continue her groundbreaking study of the effects that...

Jenyqua Young in front of Trillium Health Resources
Jan 02, 2019
  • Bri Deel

Student: Jenyqua Young

East Carolina University’s Jenyqua Young, a senior in health services management, dedicates her time to helping people in need. Her journey with helping others began in high school when she...

An Access Scholarship helped Jonelle Romero attend ECU, and after excelling in her undergraduate classes, Romero is now a first-year student at the School of Dental Medicine. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Dec 21, 2018
  • Erin Ward

ACCESS SCHOLARSHIP

Jonelle Romero wants to be a dentist. An Access Scholarship helped her attend East Carolina University, where she excelled in her classes, volunteered locally and shadowed an oral surgeon. The...

Dec 21, 2018
  • Kristin Zachary

2018: Year in Review