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Members of ECU’s Black Student Union serve lunch at the Community Crossroads Center.
Jan 25, 2019
  • Doug Boyd
  • Jamie Smith

LEGACY OF SERVICE

A day off from classes is normally a welcomed invitation to sleep in and take it easy, but on Monday, Jan. 21, hundreds of East Carolina University students braved an...

Baseball instructor Lance Martin hits as ECU researchers Patrick Rider and Nick Marray observe.
Jan 24, 2019
  • Doug Boyd

BATTER UP!

Eastern North Carolina is rich in baseball tradition, with a pair of Hall of Famers among its native sons. That tradition could take a step forward through work researchers at...

The new Main Campus Student Center opened on Jan. 7.
Jan 23, 2019
  • Erin Ward

IF YOU LIKE IT, PUT YOUR NAME ON IT

Jesse Peel. Alice Crawford. Ledonia Wright. These are a few of the names students might notice as they explore the newly opened Main Campus Student Center. The expansive building has...

Taylor Reed Pirate Profile
Jan 22, 2019
  • Bri Deel

Student: Taylor Reed

Taylor Reed is studying in Poland this semester — the first student from East Carolina University to win the Erasmus+ Scholarship to attend Krosno State College. Reed is a junior...

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’