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Fadi Issa, assistant professor of neurobiology, examines a group of zebrafish in his lab.
Aug 06, 2018
  • Matt Smith

FISHY FINDINGS

An East Carolina University researcher is studying the effects of social behavior on nervous system function and development in a most unlikely place ­– a fish tank. Spearheaded by a...

Kenneth Lowery II receives his coat during the Brody School of Medicine White Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2022. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 03, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

2018 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed the most diverse class of medical students in its 42-year history during its annual White Coat Ceremony on Friday...

Ribbon cutting for new Innovation Early College High School
Aug 03, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

BACK TO SCHOOL

Next week, East Carolina University will welcome 55 ninth-graders to the Innovation Early College High School, a collaboration between Pitt County Schools and ECU. IECHS is a new school option...

Group from the Air Force 724th Special Tactics Group
Aug 01, 2018
  • Matt Smith

STRONGER TOGETHER

Experts from the Air Force 724th Special Tactics Group toured several East Carolina University Health and Human Performance and Physical Therapy laboratories July 23, as the group was briefed on...

Dr. Brenda Armstrong, senior associate dean for student diversity, recruitment and retention at Duke University School of Medicine, delivered the 11th Annual Jose G. Albernaz Golden Apple Distinguished Lecture at East Carolina University on Monday. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 31, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

MEDICAL STUDENT ORIENTATION

On their first day of orientation at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, this year’s 86 incoming medical students took part in traditional orientation-related tasks and tours....

Jul 30, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Katelyn Kincer

Katelyn Kincer, a rising senior in the Regionally Increasing Baccalaureate Nurses (RIBN) program at East Carolina University, is at the top of her class. “Katelyn has been an amazing student...

Andrea RayoSoto builds a robot during STEM camp. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 27, 2018
  • Michael Rudd

GIRLS IN STEM

Thanks to a $35,000 grant from Duke Energy, East Carolina University hosted a residential STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) camp that focused specifically on computer technology, computer programming and...

Master Patrol Officer David Heath trains Koda, ECU’s new police K-9.
Jul 24, 2018
  • Jamie Smith

SUMMER TRAINING

Summer is anything but boring for East Carolina University Police. Empty residence halls and classroom buildings, along with a lack of students on campus provide unique training opportunities for officers...

ECU professor Dr. Brandon Schultz reviews literature on video game design in a computer lab in the Rawl Buidling. Schultz was awarded a $1.38 million grant to study the effects of a video game on teaching academic skills adolescents with ADHD. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Jul 18, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

GAME ON

A $1.38 million national grant awarded to an East Carolina University researcher will examine how a serious video game may help young adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD...

ECU graduate student Tyler Beasley will serve as the first graduate student representative for the UNC Association of Student Governments. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 17, 2018
  • Bri Deel

Student: Tyler Beasley

Tyler Beasley, a longtime Pirate, has now put East Carolina University on a state-level map. As the first graduate student representative for the UNC Association of Student Governments, ECU can...