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Dr. Bryan Ehlert, assistant professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, performs a TCAR procedure at the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 16, 2018
  • Rob Spahr

LOWER RISK, LESS INVASIVE

East Carolina University physicians at Vidant Medical Center are providing patients at risk of having a stroke the opportunity to significantly reduce their future stroke risk through a new procedure...

Oct 15, 2018
  • Matt Smith

NEW OFFICE ANNOUNCED

Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Keith Wheeler has been named the inaugural executive director for East Carolina University’s newly created Office of National Security and Industry Initiatives. Wheeler joins ECU after...

Freshman Michael Hinson and a group of friends collected nearly 40,000 pounds of goods for those affected by Hurricane Florence. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 15, 2018
  • Matt Smith

SPRINGING INTO ACTION

At East Carolina University, every Pirate is called to serve. Some just spring into action a little quicker than others during times of emergency, lending a helping hand to their...

Dr. Crystal Chambers, left, meets with doctoral student Hank Bowen to discuss his research project. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 11, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

CARNEGIE FELLOW

An East Carolina University faculty member who has received a 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship will study how students from rural areas across the United States make decisions about college. Dr....

East Carolina University faculty members Len Annetta, from left, Matt Militello, Charity Cayton and College of Education Dean Grant Hayes recently announced that the college secured a five-year, $9.8 million grant to study the effects of leadership in K-12 school systems. (Photo by Matt Smith)
Oct 10, 2018
  • Matt Smith

RESEARCH EMPOWERS PRINCIPALS

A group of East Carolina University researchers studying the effects of school leadership has secured a five-year, $9.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The study is led...

ECU professor Gregory Funaro portrays the villainous Black Stache in “Peter and the Starcatcher.” (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 09, 2018
  • Bri Deel

“PETER AND THE STARCATCHER”

Audiences will be invited to fly, dream and join the adventure of “Peter and the Starcatcher” in East Carolina University’s McGinnis Theatre on Oct. 11-14. The play is a prequel...

Oct 04, 2018
  • Erin Ward

ALTERNATIVE BREAK

East Carolina University students will travel to Washington, North Carolina, during fall break to volunteer with local nonprofit organizations and aid recovery efforts for Hurricane Florence. The three-day trip, offered...

ECU tennis player Diogo Marques engages in a virtual exercise aimed at improving communication skills with a job recruiter. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 03, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

LIFE SKILLS

Today’s student-athletes are more technologically connected than ever before, yet research shows many struggle to initiate difficult conversations. East Carolina University faculty members are joining with American Athletic Conference colleagues...

Kay Boyd
Oct 02, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

STUDENT SERVICE

When Kay Boyd started working at East Carolina University in September 1973, Mendenhall Student Center wasn’t even quite complete. Her first job was answering calls at the switchboard, where the...

Dr. Stephen Moysey works with villagers in Salri, Madhya Pradesh, India, to understand how agricultural practices impact water sustainability in their watershed. (Contributed photos)
Oct 01, 2018
  • Lacey L. Gray

TACKLING WATER WOES

East Carolina University’s commitment to addressing the challenges faced by rural communities in receiving fresh water is one issue the director of the Water Resources Center plans to address. Dr....