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EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP
In order to better connect and engage with alumni, the East Carolina University Alumni Association is transitioning from its current transactional, dues-based membership model to one that includes all Pirate...
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Despite what social media may indicate, most Americans will still be able to enjoy each other’s company this Independence Day. A team of researchers at East Carolina University has conducted...
BUILDING A BETTER BRODY
Upon being appointed dean of ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, Dr. Mark Stacy did something unprecedented. He challenged the medical school’s staff to help “Build a Better Brody” and announced...
PROJECT CONVEY
Breaking down the silos of public and higher education for the benefit of learners with disabilities with high intensity needs is the mission behind a new East Carolina University graduate...
Student: Stephanie Martinez
Stephanie Martinez is a graduate student in social work at East Carolina University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in social work from ECU in May. “I’ve always been interested in...
BETTER BOATING THROUGH DATA
A new smartphone app called SOBOS — Self-reported On-water Boat Operator Survey — is aimed at changing the face of boating safety by putting data collection in the hands of...
BOOSTING ACADEMIC SUCCESS
Students and their families didn’t just receive some popsicles to help cool down at orientation this week. They also got assurances that if they can’t seem to hit their stride...
TREATING ITP
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University took part in the study of a new drug recently approved by the FDA to treat a bleeding disorder. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic...
OZONE EXPOSURE
Ground-level air pollution can cause a variety of health problems, and East Carolina University’s Dr. Kym Gowdy is taking a closer look at how and why. Her work, for which...