News Archives

Jun 27, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

MAIDEN VOYAGE

It was a shorter paddle than expected but still a success for East Carolina University boatbuilding student Grace Joyner and her classmates. After five weeks of painstaking work, Joyner's final...

REU students use ultrasound to study arm movements. Dr. Zachary Domire, associate professor in the ECU Department of Kinesiology, works with Jennifer Rickens, an undergraduate student at Thiel College, on table, and Kylee Schaffer, a Robert Morris University student. Rickens is getting a muscle ultrasound. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 24, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

OPPORTUNITY THROUGH RESEARCH

Undergraduates from colleges across the United States are working on research projects alongside East Carolina University students this summer in two 10-week programs supported by the National Science Foundation. The...

Physical therapy students James Montgomery and Amalia Kondyles guide Annie May through a fall risk assessment at Black Jack Original Free Will Baptist Church in June. Students and faculty from occupational therapy and physician assistant studies also participated in the day-long clinic. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 24, 2016
  • Kathryn Kennedy

CLINICAL COLLABORATION

A team of East Carolina University graduate students from three College of Allied Health Sciences disciplines spent a recent Friday conducting a fall prevention clinic for seniors - and also...

Asst. Prof. Dr. Heidi Bonner, criminal justice, works with student Lindsey Frederick in the Rivers computer lab. Bonner prefers the active learning techniques incorporated through Universal Design for Learning to traditional lectures. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Jun 21, 2016
  • ECU News Services

REDESIGNING THE CLASSROOM

When a building is constructed using principles of universal design, everyone benefits. Convenient ramps and wide doors not only help elderly and disabled individuals, but also mothers with strollers and...

Jun 20, 2016
  • Jackie Drake

Steve Ballard’s Era

Steve Ballard made a bold prediction in his March 2005 installation speech after being named East Carolina University's tenth chancellor the previous year. "In 2015, ECU will be recognized as...

Jun 17, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

SANDSCAPE

East Carolina University’s Department of Geological Sciences is using a new teaching tool that accelerates students’ understanding of topographical maps and geologic concepts. The augmented reality (AR) sandbox consists of...

Jun 16, 2016
  • ECU News Services

EXTRAORDINARY OUTREACH

East Carolina University is among four universities in the nation who will compete this fall for a national award recognizing community engagement and scholarship in higher education. The Association of...

Jun 15, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

A PIRATE FAMILY

Growing up in Richlands, North Carolina, brothers Benjamin and Adam Reyes didn’t think they would be able to afford college. But their hard work and determination were rewarded with scholarships...

Jun 14, 2016
  • Sophronia Knott

ZIKA TASKFORCE

Public health officials are learning more about how the Zika virus could affect North Carolina from research at East Carolina University. Led by Dr. Stephanie Richards, assistant professor with the...

Jun 13, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

‘SENSELESS TRAGEDY’

Vigil honors Orlando victims Approximately 500 people came together Tuesday, June 14 in Greenville to honor and remember the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando. The event began...