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Chancellor Cecil Staton and his wife, Catherine, award the Amethyst to Bill Clark.
Apr 11, 2016
  • Jessica Nottingham
  • Lacey L. Gray

HANDS-ON LEARNING

East Carolina University welcomed 300 high school juniors to campus Friday, April 8, for hands-on learning in STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), as part of the 5th annual...

Board of Trustees member Danny Scott presents a gift to Chancellor Steve Ballard. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 08, 2016
  • ECU News Services

RECOGNIZING LEADERSHIP

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees gathered for their regularly scheduled meeting on Friday, April 8. It was Chancellor Steve Ballard’s 61st and final Board of Trustees meeting before...

Oakwood School student Kaitlyn Kostrzebski throws a baseball into webbing while wearing a sleeve with sensors in it to measure force. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 08, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

HEALTHY MOVEMENTS

Fitted with a sensor that tracks elbow movements and muscle strain, 10th grade student Kaitlyn Kostrzebski, swings her arm back and hurls one ball after another in a biomechanics laboratory...

Chelsey Turner, left, and Cheyenna Francis pose with their poster detailing their research into medication adherence and health literacy among cancer patients. (Photos by Cliff Hollis; videos by Rich Klindworth)
Apr 07, 2016
  • Doug Boyd

SPOTLIGHT ON SCHOLARSHIP

Scholarship is in the spotlight this week at East Carolina University as approximately 360 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are presenting their research and creative work...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Amy Adams Ellis

Five-year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Dr. S. Raza “Raz” Shaikh, associate professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a member of the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI) at the Brody...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

Scholarship of Engagement Award

Paige Viren’s passion for travel and meeting people is part of her DNA. If you spend a few minutes with her, this fact becomes apparent. She has traveled to six...

Shouquan Huo
Apr 04, 2016
  • Lacey L. Gray

Five-year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

Dr. Shouquan Huo, an associate professor of inorganic and organic chemistry, is one of this year’s recipients of the university’s Five-Year Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity....

Apr 04, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity

A student in Bob Ebendorf’s art honors seminar this semester said his professor’s reminder to “change your perspective” can apply to all aspects of life. Ebendorf, a pioneering artist and...

Apr 04, 2016
  • ECU News Services

RESEARCH & CREATIVITY

Approximately 360 undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdoctoral scholars are scheduled to present their research and creative work April 4-8 to fellow students, colleagues, faculty and the community...

Apr 04, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

SEAMLESS SAFETY

East Carolina University is taking safety to the next level by placing a virtual blue light in the pocket of students, faculty and staff through LiveSafe, a safety smartphone application....