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Nursing student Brittany Box, dental student Nikki Harrold, and Dr. Linc Conn, chair of ECU’s Department of General Dentistry, chat with a patient after completing her dental work at ECU Smiles. (Contributed photos)
Mar 29, 2016
  • Peggy Novotny

ECU SMILES

East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine hosted an inaugural charity event March 18-19 designed to reach adults in the greatest need of oral health care. A new initiative for...

Taj Nasser, a second-year medical student at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine, received the Golden LEAF Scholarship for four years as an undergraduate at ECU. This scholarship helped solidify his decision to become a physician and practice medicine in eastern North Carolina. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 28, 2016
  • Jackie Drake

GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY

Taj Nasser has been interested in medicine since he was in high school in Wilson, so when it came time to attend college and medical school, he chose an institution...

Mar 24, 2016
  • ECU News Services

Statement from East Carolina leadership on March 17 incident

Early on March 17 an incident that began at a downtown Greenville nightclub concluded on our campus with a brutal group beating of an individual near West End. The victim...

Mar 24, 2016
  • Lacey L. Gray

PROVIDING DIRECT AID

Eleven East Carolina University students passed up traditional spring break activities by traveling to Munich, Germany to support local organizations in their humanitarian outreach efforts to refugees and asylum seekers....

Mar 24, 2016
  • Lacey L. Gray

CODE TALKERS OF WWII

A five-man drum circle welcomed more than 600 audience members to East Carolina University's Wright Auditorium at last night's final 2015-16 Voyages of Discovery lecture. Zonnie Gorman, acclaimed historian of...

Mar 23, 2016
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jay Clark

‘GLASS STATION’

East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design plans to open a hand-blown glass art studio in downtown Farmville. Hand-blown glass is a new curriculum area for ECU and the...

ECU student Raqurra Ishmar, center, joins a discussion with students at Henan Polytechnic University in China. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 22, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

A GLOBAL HONOR

East Carolina University is among seven colleges and universities nationwide recently named as winners of the prestigious 2016 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization. The Simon Awards are granted...

Mar 21, 2016
  • Jules Norwood

HISTORY UNDER GROUND

Students in ECU's Department of Anthropology used ground-penetrating radar to search for objects under the grass of the Greenville Town Common. (Photos and video by Cliff Hollis) Using ground-penetrating radar...

ECU counselor education student, Aleida Velasquez, works with at-risk populations at North Pitt High School in Pitt County. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 21, 2016
  • Jessica Nottingham

MEASURING IMPACT

A Few Fast Facts Below are a few preliminary samples of the data points that reveal the College of Education's impact from a few of the college's programs and departments....

Mar 21, 2016
  • ECU News Services

A LASTING LEGACY

East Carolina University will host A Legacy of Leadership week on March 21-23 to spotlight a number of initiatives launched for faculty, staff and students during Chancellor Steve Ballard’s tenure....