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Daniel Feterovskiy waves a flag as his mother Oksana Feterovkaya and father Aleksy Feterovskiy (last names vary because of gender) listen to a video message from President Barack Obama. The couple immigrated to the U.S. from Uzbekistan and were at ECU to participate in a naturalization ceremony. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Aug 17, 2015
  • Jay Clark

CELEBRATING CITIZENSHIP

Forty-eight applicants from 28 countries became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony held at the East Carolina Heart Institute Aug. 14. This was the first time a naturalization ceremony...

Incoming Brody School of Medicine student Pooja Sarin is helped into her white coat by Dr. Susan Schmidt, associate dean for Student Affairs. All 80 new students received a white coat as a gift from the BSOM Alumni Society to recognize their induction into the Brody medical alumni family. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 14, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

‘NEVER THE SAME’

Brody School of Medicine Class of 2019 All 80 students are North Carolina residents. They were selected from 982 applicants and represent 25 counties of residence, from Buncombe in the...

ECU engineering students Hanadee Abu-Zayed, Nicholas Garcia and Carrie Robinson, left to right, conduct experiments using the wind tunnel on campus. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Aug 11, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

AERODYNAMICS LIVE

Seeing the impact of air and speed on objects beats reading a description in a textbook, according to East Carolina University engineering students. The principles of aerodynamics come to life...

ECU business management major Destiny Reid presents educational materials related to adoption to members of Congress, as part of her 10-week internship through the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). (Photos by Kami Swingle with CCAI)
Aug 10, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

MAKING AN IMPACT

While many college students spent their summer sleeping late or soaking up the sun, East Carolina University junior Destiny Reid was preparing a presentation to Congress. Reid was one of...

Camp Needles in the Pines participant Dylan Simpson packs his gear in preparation for leaving on the final day of camp. The one-week camp offered each summer by the Department of Pediatrics in the Brody School of Medicine helps children learn strategies for coping with their Type 1 Diabetes. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 04, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

INDEPENDENCE DAYS

Right after breakfast on the final day of Camp Needles in the Pines, the director led 75 young campers in a rousing rendition of the camp song, complete with hand...

ECU School of Dental Medicine professor Dr. Kimberley Gise, left, and Zachary Swanner, fourth year dental student, assist a dental patient. Gise is director of the emergency care clinic. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

EMERGENCY SERVICES

An East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine clinic is now treating local patients experiencing oral emergencies. The Emergency Care Clinic, located in Ross Hall at 1851 MacGregor Downs Road,...

Campers at East Carolina University's STEM to STEAM camp enjoy hands-on activities that help them learn concepts in art, science, technology, engineering and math. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 29, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

WHOLE-BRAIN ACTIVITIES

Sixty-two campers in kindergarten through 10th grade are taking part in the East Carolina University School of Art and Design’s STEM to STEAM Summer Camp held July 27-31. Throughout the...

Mira Sanchez, left, and Carla Lee attended ECU training to learn how to serve as community breast health educators, thanks to $125,000 in grants from the Susan G. Komen North Carolina Triangle to the Coast Affiliate. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 27, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

COMMUNITY CRUSADERS

Azucena Warren beat breast cancer in 1998, following treatment at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center in Greenville. Now she is applying her efforts to help other women tackle the...

book cover
Jul 23, 2015
  • Summer Tillman

PIRATE READ

“Enrique’s Journey,” the true story of a Honduran boy’s journey to find his mother, has been selected as the 2015 Pirate Read at East Carolina University. All incoming students are...

ECU Board of Trustees members Danny Scott, left, and Edwin Clark listen to discussion during the July 17 board meeting. At that meeting, ECU Provost Ron Mitchelson presented the plan for reorganization for ECU's College of Human Ecology. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Jay Clark

REORGANIZATION

The six departments and schools that comprise East Carolina University’s College of Human Ecology will soon migrate to other colleges under a reorganization plan intended to reduce costs and strengthen...