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Mitzi Miller, editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, shared a message about pursuing one’s dreams during ECU’s annual MLK celebration. Before her presentation, she interacted with a selected group of ECU students. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 21, 2015
  • Jamitress Bowden

‘GETTING THE JOB DONE’

Accept responsibility when it comes, the editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine Mitzi Miller told a crowd at East Carolina University Tuesday night. Even though a task may seem overwhelming, she said,...

Jan 20, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

ECU to host two public forums on Aycock naming

East Carolina University will host two public forums to gather feedback on the naming of Charles B. Aycock Residence Hall — one session focused on students’ opinions and the other...

ECU geology graduate student Adam Trevisan heads to a research site carrying an electromagnetic induction profiler, used to trace water impurities so ECU researchers can follow where groundwater is flowing underground. The work is part of a collaborative effort to examine water contaminants that may migrate from home septic systems. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 20, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

‘EMERGING CONTAMINANTS’

Endocrine Disruption a Growing Threat Exposure to low-levels of some contaminants can cause disruption of endocrine functions, such as reproduction, in animals. This disruption occurs when the contaminants modulate, mimic...

Jan 15, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

NOVEL APPROACH

Two East Carolina University researchers have received funding for a project that could lead to better quality of life for people living with chronic pain. Drs. Sonja Bareiss and Kori...

Associate professor Rosana Ferreira, center, from ECU's Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, works with graduate student Mark Nissenbaum, left, and undergraduate Joel McAuliffe. A grant from the ECU Faculty Senate enabled Ferreira to create a virtual weather forecasting teaching laboratory (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 13, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

SUPPORTING FELLOW TEACHERS

East Carolina University faculty who can generate creative, innovative ways of teaching course materials are eligible for grants offered by Teaching Grants Committee of ECU’s Faculty Senate. “The grants are...

Jan 08, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

A SEASON FOR MUSIC

Cellists, pianists, violinists and violists from around the world have converged at East Carolina University for its first-ever Winter Workshop. The workshop, a new component of the Four Seasons Chamber...

Jan 07, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘PROMISE TO THE PUBLIC’

East Carolina University has earned higher education’s top honor for community engagement. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced Jan. 7 that ECU received the 2015 Community Engagement...

Jan 07, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

ONLINE ALL-STARS

Online graduate programs in nursing and business at East Carolina University rank among the nation’s best, according to a listing released Jan. 7 by U.S. News & World Report. The...

ECU biology professor Marcelo Ardón, foreground, and graduate student Tori Goehrig gather data for research on the intrusion of saltwater into freshwater sources along North Carolina's coastal plain. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 06, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

‘SALTWATER INTRUSION’

A new grant will allow East Carolina University and partner institutions to address a saltwater issue affecting the ecosystems and economy of eastern North Carolina. Saltwater from the ocean is...

Dec 22, 2014
  • Amy Adams Ellis

MOBILE MEDICINE

All ECU Physicians clinics are now offering patients access to their own electronic health records through a secure online patient portal called MyChart. Once enrolled, patients can use any computer,...