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ECU students Patrick Young, from left, and Logan Darr post in front of ECU's STEPP Program office.
Apr 19, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

A TAILORED STRATEGY

As students with learning disabilities transition from high school to college, East Carolina University’s STEPP Program (Supporting Transition and Education through Planning and Partnerships) helps ensure that they have the...

ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers and Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health, announce the new logo on April 14 for the ECU Health system.
Apr 14, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ECU HEALTH

Vidant Health and East Carolina University on Thursday announced a logo for the ECU Health system, which will launch in the region starting in May. “Eastern North Carolina’s vibrancy depends...

The Mark Zero device is deployed from Jennette’s Pier during the Waves to Water Prize DRINK Finale.
Apr 13, 2022
  • Parker Kellam Murphy

DESALINATION DEPLOYMENT

All four devices entered in the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Waves to Water Prize DRINK Finale, hosted by East Carolina University’s Coastal Studies Institute, were successfully and safely deployed...

A volunteer cuts hair at ECU's Pirates Vs. Cancer event.
Apr 12, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

PIRATES VS. CANCER 2022

After being limited by the COVID-19 pandemic for the last two years, one of the most popular and successful fundraisers on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus returned to full...

Dr. Megan Perry talks about a coffin, recovered from the Rhem family ancestral tomb in New Bern’s Cedar Grove cemetery, with family member Michael Miller, right, and anthropology graduate students Bridget Cone and Ceara Nicholson.
Apr 11, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ANCESTRAL TOMB RESEARCH

East Carolina University faculty and graduate students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Anthropology are acquiring real-world skills through a project involving an ancestral tomb more than...

Dr. Lauren Sastre helps explain healthy food options to Fresh Start program participants in Elizabeth City.
Apr 08, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich
  • Rob Spahr

FRESH START

A van towing a trailer pulls in front of a church in Elizabeth City, an eastern North Carolina community challenged by health disparities, limited access to health care providers, and...

Apr 07, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

A TASTE OF SUCCESS

In 2018, Jamerus Payton was with his family in Greenville when they started talking about their legacies. They brainstormed business ideas that captured their love for each other, their families...

An ECU dental student works on a patient.
Apr 05, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

CELEBRATING SOCIAL MISSION

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine has received a national award for its advances in social mission — from addressing the oral health care gap in rural North...

ECU student Ishani Shelat sits near the Sci-Tech Building.
Apr 04, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Ishani Shelat

If you’ve ever forgotten where you put your glasses, East Carolina University senior Ishani Shelat may be able to help. A biochemistry major and future optometrist, Shelat’s also earning an...

Dr. Shaundreal Jamison posts for a portrait photo
Apr 04, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Shaundreal Jamison

The railroad tracks split the town of Cordova, S.C., the primary school to the east and Ebenezer Baptist Church to the west, just past the flashing caution lights. About 200...