News Archives

Mar 07, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

SUNKEN HISTORY

It’s no secret that hundreds, if not thousands, of ships and their crews have met their fate off the coast of North Carolina; the area is known, after all, as...

Mar 04, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

DENTAL WHITE COAT

Before choosing dental school, Brianna Horne carefully considered a variety of different careers in the health care field. When she slipped on her white coat Thursday evening during the East...

Mar 03, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

SONRÍE MEANS SMILE

Elena Uzun sat transfixed by the developing conflict in Ukraine into the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 26. But when dawn arrived, she headed to the East Carolina University School...

Mar 02, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

MEDITERRANEAN DIET

Evidence increasingly supports the idea that plant-based dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, may play an important role in the risk reduction of many chronic diseases. To better educate...

Mar 01, 2022
  • ECU News Services

Founders Week 2022 – March 2022

Fellow Pirates, In March 1907 with the approval of the North Carolina General Assembly, East Carolina Teachers Training School was chartered. Since our founding, ECU has stood as a beacon...

Feb 28, 2022
  • Natalie Sayewich

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SURVEY

East Carolina University researchers are hoping to understand which resources are available to those with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in eastern North Carolina, how they are being utilized, and what types...

Feb 28, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Olivia Cottrell

Boredom led to brainstorming for Olivia Cottrell. The East Carolina University junior business major, stuck at home after the start of the pandemic, logged onto ENGAGE to check out student...

Feb 24, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

TEST RUN

A thousand feet from shore and 20 feet above the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, a spider crane hoists objects from the deck of Jennette’s Pier in Nags Head and...

Feb 23, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

DELIGHTFULLY DAZZLING

In a classic coming-of-age story, a prince ponders his future while searching for true happiness in East Carolina University’s production of “Pippin.” The musical, opening tonight in McGinnis Theatre, runs...

Feb 18, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

KEEPING HEARTS HEALTHY

New research on an image-assisted approach to radiation treatment of breast cancer conducted by East Carolina University’s Dr. Jae Won Jung accurately evaluates partial radiation exposure to the heart during...