News Archives

Oct 07, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

BIBLICAL BURNING

Could the biblical description of the destruction of Sodom be explained by an exploding meteor? A research team including East Carolina University’s Dr. Sid Mitra, professor of geological sciences, has...

Oct 06, 2021
  • Ken Buday

BREAKING GROUND

Gold-colored shovels turned ceremonial dirt Tuesday as Intersect East kicked off its first phase in redevelopment of East Carolina University’s former warehouse district. Developer Elliott Sidewalk Communities joined with university...

Oct 05, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Melody Martinez

Melody Martinez has known since she started dancing at age 12 that she wanted to pursue a career in the performing arts. “Dance holds a beautiful place in my heart,...

Oct 01, 2021
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Angela Wells

Angela Wells has always been creative. All you have to do is ask the children who received one of the balloon animals she used to make when she worked in...

The town of Güllen sets the stage for “The Visit.” (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 28, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • Stephanie Slusser

LIVE ONSTAGE

East Carolina University students will once again perform live this week with the opening of “The Visit” in McGinnis Theatre. In the German dark comedy, a wealthy woman returns to...

Funding by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center has helped advance research such as COVID-19 vaccine therapies at ECU. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 24, 2021
  • Doug Boyd

INVESTING IN INNOVATION

How do you get a grant for your idea? ECU's Carlyle Rogers explains. For the translational research grants (TRG), the process typically starts with our Office of Licensing and Commercialization...

Sep 22, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

ESTUARINE INVASION

As each day and night draws us closer to Halloween, a real-life invasion of the body snatchers is taking place in the Pamlico and Neuse rivers. Since 2016, a team...

2019 Family Weekend
Sep 21, 2021
  • Erin Ward

FAMILY WEEKEND

Each year, East Carolina University celebrates the parents, relatives and friends of current students with a fun-filled weekend on campus. Sponsored by the Office of Parent and Family Programs and...

Sep 15, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

BUSINESS AND DIVERSITY

It’s been a while, but the Business Leadership Conference (BLC), organized by East Carolina University’s College of Business, took place once again Sept. 13. COB juniors, seniors and graduates participated...

Sep 13, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Fernando Chivela

Growing up in Angola — a country on Africa’s west coast beset by civil war, poverty and preventable diseases — has inspired Fernando Chivela to use technology to improve access...