News Archives

Jan 19, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

‘GAME CHANGER’

East Carolina University will test wastewater from residence halls this semester in an effort to detect coronavirus as early as possible to reduce transmission and avoid outbreaks where students live....

Jan 19, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Erycka Anderson

Erycka Anderson’s dream is to be a professional actor, and the experiences she’s had as an East Carolina University student are helping her achieve that goal. Anderson is a senior...

Jan 15, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

MOVE-IN 2.0

Students, faculty and staff are returning to campus with hope and excitement for 2021 as the spring semester gets underway at East Carolina University. Classes start Jan. 19. Administrators are...

Jan 13, 2021
  • Lacey L. Gray

THE ROAD TO DISCOVERY

East Carolina University students in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences often carry out impactful work in the classroom, but it is not every day that it leads...

Jan 11, 2021
  • ECU News Services

2021: RETURN OF PIRATE NATION Q&A

As the Spring 2021 semester's Jan. 19 start date nears, leaders from across East Carolina University's campus are sharing information and answering your questions about the Return of Pirate Nation....

Jan 07, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

ON THE WING

Through a longstanding partnership between East Carolina University and Sylvan Heights Bird Park in Scotland Neck, researchers have sequenced the genome of the white-winged wood duck, which could help in...

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Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

UNWAVERING COMMITMENT

Despite the challenges that arose in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, East Carolina University continued its State Employees’ Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program, offering 20 students a chance...

Jan 04, 2021
  • Ken Buday

FINAL ‘JEOPARDY!’

When Alex Trebek’s final episodes of the television game show “Jeopardy!” air this week, one East Carolina University professor will pay particular attention. Dr. Bhibha M. Das, associate professor in...

Dec 23, 2020
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Damon Swift

Dr. Damon Swift has learned to “dream big.” Taking a cue from his postdoctoral mentor Timothy Church, Swift is an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology in the College...

Dec 23, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

Student: Kaitlyn Isherwood

Being bullied in middle school — and getting help from a mental health professional — has fueled Kaitlyn Isherwood’s determination to be a counselor. She wants other children who are...