ENGINEERING PIRATES
Oscar Maldonado grew up watching and later working on the big rigs in his father’s trucking company in Clinton. His passion for trucks and cars grew — he’s the proud...
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FLYING FISH
Scott Eagle’s “School of Flying Fish” mural has made the jump from Greenville all the way to Beijing in a showcase of American street art at the U.S. Embassy. Eagle,...
PROMISING PARTNERSHIPS
Entering its third year, RISE29, East Carolina University’s student entrepreneurship program, is finding its footing. Tasked with creating a new generation of entrepreneurial leaders in the university’s 29-county service area,...
Faculty: Dr. Denise Donica
Dr. Denise Donica doesn’t live in the negative. Positive outcomes fuel Donica, an associate professor and chair of the East Carolina University Department of Occupational Therapy. “The goal of occupational...
BATTLING BIAS
This year’s Pirate Read, “The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People Fight Bias” by Dolly Chugh will offer East Carolina University students tips to reduce the effects of...
ENCOURAGING ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
Preserving history and heritage is a prominent goal in the field of archaeology, and East Carolina University’s Maritime Studies Program helps students gain the knowledge to meet that goal through...
BITING RESEARCH
Every time a hand slaps skin at an outdoor summer barbecue, a mosquito loses its wings. Dr. Stephanie Richards, a professor in the East Carolina University College of Health and...
Student: Kama Woodall
Kama Woodall hopes to represent young, disadvantaged people within the legal system one day. The aspiring attorney is a senior majoring in psychology and philosophy at East Carolina University —...
CARING FOR FARMWORKERS
Sonríe means “smile” in Spanish—and there were plenty to go around on May 16, when students, faculty, staff, residents and volunteers from ECU’s School of Dental Medicine gathered in Ross...
COASTAL PERSPECTIVE
As he began his tenure as East Carolina University’s 12th chancellor, Dr. Philip Rogers launched a learning and listening tour called Pirate Perspectives to speak with ECU stakeholders throughout eastern...