CHOOSING THE FUTURE
With this year’s high school seniors and other potentially college-bound students facing an even more complicated decision due to changes related to COVID-19, many are weighing non-traditional options and pathways....
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COVID-19 CLINICAL TRIAL
A new clinical trial headed by an East Carolina University infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center aims to prevent COVID-19 from causing the type of lung damage in patients...
PARENTAL PRESSURE
As the Atlantic Coast prepares for another hurricane season, an old wives’ tale passed down through generations warns that when major storms make landfall, it’s not just the storm surge...
PROJECT DON’T WAIT
One devastating and often forgotten side effect of disasters is the impact to mental health. This is especially true in rural communities that experience a shortage of health care and...
Faculty: Kim Stokes
Between her personal health situation as a child and a supportive family that stressed community and education, Kim Stokes seemed destined for a career in health care and of community...
Student: Melany Contreras
East Carolina University senior Melany Contreras has wanted to be a scientist as long as she can remember. She just couldn’t decide which field. So she chose two. “Those were...
BECOMING PIRATES
NOTE: ECU experienced technical difficulties with our orientation coursework and temporarily halted registration the morning of Monday, June 8. Online orientation is back up and running as of 11:45 a.m....
GROWING PROMISE
East Carolina University has signed co-admission agreements with five more North Carolina community colleges this spring, bringing the total number of Pirate Promise partner colleges to 35. Aimed at improving...
Cupola Conversations — Driving Out Darkness: Influencing Change
The wrongful death of George Floyd last week is shocking, appalling and disturbing. And, sadly, it’s not new. If we go back in history – one year, five years, forty...
Message to Students Regarding Hateful Speech
ECU Students: East Carolina University is aware of hateful speech being used by a few students via social media. It doesn’t matter if it’s one student or two – this...