SUPER SPONGE
Dr. John Cavanagh was sitting in a collaborator’s office at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration location in Charleston, S.C., in 2002 when a picture came onto a computer screen...
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FACE MASK WARRIORS
The first face mask Kay Faldet made took her 45 minutes. Now, the senior university studies student can churn one out on her sewing machine in 15 minutes. As the...
2020 SPRING COMMENCEMENT
JOIN US 10 a.m. Friday, May 8 — Virtual commencement Follow ECU on social for more student celebrations that are in the works: -A Facebook group: let's celebrate the achievements...
PREVENTING COVID-19 BURNOUT
As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and other health care providers are being faced with unprecedented challenges, including shortages of staff and equipment needed to provide care to...
TOGETHER AGAIN
Jayme Host’s interest in finding a project to unite her East Carolina University dance students finishing the semester at home culminated in a four-minute video “Dancing Alone Together.” Inspired by...
‘WE ARE FIGHTING’
East Carolina University doctors, nurses and health care workers near and far are risking their lives to serve others during the coronavirus pandemic. From a nursing student working long shifts...
Student: Godgive Umozurike
East Carolina University student Godgive Umozurike plans to become a physician and serve in rural and medically underserved areas of North Carolina. Umozurike, a senior from Elizabeth City, is majoring...
RESILIENT RESEARCH
Despite the challenges brought on by COVID-19, many East Carolina University researchers are finding ways to carry out their work, even if it means leaving their wet labs high and...
EVERYONE COUNTS
East Carolina University senior Anna Willis wants to make sure every student is counted in the 2020 census. “As college-aged students are one of the most undercounted populations in Pitt...
COVID-19 & KIDS
As the days add up during the “stay at home” orders in North Carolina as part of safeguards against COVID-19, many children are becoming more restless and fearful. They may...