Research Archives

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

BUILDING BUSINESSES

Libraries aren’t traditionally the place you go for small business support, but one East Carolina University student is changing that perception in Wayne County. Accounting major Dejah McManus, an Indian...

Jan 05, 2021
  • Matt Smith

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

For many nonprofits, it’s not just their mission that defines them, but the connections they build within their communities. East Carolina University sophomore Vedika Modi learned about the importance of...

Jan 04, 2021
  • Matt Smith

RISE29 internship team partners with nonprofit to explore canning business

A group of East Carolina University interns are helping Beaufort County’s Alpha Life Enrichment Center (ALEC) support farmers in eastern North Carolina. College of Education graduate student Tiffany Corey, College...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 16, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

CARRYING ON

As baby boomers age, some are outliving their ability to drive. That’s why it’s important to have a transportation plan, and East Carolina University occupational therapists are helping older drivers...

Dec 14, 2020
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

ECU holds inaugural healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition

The ECU Health Sciences Leadership Council created a new healthcare-centric interprofessional case competition held on Oct. 31, bringing together teams of health professions students from across multiple schools and programs...

Grad Profile: Darren Sanders
Nov 30, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

ASPIRING FAMILY PHYSICIAN

East Carolina University senior biology major Darren Sanders aspires to become a family medical doctor and help the underserved populations of North Carolina. Originally from Charlotte, Sanders said his family...

Grad Profile: Emma O'Brien
Nov 30, 2020
  • Kristen Martin

PUSHING BOUNDARIES

When opportunity knocked, Emma O’Brien was ready to answer. “When I first came into school, I was so pigeon-holed into what I thought I wanted to do. When I thought...

Grad Profile: Will Nassif
Nov 30, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

DIVING INTO HISTORY

East Carolina University graduate student Will Nassif will earn his master’s in maritime studies in December and wants to work in North Carolina, protecting the state’s cultural heritage. Born in...

Nov 23, 2020
  • Ken Buday

ECU grad students, professor receive international recognition for research

Two East Carolina University graduate students and their advising professor received recognition for their research paper during the 13th International Conference on Security of Information and Networks (SINCONF). Students Mark...