Pirate audiologist honored with Order of the Long Leaf Pine
Dr. Johnnie Sexton, an alumnus of East Carolina University’s audiology program, was recently honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, one of the highest honors the state of...
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Pirates come together for Hurricane Helene relief
The remnants of Hurricane Helene combined with heavy rainfall in the days prior to the storm caused historic flooding and devastation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee after...
Professor, student team up to study impact of foreign medical missions
Lindsay Jarman started volunteering on mission trips shortly after graduation as a nurse from Georgia Southern University — in Kenya, Honduras, Ecuador and Zimbabwe — to help provide a range...
ECU dental school alumnus flies supplies to hurricane-stricken communities
Days after Hurricane Helene delivered devastation to western North Carolina, Dr. Jonathan Austin answered a phone call — and made good on a promise he made years earlier to serve...
Grants to address substance use disorder crisis in eastern NC
A team of researchers and clinicians from the East Carolina University’s health sciences schools and colleges has been awarded a nearly $900,000 grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental...
Pirate nurse alumna leads health care change in Moldova
Alumna Hilary Mendel had a plan to change the world when she arrived at East Carolina University in 2006. The Pirate nurse has seen that vision through, using her nursing...
Access Scholarship program yields transformative student success
Anyone seeking to understand East Carolina University’s strategic focus on student success and its intersection with philanthropy need only visit a scholarship event like the Access Scholarship luncheon held Sept....
ECU undergrads build career confidence through the SECU Public Fellows Internship program
Over the summer, 20 East Carolina University undergraduates took part in the rewarding and impactful SECU Public Fellows Internship (PFI) program. The internship program places in-state undergraduate students with government...
Student works with organization to help area near hometown
Inside a charming Greek revival in historic downtown Murfreesboro, Joe Harris Jr. sits at a desk surrounded by NC Watermelon Festival signs and flyers, working on last minute tasks ahead...
ECU senior gains skills and finds new career goal through internship
Yanelis Romero is full of enthusiasm and energy — great qualities for a program assistant working with kids. Her energy is reflected in her resume as well. Originally from Puerto...