JUST DANCE
East Carolina University’s Mary Ellen Hunter founded Piratethon, a student-led dance marathon fundraiser, to help children just like her. Hunter, a senior from Raleigh, had a heart defect and was...
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ECU English students learn skills through a novel role-playing game
East Carolina University professors often implement unique methods of teaching to help students learn course materials. This semester, Dr. Angela Raper, a teaching assistant professor in the Thomas Harriot College...
ECU’s College of Engineering and Technology highlights research
The East Carolina University College of Engineering and Technology recognized student and faculty research during its 2020 Research Day Monday in the ballroom of the Main Campus Student Center. Students...
FIGHTING OPIOID OVERDOSES
Researchers at East Carolina University found 3 out of 5 North Carolina retail pharmacies have naloxone in stock for opioid overdoses as part of a statewide standing order. But some...
TRANSFORMATIONAL TRAVEL
Hundreds of people braved snowy weather Thursday night to hear expert Rick Steves’ talk about a lifetime of travel — about 120 days every year — with a 9-by-22-by-14-inch carry-on...
DREAMS COME TRUE
The final round of the 2019-20 Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge concluded Wednesday night with FishingLicense.us taking first place and a cash prize of $15,000. FishingLicense.us is the team of ECU biology...
‘GHOST: THE MUSICAL’
SHOWTIMES AND TICKETS 7:30 p.m. Feb. 19-21 and 2 p.m. Feb. 22-23 McGinnis Auditorium Public: $17.50 | Students: $10 East Carolina students will take to the stage on Feb. 19...
ECU Excels receptions honor high-achieving students
East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences recognized its high-achieving freshmen and first-year transfer students at the college’s annual ECU Excels reception Feb. 10 in the Main...
Student: Nakaya Melvin
East Carolina University student Nakaya Melvin is always up for a challenge. Melvin, a senior from Fayetteville, is an Honors College student double majoring in public health studies and chemistry....
Celebrating the Journey: College of Nursing Black History Month focuses on overcoming fear
The College of Nursing celebrated Black History Month with a keynote address and a roundtable discussion with black nursing students, alumni and community members on Feb. 6. Keynote speaker Dr....