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A bearded man in a purple t-shirt talks with a group of women who are preparing food in a large conference room.
Dec 03, 2024
  • Benjamin Abel

Physician assistant students learn how to incorporate culinary medicine into future practice

East Carolina University’s Department of Nutrition Science has piloted a program to teach future health care providers the ins and outs of food, and how to prepare nutritious meals, so...

A diverse group of 15 students in business casual attire pose for a photo holding certificates with three men in suits.
Nov 27, 2024
  • Jamie Smith

Award ceremony recognizes internationalization at ECU

East Carolina University’s Global Affairs Office celebrated several milestones during International Education Week. The week was celebrated Nov. 18-22 and campus events included the Parade of Flags through campus, an...

A tall man wearing a suit stands next to an older woman wearing a maroon sweater holding an award. An older man wearing a purple sweater holding an award stands to their right.
Nov 22, 2024
  • ECU News Services

Board of Trustees recognizes Pirate accomplishments

In its final meeting of 2024, the East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored alumni Bob Greczyn as well as Bill and Frances Cain with the Trustees Award for Distinction....

28 people stand in front of a long, low mound of sandy ceremonially shoveling dirt in front of two construction excavators strung with a large American flag.
Nov 22, 2024
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Center for Medical Education Building construction begins with ceremonial groundbreaking

East Carolina University leaders broke ground Thursday on a planned seven-story, 195,000-square-foot Center for Medical Education Building financed by the state of North Carolina. The project promises to make space...

A group of people dressed in clothing that replicates what would have been worn in nineteenth century London stand together on a dark stage during rehearsal for “Sweeney Todd.”
Nov 20, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU brings thrills to campus with ‘Sweeney Todd’

Prepare to step onto Fleet Street as East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance presents its highly anticipated production of “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” Set...

Nov 20, 2024
  • Ken Buday

ECU finishes second in national robotics competition

A team of East Carolina University students placed second in the Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) national robotics competition Oct. 28-31 in Las Vegas. The finish continued...

Nov 19, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

ECU First Day prepares for spring after successful rollout

ECU First Day, a textbook and course material program that debuted this fall, has saved East Carolina University undergraduate students who participated more than $2.7 million on the cost of...

Nov 18, 2024
  • Crystal Baity

Students experiment with clean graffiti project

East Carolina University students merged artistic expression and environmental responsibility in a clean graffiti project at Jenkins Fine Arts Center. Instead of painting on the sidewalk, Dan Elliott’s students laid...

Nov 18, 2024
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU receives Public Interest Technology University Network award

East Carolina University, in partnership with Missouri University of Science and Technology, is a 2024 Network Challenge Grantee awarded by the Public Interest Technology University Network (PIT-UN). PIT-UN projects advance...

Nov 15, 2024
  • Alondra Martinez

ECU celebrates the season with holiday art and music events

The School of Art and Design Holiday Exhibition and Sale is an East Carolina University holiday tradition returning Nov. 21-23. Exceptional art made by undergraduate and graduate students will be...