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A man wearing winter outerwear holds an East Carolina University No Quarter Pirate flag in front of the McMurdo Station sign in Antarctica.
Mar 13, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researchers record glacial melt in Antarctica

Researchers from East Carolina University are studying glacial melt at the Antarctic to better understand the impact of climate change in the polar region around the Earth’s south pole. Tristan...

Mar 11, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

‘Outer Banks’ actor Arapoglou inspires ECU students with industry advice

East Carolina University students felt encouraged to hear that actor Caroline Arapoglou, of “Outer Banks” and “Stranger Things” fame, really is just like them, still wanting to learn, and still...

A woman with long dark hair wearing a white blouse under a dark gray tweed jacket stands with her hands on her hips and smiles in front of the Cupola at East Carolina University.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Sarah Maisto

From growing the Pirate Sales Club to shaping future leaders through the Toolbox Leadership Academy, Sarah Maisto has established herself as a standout student at East Carolina University. Throughout her...

Mar 10, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

National Academy of Sciences member shares genetics research, hope that assisted reproduction can be safer.

To Dr. Marisa Bartolomei, the investment East Carolina University has made in research is impressive. Last month, the university was granted R1 status by the American Council on Education and...

A physical therapy student encourages a HABIT camp participant during a race in the Health Sciences Student Center gym in December.
Mar 10, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Innovative study shows therapy’s lasting impact on children’s hand function

Sometimes rigorous scientific research and therapeutic treatment comes in the form of a ninja warrior course. Natalie McBryde graduated from East Carolina University in May 2024 with a degree in...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...

Mar 05, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

College of Business hosts inaugural Pirate Sales Challenge

What convinces a consumer to purchase a product or service? Students in East Carolina University’s Twilley Academy of Sales Leadership developed their best sales pitches on Feb. 27-28 as part...

Mar 04, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate ninth day of giving Wednesday

Students on the East Carolina University Club Volleyball team intend to compete in nationals this year in Phoenix, Arizona. They are counting on donations and bonus money earned during Pirate...

Mar 03, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation Gives offers many ways to support university

Scan the code and give to an area of East Carolina University that is important to you. Using the QR code embedded on signs around campus and seen in this...

A student pauses in mask and scrub cap as another provider continues working on a patient in a dental suite.
Feb 26, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Dental school’s annual Sonríe Clinic brings smiles to Hispanic community

Language barriers highlight the obstacles in the way of human connections — but a smile is universal. East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine students, residents, faculty, staff, undergraduate student...