Sustainability Archives

A group of 13 people smile while holding clear acrylic trophies awarded for their exemplary work, professionalism and generosity of spirit that furthers East Carolina University’s mission and goes beyond their job title or duties.
May 13, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff honored as Treasured Pirates, state service

Faculty and staff who’ve made outstanding contributions to East Carolina University’s mission and those who have achieved 30 or more years of state service were honored in a ceremony at...

Five East Carolina University students hold certificates recognizing their achievements in campus leadership while smiling. The students are standing with the university’s dean of the Honors College and director of the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement.
May 05, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Faculty, staff and students receive University Awards for Service

More than 130 faculty, staff and students at East Carolina University who embody ECU’s motto, Servire, were honored Wednesday during the University Awards for Service ceremony in the Main Campus...

Apr 16, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU honors leaders in research, creative activity and innovation

East Carolina University honored more than 60 scholars, researchers and innovators for their impactful work on April 9 during the Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony. University leaders, faculty, staff and...

Two students lean over a yellow table to fill out a postcards. Purple pens and event flyers are spread across the table.
Mar 02, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate 10th day of giving Wednesday

When all of Pirate Nation participates, all of East Carolina University benefits. That’s the idea behind Pirate Nation Gives, the university’s annual giving day set for March 4. ECU is...

A woman and a tall student, both holding pieces of lab equipment, stand next to one another in a hallway in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building.
Feb 17, 2026
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU awarded $3.5 million to study fish spawning, conservation in the Gulf

East Carolina University is prioritizing long-term sustainability of the Gulf Coast ecosystem and fisheries through a new $3.5 million National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Restore Science Program grant. Dr. Rebecca...

Feb 16, 2026
  • Rich Klindworth

Judges pick six ECU student entrepreneur teams

And then there were six. The ninth annual Gene T. Aman Pirate Challenge is one step closer to crowning a champion after its second round pitch competition with the Miller...

A student stands outdoors on ECU’s campus with arms crossed, wearing a light-colored blazer over a dark top, smiling in front of a brick building and fall foliage. A graphic on the right reads “Pirate Profiles.”
Dec 12, 2025
  • Alondra Martinez

Student: Cooper Hilbert

East Carolina University senior Cooper Hilbert has spent his college career exploring how cities work and how they can work better. What began as simple curiosity grew into a passion...

Dec 08, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

Digital humanities projects foster student leadership

Seeing historic locations with one’s own eyes, hearing sounds of a bustling city, feeling cobblestone walkways underfoot, and smelling and tasting delicacies from a foreign culture are experiences that last...

A man at left in a purple shirt holds a guage and points out readings to a female college student at center and a woman in a purple shirt at right as they sit in an office.
Oct 23, 2025
  • Ken Buday

ECU helps manufacturers prevent pollution through new grant

East Carolina University’s Center for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (CSE3) received validation of its work to prevent pollution through a new $652,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The...

Aug 26, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU’s Harriot College names Dr. Nathan Richards to distinguished professorship

East Carolina University’s Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences has named Dr. Nathan Richards, professor in the Department of History and the Program in Maritime Studies, to the prestigious...

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