University News Archives

Nov 07, 2025
  • Jules Norwood

Student researchers tackle three-minute challenge

From moldy buildings to metabolic function to tone-deaf chatbots, East Carolina University graduate students are working to solve real-world problems through research. This week they had an opportunity to explain...

A young, smiling couple stretches to hold hands in front of white pillars in a cupola.
Nov 05, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brody School of Medicine a matchmaker

As they approached the front doors together but separate on Day 1 of orientation at the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Alissa Davis and Jake Richardson had matching...

A college man and college woman stand together in front of a brick building labeled the Fletcher Music Center. He holds a conducting baton and she holds a violin.
Oct 17, 2025
  • Jessica VanderKolk

ECU music students see big benefits from long-time faculty member’s gift

A gift that doubled the East Carolina University School of Music’s ability to give student scholarships has begun benefiting those music students — especially at the graduate level. The School...

An East Carolina University faculty member stands holding a test tube and with other tubes on a rack in front of him and metal shelves with more lab equipment behind him as he smiles at the camera.
Oct 14, 2025
  • Lacey L. Gray
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Biologist’s genuine love of research to benefit others

East Carolina University shines when it comes to world-class, award-winning faculty and research, as demonstrated by Dr. Fidisoa “Fidy” Rasambainarivo, a Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences assistant professor...

Clean shaven man in white lab coat and nitrile gloves holds a pipette over a beaker of clear fluid in a clean lab surrounded by other lap instruments and refrigerators.
Oct 14, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researcher offers up ‘new therapeutic target’ for treating high blood pressure

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. Stroke is No. 4. High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading risk factor for both, and in...

A young woman holding an insulated cup stands at the left side, speaking with a young woman in the middle. To their right are two young women watching the others. The are standing in front of a posterboard, visible at the bottom.
Oct 10, 2025
  • Steven Grandy

Aman Challenge showcases ECU student entrepreneurs

The entrepreneurial spirit filled the air on the East Carolina University Mall on Oct. 7 as 85 student teams representing 47 majors participated in the first round of the ninth...

Oct 09, 2025
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Rogers’ Message, September 2025

Sept. 4, 2025 To the ECU Community: Today during University Day remarks, I announced an initiative to identify $25 million in budget cuts and savings over the next three years....

Oct 06, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

ECU Community School exceeds student growth for second year

For the second consecutive year, the East Carolina University Community School (ECUCS) has exceeded growth in the annual school performance data released by the N.C. Department of Public Instruction. “The...

Oct 06, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

New ranking: ECU top 3 NC public, No. 1 for social mobility

East Carolina University is in the top three public universities and No. 1 for social mobility in North Carolina in a new Wall Street Journal/CollegePulse 2026 Best Colleges in the...

Oct 06, 2025
  • ECU News Services

ECU leaders focused on student success

The university’s focus on student success was evident during the East Carolina University Board of Trustees regularly scheduled meeting Friday, Oct. 3, in the Main Campus Student Center. Presentations focused...