University News Archives

The expanding College STAR program will balance direct support for students with instructional support for faculty who teach diverse groups of learners. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Feb 07, 2018
  • ECU News Services

$1.5 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND STUDENT LEARNING

Students with learning differences at East Carolina University and across the country will have better avenues to learning thanks to a $1.5 million grant awarded to ECU by the Oak...

Brody School of Medicine (Photo by Gretchen Baugh)
Feb 02, 2018
  • Erin Ward

FINDING A CURE

Every day, ECU’s Brody School of Medicine teems with professors and students pipetting cell cultures, analyzing tissues and eyeballing microscopes in the name of cutting-edge research. The Brody Brothers Foundation...

The $60-million Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Southside Renovation capital campaign includes the construction of a southside tower resulting in the creation of 1,000 premium seats.
Jan 12, 2018
  • Doug Boyd

STADIUM RENOVATIONS

ECU and Pirate Club leaders and donors gathered on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to celebrate construction at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium and other athletic facilities that will improve experiences for student-athletes and...

ECU’s online programs have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News.
Jan 09, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

BEST IN THE NATION

Online graduate programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The...

A study of the potential impacts of GenX will test tapwater as well as blood and urine samples from residents exposed to the compound.
Jan 08, 2018
  • Jules Norwood

CONTAMINATION COLLABORATION

Some projects are too important – and cover too many disciplines – for one researcher to tackle alone. That’s why a study of the potential health impacts of GenX on...

Jan 04, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

METAL MAKERS

This year’s Material Topics Symposium in East Carolina University’s College of Art and Design will be the biggest in its nine-year history. Scheduled Jan. 12-14, it’s the only annual event...

From left, Dr. Paul Mounsey, ECU's new chief of cardiac electrophysiology and ECU cardiac surgeon Dr. Andy Kiser are part of the new atrial fibrillation management team at ECHI.
Dec 21, 2017
  • Amy Adams Ellis
  • Angela Todd

HEARTS IN RHYTHM

The Brody School of Medicine at ECU and Vidant Health have announced the opening of North Carolina’s first specialized atrial fibrillation management clinic, located within the East Carolina Heart Institute...

ECU Lab School scholars show off their surprise holiday gifts inside the Lab School at South Greenville Elementary School.
Dec 21, 2017
  • Cole Dittmer

WARM FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Each child at the East Carolina University Lab School carefully examined the mystery bag with purple and gold ribbons that magically appeared at their desks. On the Wednesday morning before...

New ECU Police Chief Jon Barnwell’s swearing-in ceremony Friday, Dec. 15.
Dec 18, 2017
  • Doug Boyd

NEW POLICE CHIEF

Friday’s swearing-in ceremony was a bit like a homecoming for East Carolina University Police Chief Jon Barnwell. His wife and two sons were there, along with present and former co-workers...

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Dec 13, 2017
  • Jamie Smith

ADVOCATING FOR GLOBAL LEARNING

East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil P. Staton has been appointed to the NAFSA: Association of International Educators board of directors. NAFSA, based in Washington, D.C., is the world’s largest and...