Student: Arnajhia Fant
Arnajhia Fant is a junior chemistry major at ECU and U.S. Air Force veteran. Years of unexplained pain led Fant to research product ingredients, sparking her interest in chemistry and...
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Student: Anja Schwieterman
ECU maritime studies student Anja Schwieterman is gaining hands-on archaeology experience in North Carolina and Finland. Schwieterman helped document timbers from an 18th-century Spanish shipwreck at Brunswick Town. Her work...
From ECU to Dickinson Avenue: How Ford + Shep became a Pirate Nation staple
Ford + Shep restaurant owner Brandon Qualls is mentoring ECU senior Jordan Whitley, passing down the hospitality lessons he learned as an ECU student himself. The ever-changing menu and collaborative...
STEM Symposium marks third year at ECU
Nearly 400 K-12 teachers from across North Carolina attended ECU's third annual STEM Symposium on July 28-29. Keynote speaker Leonard Paulk III traced his path from ECU football player to...
Student: Abigail Smith
Abigail Smith, a senior in ECU’s College of Education, is preparing to become a second grade teacher. Smith has built classroom experience through coursework, volunteering and a STEM educator role...
Student: Greta Bublitz
Bublitz is a chemistry and German studies double major on track to attend the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She researches a noninvasive cancer treatment approach using magnetic nanoparticles in...
Student: Sandra Okeke Bates
For Sandra Okeke Bates, nursing is about more than bedside care. It is about transforming systems to better serve patients on a larger scale. A student in East Carolina University’s...
SGA enters new term under service-focused leadership
East Carolina University students will be represented by new leadership in the upcoming academic year, as Ryan Grant and Audrey Frank step into their roles as Student Government Association president...
ECU Pharma Conference spotlights regional innovation
Pharmaceutical and life sciences industries continue to expand across eastern North Carolina, creating new opportunities for innovation, collaboration and workforce development. That momentum was reflected at East Carolina University’s seventh...
Clean energy takes focus at ECU Sustainability Symposium
Discussions on the future of clean energy in North Carolina took focus at East Carolina University on May 18 as students, faculty, researchers and industry leaders gathered for the 2026...