Crystal Baity Archives

ECU’s Mary Tucker-McLaughlin, left, talks with migrant workers about coping with stress during a focus group held at an Edgecombe County farm in September.
Dec 11, 2018
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IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH

Hurricane Florence had made landfall less than two weeks before a group of migrant workers gathered at sunset on an Edgecombe County farm to talk with East Carolina University researchers....

Tommi Galaska leading a group of high school students
Nov 01, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

DANCE DAY

Fifty high school students imagined what it would be like to major in dance on Oct. 26 when East Carolina University’s School of Theatre and Dance held College Dance Day....

Dr. Crystal Chambers, left, meets with doctoral student Hank Bowen to discuss his research project. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 11, 2018
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CARNEGIE FELLOW

An East Carolina University faculty member who has received a 2018 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship will study how students from rural areas across the United States make decisions about college. Dr....

ECU tennis player Diogo Marques engages in a virtual exercise aimed at improving communication skills with a job recruiter. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 03, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

LIFE SKILLS

Today’s student-athletes are more technologically connected than ever before, yet research shows many struggle to initiate difficult conversations. East Carolina University faculty members are joining with American Athletic Conference colleagues...

broken cigarette on a campus bench
Sep 04, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

TEENS AND TOBACCO

A study published today in JAMA Pediatrics by researchers at East Carolina University and Stanford University examined tobacco sales to minors over a five-year period at more than 13,000 pharmacies...

Communication major Kathryn Dawson interned this summer at CBS’ “48 Hours.”
Aug 21, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

BEHIND THE SCENES

Kathryn Dawson contributed to what happens behind the camera as an intern for CBS’ “48 Hours” this summer. The East Carolina University senior is majoring in communication with a focus...

Joseph Morris hiked the Camino de Santaigo trail early this summer .
Aug 20, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

MUSIC TO THE ‘SOLE’

Joseph Morris’ 500-mile, monthlong hike through France and Spain this summer ended with a seven-week internship at the Berlin Opera Academy. Morris, a senior music performance-voice major in the School...

ECU students are returning to campus before the start of classes on Aug. 20. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 15, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

‘FEELS LIKE HOME’

Jaalen Best moved into College Hill Suites on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to avoid the rush of East Carolina University move-in traffic before starting a new job at the campus recreation...

Ribbon cutting for new Innovation Early College High School
Aug 03, 2018
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BACK TO SCHOOL

Next week, East Carolina University will welcome 55 ninth-graders to the Innovation Early College High School, a collaboration between Pitt County Schools and ECU. IECHS is a new school option...

Skateboards made by ECU students in the School of Art and Design rest on a wall.
Jun 20, 2018
  • Crystal Baity

MADE TO SKATE

Camille Young’s four cousins will receive skateboards as Christmas presents – all made by her in a Summer Session 1 class in East Carolina University’s School of Art and Design....