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At left, Dr. Cecil Staton, chancellor of ECU, watches as workers from T.A. Loving/Barnhill prepare the construction beam that was signed by students, staff, faculty and administrators for installation.
Oct 04, 2017
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TOPPING OFF

A tower crane carried the final beam of the new East Carolina University student center to its destination under a beautiful blue, fall sky on Oct. 4. Ten years in...

A record number of students – 29,131 – enrolled at ECU this fall.
Sep 14, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

TOP COLLEGES

East Carolina University once again ranks in the top tier of national universities in a new listing by U.S. News & World Report.  ECU is one of the top four...

Sep 08, 2017
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SOLDIER TO SCHOLAR

Successfully transitioning from the military to the university is the focus of a new grant-funded program for student veterans at East Carolina University. Dr. Anna Froula, associate professor of film...

Aug 16, 2017
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  • Jamie Smith

New Digs

Aug 01, 2017
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PRESERVING STRENGTH

An East Carolina University researcher has received a five-year, $1.61 million grant from the National Institutes of Health with a goal of identifying new therapies to preserve muscle mass in...

Jul 31, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

BETTER WATER

An East Carolina University faculty member and graduate students are completing work on a three-year, grant-funded project to improve water quality in a Triangle-area watershed.  The project aims to boost...

Jul 05, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

'THINKING THROUGH MAKING'

Twelve East Carolina University students have learned the art of making paddleboards during an intense summer class.  Following a successful canoe building course last summer, the School of Art and...

Jun 29, 2017
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FOSTERING SUCCESS

An East Carolina University researcher is compiling and analyzing data as part of a national project to improve outcomes for children in foster care. Dr. Kevin White, assistant professor in...

Jun 23, 2017
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HEALTHY STUDENT-ATHLETES

An East Carolina University faculty member will team up with researchers at Memphis and Temple to improve the well-being of student-athletes in the American Athletic Conference.  Dr. Stacy Warner, associate...

Jun 19, 2017
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CLOCK TOWER CREATIONS

The hours of dawn, noon, dusk and midnight are revealing new art installations in East Carolina University's Sonic Plaza. Four pieces were created by Hanna Jubran's ECU sculpture students to...