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ECU engineering students Hanadee Abu-Zayed, Nicholas Garcia and Carrie Robinson, left to right, conduct experiments using the wind tunnel on campus. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Aug 11, 2015
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AERODYNAMICS LIVE

Seeing the impact of air and speed on objects beats reading a description in a textbook, according to East Carolina University engineering students. The principles of aerodynamics come to life...

Campers at East Carolina University's STEM to STEAM camp enjoy hands-on activities that help them learn concepts in art, science, technology, engineering and math. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 29, 2015
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WHOLE-BRAIN ACTIVITIES

Sixty-two campers in kindergarten through 10th grade are taking part in the East Carolina University School of Art and Design’s STEM to STEAM Summer Camp held July 27-31. Throughout the...

ECU Board of Trustees members Danny Scott, left, and Edwin Clark listen to discussion during the July 17 board meeting. At that meeting, ECU Provost Ron Mitchelson presented the plan for reorganization for ECU's College of Human Ecology. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 20, 2015
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REORGANIZATION

The six departments and schools that comprise East Carolina University’s College of Human Ecology will soon migrate to other colleges under a reorganization plan intended to reduce costs and strengthen...

Jul 20, 2015
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LIGHTING A FIRE

Eleven-year-old Ross Pennington came to East Carolina University with no experience but was playing the guitar by the end of his first class at the annual summer Guitar Festival and...

Jul 09, 2015
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ARCHIVAL MECCA

Items in the Smithsonian collection include: — Biographical Material, 1920-2014, around 14 folders (awards, family papers, and miscellaneous items like pins, an NPR interview, and Bob’s high school graduation program)...

Left to right, Shelley Tripp, a teacher at Bethel School, keys in information for a robot she built with rising seventh-graders Daeshawn Smith and Alyssa Mayo during the inaugural Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation Academy held at ECU. The entrepreneurship, science, technology, engineering, art and design and math or eSTEAM academy was funded by a $1.25 million Golden LEAF Foundation grant. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 02, 2015
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INNOVATORS IN ACTION

Rising seventh-grader Alyssa Mayo had never built a robot much less programmed one to move, turn and scoop up a ping pong ball. But she and 40 other middle school...

Jun 29, 2015
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FIERY FISH

A 7-foot ceramic fish wowed more than 100 people who watched its fiery debut June 26 on the edge of East Carolina University’s campus. A nearly two-week, laborious process culminated...

Health Education and Promotion professor Dr. Lei Xu, left, speaks with pharmacology professor Dr. Ken Soderstrom. Soderstrom has participated in Xu's research on genetic testing with parents of children with autism. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 11, 2015
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GENETIC LITERACY

A researcher at East Carolina University has been studying what parents of children with autism spectrum disorder know and how they make decisions about genetic testing. Dr. Lei Xu, assistant...

Jun 03, 2015
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EXCEPTIONAL SCHOLAR

An Honors College student from Vanceboro is the third consecutive East Carolina University student to be awarded a prestigious scholarship and internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Andrew...

May 19, 2015
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INCOMING CLASS

From aspiring teachers to future physicians, East Carolina University will welcome 20 incoming freshmen selected for the prestigious EC Scholars Program. The program is a four-year merit scholarship recognizing outstanding...