ECU News Services Archives

Dec 14, 2018
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ECU graduates more than 2,200 at 2018 fall commencement

East Carolina University College of Business alumnus J. Fielding Miller ’84 told new graduates on Friday to “be very purposeful about what you read, listen to and who you hang...

Dec 12, 2018
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SAILING ON

East Carolina University's graduating class of fall 2018 includes more than 2,200 students who will receive their degrees during Friday's commencement ceremony. Among them is a 72-year-old Charlotte resident, Henry...

Dec 06, 2018
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ECU, UNC-Pembroke officials sign public health partnership agreement

Officials from East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday morning that will improve research and educational opportunities at both schools...

Dec 06, 2018
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ECU experts examine data on gun safety, public health

Nearly one in 10 Americans lives in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, according to a report released by East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research: “Unlocked and...

Dec 06, 2018
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ECU alumnus and CAPTRUST co-founder to deliver fall commencement address

Family and friends will gather to celebrate at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum on Friday, Dec. 14 as more than 2,200 students receive degrees during the fall commencement ceremony. The...

An aerial view of ECU underwater archaeologists and graduate students mapping the site along a baseline divided into a 10-meter square grid unit. (Photos courtesy of ECU and Centro de Buceo Embajadores y Embajadoras del Mar.)
Dec 04, 2018
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PRESERVING MARITIME HISTORY

East Carolina University underwater archaeologists and graduate students from the Department of History’s Program in Maritime Studies recently returned from a research expedition to the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica....

Dec 03, 2018
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Jon Gilbert named ECU Director of Athletics

Jon Gilbert has been named director of athletics at East Carolina University, according to an announcement from Chancellor Cecil Staton. The ECU Board of Trustees formally approved the hire Monday...

Nov 28, 2018
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Professor named national fellow for scientific contributions

In the 1980s and early ’90s, a commercial jingle described cotton as the “fabric of our lives.” Nearly three decades later, cotton truly has been an important fiber for East...

Nov 27, 2018
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Hurricane relief concert raises $325K

The hurricane relief show at East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum on Nov. 13 raised $325,000, it was announced Tuesday. Nearly 4,000 tickets were sold for the show, which featured headliners...

Nov 21, 2018
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ECU’s College of Education inducts 35 into Educators Hall of Fame

Thirty-five educators and education advocates have been inducted in the East Carolina University College of Education’s Educators Hall of Fame. The 20th annual ceremony was held Oct. 27 in the...