ECU biologist names “Young” spider
An East Carolina University biologist has brought his admiration of Neil Young into a class of its own. Or species, to be exact. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of biology,...
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University honors excellence in teaching
East Carolina University honored 11 faculty members April 29 for excellence in teaching, including recognizing the university’s recipient of the annual UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching....
ECU study shows casual video games relieve stress
East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a six-month long, randomized, controlled study that measured the stress-relieving and other mood-lifting effects of so-called...
ECU faculty, students work to authenticate Wright brothers artifact
When the Wright Brothers moved to Kitty Hawk to follow the wind more than a century ago, they brought limited household supplies. Their thoughts seemed to be focused more on...
Up with People CEO to speak at ECU commencement
Thomas J. Spaulding, Jr., head of the non-profit organization Up With People, and an East Carolina alum, will deliver the keynote address at ECU’s spring commencement May 10. The ECU...
Conde joins ECU focusing on special initiatives
David Conde has joined East Carolina University as senior associate vice chancellor for special initiatives in the Office of the Provost. Before coming to ECU, Conde was associate vice president...
Senator Obama to visit campus
Sen. Barack Obama of Illinoiswill hold a rally Thursday evening at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum to promote his bid to become the Democratic Party’s 2008 presidential nominee. Doors will...
ECU Alum creates scholarships for College of Business students
A gift from ECU alumnus David Bond will enable the College of Business to establish more than 20 new scholarships. The David Bond Access Scholarships will be awarded annually to...
ECU student’s research receives award
Dan Kane, a student in East Carolina University’s bioenergetics PhD program, has received recognition from the American Physiological Society’s Environmental and Exercise Physiology Section for his research that will help...
Second Century Campaign kicks off at ECU, receives first leadership gift
East Carolina University publicly kicked off its Second Century Campaign, the university’s first capital campaign in 15 years, on March 27, the day the university marked Founder’s Day. At the...