ECU community recalls Rosa Parks’ legacy
As civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was laid to rest near her home in Detroit Wednesday, more than 200 members of the East Carolina University community gathered at Mendenhall Student...
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ECU test-drives hybrid bus
Bus drivers at East Carolina University had a chance to test-drive a hybrid bus Oct. 18 and 19. The 40-foot bus, manufactured by New Flyer, was equipped with a GM...
Grant enables ECU biologist to study photosynthesis protein
A grant from the National Science Foundation has enabled an East Carolina University biologist to explore photosynthesis on the molecular level. The three-year grant, totaling nearly $280,000, allows Cindy Putnam-Evans...
ECU therapist studies links between scent and memory
An East Carolina University recreational therapist is exploring links between scent, memory and well being in people with Alzheimer’s disease. David Loy, a professor in the College of Health and...
Asian earthquake affect students attending class
The deadly earthquake that ripped through South Asia Saturday took with it a university that had enabled Pakistani students to participate in a course offered through East Carolina University’s Global...
Gift Provides Professorship For Religious Studies At ECU
The Religious Studies Program at East Carolina University received a gift Thursday intended to provide a third faculty member to the growing interdisciplinary program. The gift, announced at the annual...
East Carolina Head Baseball Coach Randy Mazey Suspended
Randy Mazey, East Carolina University's head baseball coach for the past three seasons, has been suspended with pay effective immediately according to an announcement made Monday afternoon by director of...
ECU’s online programs receive top rankings
East Carolina University’s distance education programs received top rankings from an organization that evaluates online degree programs. GetEducated.com, ranked ECU’s online MBA and computer science degree programs No. 1 nationally....
ECU to celebrate local authors at Eastern NC literary fest
East Carolina University will welcome authors and readers from across the region Oct. 14-15 at the Second Eastern North Carolina Literary Homecoming. The annual free event, offered by ECU’s J.Y....
ECU physicist to develop method for cancer cell detection
An East Carolina University physicist has developed a laser beam and spectroscope technique that could someday help medical researchers detect and diagnose cancer cells. ECU physicist Yong-qing Li calls the...