ECU News Services Archives

Oct 25, 2019
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ECU hosts fourth annual Fresh Check Day focusing on mental health and suicide prevention

East Carolina University will host Fresh Check Day, an initiative aimed at raising awareness of mental illness and preventing suicide, from 4-7 p.m. Oct. 30 on the Main Campus Student...

Oct 25, 2019
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ECU highlights student support during Learning Disabilities Awareness Month

Students with learning disabilities attend four-year colleges at half the rate of other young adults, even though they are just as capable as their peers, according to the National Center for...

Oct 25, 2019
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CLASS (MUSICAL) NOTES

You should have no "treble" getting into the homecoming spirit with these Spotify playlists, complete with songs from each decade, starting with 1969 for our Pirates celebrating their 50th homecoming...

Oct 24, 2019
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Award-winning Chinese American poet and sitarist to perform at ECU

East Carolina University and the Contemporary Writers Series soon will welcome two guests to campus. Award-winning poet Li-Young Lee and David Whetstone, one of the most active sitarists in the...

Oct 24, 2019
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GHOST STORIES, STRANGE HAPPENINGS AND ZOMBIE CRABS

ECU is getting into the spooky season in advance of Halloween, with a ghost walk hosted by students in a supernatural class, the spreading of ECU folklore, horror movie picks...

Oct 23, 2019
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ECU Alumni Association to recognize 2019 award winners

The East Carolina University Alumni Association will recognize four alumni and two honorary Pirates at its annual alumni awards ceremony on Friday, Oct. 25. The awards recognize alumni and friends...

Oct 23, 2019
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HEALTHIER BABIES

Newborn babies whose mothers exercised during their pregnancy have improved motor skills, heart function and body composition, East Carolina University researchers have found. Understanding the health benefits of exercise for...

Oct 22, 2019
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SBTDC, ECU to host entrepreneurship funding program

EVENT INFORMATION What: “Becoming an Investor-Ready Entrepreneur” workshop hosted by the Small Business and Technology Development Center at East Carolina University When: Tuesday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m. to 4:30...

Oct 21, 2019
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ECU brings together stakeholders to discuss aerospace industry

East Carolina University is determining how it can assist the state's aerospace industry after listening to feedback from academics, industry leaders, economic directors and government representatives at a workforce development...

Oct 21, 2019
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ECU Police investigating student death

Tuesday, Oct. 22 – Update The student who passed away in a residence hall on East Carolina University’s campus Saturday, Oct. 19 has been identified as Joseph Robert Harbolt of...