COASTAL LEADER
East Carolina University has named Dr. Reide Corbett as its new dean of integrated coastal programs and director of the Coastal Studies Institute. Corbett, a Pirate since 2000, has served...
Jules Norwood Archives
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
When the unthinkable happens, students at East Carolina have somewhere to turn. Since 2005, the university has provided counseling and assistance to student victims of crime through its Victim Advocacy...
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
Despite what social media may indicate, most Americans will still be able to enjoy each other’s company this Independence Day. A team of researchers at East Carolina University has conducted...
BETTER BOATING THROUGH DATA
A new smartphone app called SOBOS — Self-reported On-water Boat Operator Survey — is aimed at changing the face of boating safety by putting data collection in the hands of...
OZONE EXPOSURE
Ground-level air pollution can cause a variety of health problems, and East Carolina University’s Dr. Kym Gowdy is taking a closer look at how and why. Her work, for which...
TICK SEASON
Researchers at East Carolina University, with funding from the National Institutes of Health, have declared open season on the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. While rarely fatal, Lyme disease can...
BREAKING BARRIERS
East Carolina University and 14 community colleges in the surrounding region have signed a co-admission agreement designed to improve transfer student access and success through a collaborative degree completion program....
Sophia Villani
Coming from a close-knit family of six in the nearby community of Winterville, Sophia Villani sees East Carolina University as an opportunity to be part of another kind of family....
Luke Fogarty
Luke Fogarty grew up in Greenville and is focused on finding ways to contribute to the betterment of the region he calls home. “I chose East Carolina University because I...
THE BUSINESS OF SUCCESS
Fireworks flew and tassels turned on a beautiful spring night in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium as 5,479 students graduated from East Carolina University on May 4. The fireworks capped off a new...