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Aug 27, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward
  • Lacey L. Gray

Collaborations improve workplace heat risk research

ECU Faculty and students are turning research into practical ways to help protect workers from heat-related illnesses. Student research helped validate mobile apps as reliable, lower-cost tools for measuring heat...

Two people inside a car. The driver is making adjustments to car functioning systems. A third person is standing outside the car and touching the dashboard.
Aug 26, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Confidence developed behind the wheel, in the community

The free Driving and Community Mobility Bootcamp at ECU for teens and young adults with autism spectrum disorder began in 2015 and has become a national model. Occupational therapy students...

Jul 01, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

ECU establishes new College of Health and Human Sciences

The College of Health and Human Sciences will begin with about 4,600 students this fall. CHHS is a health-focused college with 11 departments, plus the School of Social Work, Army...

Jun 26, 2026
  • Crystal Baity
  • Ronnie Woodward

Scholarships awarded by staff senate support students

ECU’s Staff Senate recently awarded scholarships totaling $7,000 to 10 students. The Gail Jordan Memorial Scholarship, valued at $500, was awarded to six students. Four students each received $1,000 through...

Three people wearing military uniforms standing on a campus.
Jun 09, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Cadets find community, purpose through ROTC training

This the third article in a four-part series highlighting how East Carolina University supports military-connected students, veterans and leaders through education and partnerships. From ROTC and advanced training to healthcare...

A person looking out to crowd members as they stand at a podium with a microphone on the podium.
May 19, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

McNeill shares about book, life lessons at library event

Longtime football coach Ruffin McNeill was introduced in East Carolina University’s Joyner Library by Johnnee Rice. McNeill, an ECU Athletics Hall of Fame member who was head coach of the...

Collage banner showing student activities and campus life: two scuba divers underwater; a group photo outdoors on a trail; a formal group photo in front of a wall display; two people seated on a camel holding a “No Quarter” sign; and a large group wearing purple shirts gathered at the base of a tall white lighthouse, with arrows suggesting progression across the images.
May 18, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Brinkley-Lane Scholar: Whitney Roberts

It was a memorable lunch during Whitney Roberts’ guided tour at East Carolina University that helped clinch her decision to become a Pirate. One of the tour guides asked Roberts...

Two people running and playing soccer on an outdoor field. One person is kicking the ball as the other looks down to the ball to defend.
Apr 29, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Unified soccer kicks off at ECU

Any first-game nerves at the East Carolina University Blount Recreational Sports Complex for the first Special Olympics Unified soccer match were quickly erased by smiles, cheers, high-fives and more smiles....

Apr 21, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Vail-Smith presented with Order of the Long Leaf Pine

Karen Vail-Smith wanted a casual retirement celebration with no speeches. The event was progressing exactly as Vail-Smith had hoped, with one exception. Dr. Michele Wallen, chair of the East Carolina...

Mar 04, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Global scholar Hegde speaks at alma mater in India

The 2026 College of Home Science Nirmala Niketan (Autonomous) International Conference, in Mumbai, India, was a hybrid conference, giving guests worldwide the opportunity to attend in person or join online....

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