Breaking Ground
East Carolina University officials broke ground on the university’s latest construction project on Friday, a $90 million Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building funded through the Connect NC Bond Referendum. The...
Innovation Archives
Postdoc Researches New Treatment Targets for Pulmonary Disease
An East Carolina University researcher is investigating new ways to treat a disease that disproportionately affects African Americans and women in the Southeast. Eman Soliman, a postdoctoral scholar in the...
ECU Education Program Highlighted for Innovation
A program led by East Carolina University’s College of Education was highlighted by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) for its innovative mission to grow the number of...
Farmers, Experts Partner
Farmers, farm advocates and experts at East Carolina University are working to fuel economic growth through agriculture as part of its new Economic Growth Collaboratory. The groups met April 23...
CELEBRATING RESEARCH
East Carolina University researchers shared their work with the community as part of the university’s 13th annual Research and Creative Achievement Week. Nearly 400 oral and poster presentations – including a...
Funding Entrepreneurs
East Carolina University received a $1 million award from the Golden LEAF Foundation to support rural economic prosperity through innovation and entrepreneurship. The grant, awarded on Feb. 7, will support...
COLLABORATORY ANNOUNCED
East Carolina University reinforced its commitment to drive economic growth in the region Monday with the announcement of a new Economic Growth Collaboratory. More than 100 industry and community leaders...
PAYNTER APPOINTED
An East Carolina University assistant vice chancellor has been appointed to a leadership role in a prestigious new Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities panel. Sharon Paynter, who oversees ECU’s...
PASSION FOR ROBOTICS
In a football field house full of chatter East Carolina University senior Meghan Lower gathers a group of high school students at local C.M. Eppes Middle School. While the room...
Capstone Courses Provide Industry Benefits
East Carolina University’s Department of Engineering’s hidden gem is secret no longer. Word about the department’s senior-level capstone engineering courses is reaching industries across eastern North Carolina, and many are...