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Aug 21, 2020

RISE29 Student Entrepreneurship Program Announces Fall 2020 Interns

More than a dozen East Carolina University students have been selected for fall internships with the university’s award-winning student entrepreneurship program, RISE29. RISE29, led by the university’s Division of Research,...

Jul 20, 2020

Navigating Uncharted Waters

This article appeared in Business NC's July 2020 Research North Carolina special section. Over the last few months, the COVID-19 pandemic upended the way many industries interact with employees, customers...

Provost Grant Hayes addresses crowd.
Jan 24, 2020

Provost’s Challenge Kicks Off With Focus on Health and Well-being

A group of East Carolina University students will spend the semester exploring ways to improve student health and wellness as part of the second Provost’s Challenge. More than 80 entrepreneurial...

Dec 19, 2019
  • College of Business Blog

RISE29 Interns Show Off Fall Presentations

RISE29interns had a productive fall semester, working with 11 regional small business clients to help them develop new ventures and grow existing operations in Beaufort, Hyde, Martin and Pitt counties. Twenty-four students...

Dec 11, 2019
  • Maggie Riddle

ECU I-Corps Turns Business Ideas Into Reality

Taking an idea and putting it into action can be a challenge. I-Corps, a grant-based program funded by the National Science Foundation equips scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators with the knowledge...

Brown-headed cowbird
Nov 20, 2019

WHAT’S THE PASSWORD?

The life of a parasite can be difficult. At best they’re exploitative; at worst they turn their host into a zombie. Now try facing all those challenges without help from...

Undergraduate Researcher Jennifer McMains
Nov 18, 2019

Nearly $70K Invested in Undergraduate Researchers

East Carolina University’s Office of Undergraduate Research announced that 42 students received fall 2019 Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Awards, totaling nearly $70,000. The awards provide support for faculty-mentored research...

Oct 22, 2019

East Carolina Undaunted Provides Hurricane Support Through Goods Drive

Representatives from Hyde County hauled plastic totes, shovels, rakes and bottles of Gatorade from East Carolina University’s Willis Building back to Ocracoke Island after receiving donations from East Carolina Undaunted’s...

Oct 18, 2019
  • Brandon Webb

INNOVATION MOVES FORWARD

Twelve student-led entrepreneurship teams moved on to the semifinal round of the third annual Pirate Entrepreneurship Challenge after nearly 3,000 votes were cast in Tuesday’s opening round of East Carolina...

Student present dental research poster
Aug 26, 2019
  • Peggy Novotny

Dental Medicine Celebrates Research, Scholarship

“Genomics, Epigenomics and Oral Health” was the theme of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s fifth annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship on Aug. 21. Faculty, students and...