Students Archives

Aug 08, 2019

CONNECTING THE ARTS

Art has a special way of bringing communities together, often bridging economic and racial classes despite innate differences between contrasting groups. Rising East Carolina University senior Christina Dixon used her...

Aug 08, 2019

HAVING FAITH

Across the globe, more than 24 million refugees faced political, cultural and religious persecution in 2018. With help from East Carolina University intern Nilam Patel, one New Bern organization is...

Aug 08, 2019

WEAVING A STORY

Behind every successful business venture there’s a story. Rising East Carolina University junior Hunter Whittington spent his summer telling those stories as an SECU Public Fellows Intern with the Beaufort...

Aug 08, 2019

EXCEPTIONAL INTERNS

East Carolina University students made their impact felt across eastern North Carolina this summer as part of the North Carolina State Employees Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program. The program...

Jul 30, 2019

Student Research Showcased at Inaugural Summer Symposium

More than three dozen student researchers packed the ballroom at East Carolina University’s Main Student Center on Friday for the university’s inaugural Undergraduate Summer Research Symposium. Nearly 40 students, including...

Jul 12, 2019

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...

Jun 12, 2019

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

An East Carolina University assistant professor turned in her bass guitar for a soil probe to rock out with microbes. The unconventional move from rocker to scientist paid off for...

May 30, 2019

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...

Jay Golden speaks at Economic Growth Collaboratory Meeting
Apr 29, 2019

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...

An expert panel discusses the challenges of harnessing big data Tuesday at the 2019 Big Data at Eastern North Carolina Symposium.
Apr 17, 2019

FUTURE OF BIG DATA

Big data – large sets of data that are analyzed to reveal patterns, trends and associations ­– is becoming big business at East Carolina University. The topic was discussed Tuesday...