Growin’ green
Houston Hinson ’02, owner of Cary-based Carolina Turf Organic Lawn Care, will tell you three key influences shaped his company and career: his son Houston III, a book and his...
Richard Butler Archives
Listen to the flame
A return to Estonia this year gave potter Anne Pärtna ’07 time to explore and try new materials she hopes will soon lead to an art show. Pärtna had a...
Painting explores global concerns during the pandemic
Cynthia Bickley-Green, who has taught in the ECU School of Art and Design for 27 years, was honored for a painting she created during the pandemic at the City Art...
Dental alumna creates garden to fight food insecurity
In a garden on a ribbon of old family farmland in the mountains of Ashe County, dreams are harvested alongside vegetables. The garden is a vision nurtured by Dr. Amanda...
Golden LEAF gives $1.9 million to create Eastern Region Pharma Center
ECU has received a nearly $1.9 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation for the creation of a pharmaceutical manufacturing training center. The Eastern Region Pharma Center is designed to...
Untapped potential
Nyah Gore Year: Freshman Major: Anthropology Hometown: Evans, Georgia When Nyah Gore was recruited by East Carolina University sprints coach Udon Cheek, he learned she had been involved in many...
Black alumnae address diversity in tech comm
Four alumnae were featured in a December national roundtable on Black technical communication hosted virtually by Virginia Tech and attended by more than 500 people. “Being Black in academia can...
Klein covers evolution of MTV in new book
When MTV launched in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star” by the Buggles, it was billed as a 24-hour video jukebox, and the success of that format showed it...
Surviving the Lockdown
Business owners entered 2020 with optimism. Unemployment hovered around 4%, people were spending money and the United States had a record streak of 128 straight months of economic expansion. “Year...
Physiologist receives patent for treating restless legs
An ECU faculty member’s latest patent may change the way restless legs syndrome is treated, leading to more effective care over a longer period of time for patients. Stefan Clemens,...