Pursue Gold exceeds $500 million target ahead of schedule
East Carolina University is painting the Pursue Gold campaign purple as it surpassed the goal of $500 million five months early. Pirate Nation has raised more than $514 million, and...
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ECU achieves historic research, grant funding
ECU received $85.6 million in sponsored awards, its highest level on record, during fiscal year 2023. Sponsored awards come from a variety of sources, including industry and foundations as well...
Malkin establishes gambling research, policy project at ECU
Michelle L. Malkin, an assistant professor of criminal justice and criminology at ECU, is leading a project that aims to study the evolving landscape of gambling in North Carolina and...
Events highlight Air Force ROTC’s decades of impact and alumni
ECU this fall celebrated 75 years of its Air Force ROTC unit. Stemming from a 1947 application initiated by then college President John Messick, Air Force ROTC Detachment 600 opened...
ECU joins partnership to boost innovation in NC
Thanks in part to university research, North Carolina has great potential for research and development but trails other states in commercializing that research, according to NCInnovation, a nonprofit formed to...
QAR lab partners with Waccamaw Siouan Tribe to conserve 930-year-old canoe
Watch a video on the Lake Waccamaw canoe It’s not uncommon for children to step on a submerged log or stump while playing in a North Carolina lake or river....
Study by ECU medical student shows effects of wildfire smoke on infants
Radhika Dhingra already had the letters “Dr.” before her name before she stepped foot into the Brody Medical Sciences Building as a medical student. Dhingra completed her undergraduate education in...
Artillery Officer, Proud Pirate
For Maj. Daniel Self ’20, completing an online master’s degree in security studies at East Carolina University helped him to bridge the gulf between his experiences as a fires officer...
Taste for Success
When Ryan Mitchell ’01 came to ECU, he thought he had seen the last of the family barbecue restaurant in Wilson where he had been working since age 13. “I...
Updated strategic plan emphasizes innovation
Future focused. Innovation driven. is ECU’s strategic plan for 2023–2028. A refresh of the university’s 2017–2022 strategic plan, it highlights the intersection of ECU’s mission, vision and values as it...