5 minutes with Tim Meigs ’89
Position: Assistant general counsel–intellectual property, Becton Dickinson & Co. Degree: Bachelor’s degree in biology with a minor in chemistry Hometown: Cullowhee Tim Meigs came to ECU wanting to become a...
East magazine Archives
Doctoral student’s research could lead to treatment of MS, other diseases
Like many great scientific discoveries, Daniel Wilkinson’s came almost by accident. As part of his doctoral research at ECU, Wilkinson was working on a way of creating regulatory T cells,...
Project models regional weather systems
Professors and students in the ECU Department of Geography, Planning and Environment are taking an in-depth look at weather patterns in the southeastern United States, thanks to a $450,000 grant...
3-D printing leads to surgical breakthrough for patient
Pictured above are Arnold with his family and Dr. Preston Sparks, an ECU cardiothoracic surgery fellow. Bottom, graduate student Joshua Stevens is shown with Arnold and Anciano. Franklin Arnold was...
Art and design students make stand-up paddleboards
From top, instructor Judd Snapp assists a student; Amber Delgado works on her board; paddles being assembled; board parts await installation. Twelve ECU students learned the art of making paddleboards...
Staton initiated into Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Chancellor Cecil P. Staton was initiated into the ECU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor society, during a ceremony April 9. Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is extended...
Professor uses laser for record-breaking particle pull
ECU physics professor Yong-Qing Li and students in his lab have successfully pulled—not pushed—a particle for 10 meters, a distance 10 times greater than earlier experiments. “The normal way of...
Health care training hits the road
ECU’s Clinical Simulation Center took another step forward this spring when it unveiled its new mobile health care simulation unit, a vehicle designed to take training and continuing education opportunities...
Scholars from around the world meet at ECU
Higher education professionals from 20 institutions around the world met at ECU this spring for the 10th annual Global Partners in Education Conference. The conference brought together representatives from colleges...
Grant supports scholarships for math, science teachers
A five-year, $1.2 million grant will help the ECU College of Education provide scholarships for additional math and science teachers in eastern North Carolina as well as gain insight into...