East Archives

Jun 16, 2021
  • Michael Rudd

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...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

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...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

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...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

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...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Ken Buday

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...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Brandon Webb

School of Rocks

STORY BY ERIN WARD School of Rock Class takes on Hollywood’s portrayal of epic disasters How do you stop a gigantic asteroid from hitting Earth? If you’re in a Hollywood...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

Tree Campus

Tree Campus STORY BY JULES NORWOOD Between the Wright and Graham buildings, protected by a ring of holly bushes, stands an overlooked landmark older than any building on East Carolina...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Going West

Ariane Peralta places a soil sample in a bag at the VOA West Research Lot. STORY BY MATT SMITH Going West ECU’S WEST RESEARCH CAMPUS PROVIDES EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR...

Jun 16, 2021
  • Crystal Baity
  • Doug Boyd
  • Erin Ward
  • Ken Buday

Earth Works

Earth Works Look around the country and you’ll find East Carolina alumni working with the land and the species that inhabit it to make the world a better place. If...

Nyah Gore
Jun 10, 2021
  • Jules Norwood

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...