ECU students spend spring break studying whales in Mexico
When people hear spring break in Mexico, they may think all-inclusive resorts and hours on a beach. For eight ECU students, spring break in Mexico meant watching whales and immersing...
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Pirate entrepreneurs find a winning idea in the ocean
According to a National Library of Medicine article, limulus amebocyte lysate is an extract found in the blood of the Atlantic horseshoe crab that helps keep injectable medications and vaccines...
Nursing research uses video dramas to prevent HIV spread
Madeline Fernandez, during her nursing doctorate at the University of Miami, contributed to a groundbreaking project: a Spanish-language telenovela aimed at educating Hispanic women about HIV prevention. Titled Infeccion de...
ECU again a Teaching Fellows institution
ECU has been selected as a partner institution by the N.C. Teaching Fellows Commission beginning in the 2024-25 academic year. The Teaching Fellows program is a competitive, merit-based program offering...
ECU joins professional development program for rural leaders
ECU is now part of North Carolina Commerce’s Rural Community Capacity program, which provides professional development training for leaders of local governments in some of the state’s economically distressed areas....
Hyster-Yale Group leases tech and testing space at Intersect East
Hyster-Yale Group, a global manufacturer of lift trucks and technology solutions marketed under the Hyster and Yale brands, is the first tenant of Intersect East, the 19-acre innovation hub along...
Online master’s programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing nationally ranked
ECU’s online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing are among the best in the nation in rankings by U.S. News & World Report in Feburary. Nursing...
Project will help build resiliency among small and underserved farms
ECU is extending its impact through a multi-institutional project funded by the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines program. The $1 million grant-funded project, called Climate-Responsive Opportunities in Plant Science,...
ECU celebrates historic Pursue Gold campaign
More than 30,000 donors answered the call to support ECU and propelled the Pursue Gold campaign to a historic $526.9 million fundraising record. “The ECU community has demonstrated a willingness...
Ross, Williams support Purple Pantry
For Drs. Dennis Ross and Billy Williams, the initial reaction to learning ECU students experience food insecurity was surprise. The second was to fund efforts to change it. On Feb....