ECU hosts first ‘HurriCon’
From sea level rise to shoreline impacts to community resilience and more, researchers and presenters from across the country – as well as Puerto Rico – descended on Greenville in...
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‘Mini brains’ could help unravel autism spectrum disorders
When people ask Karen Litwa what she does for a living, her response is unique. “I say that I’m a brain builder,” she says with a smile. Litwa, an assistant...
Coronavirus affects spring sports, ticket renewals
Just as things were getting exciting, the coronavirus forced ECU to cancel the remainder of the season for baseball, softball, lacrosse, men’s and women’s golf, men’s and women’s tennis, and...
Welcome back!
As members of the class of 2023 walked into Minges Coliseum for convocation Aug. 18, they were handed small buttons with one very important word: Connect. Connecting and making the...
Students build arctic snow sensor
Changes seen in the Arctic climate have an impact on the frequency and intensity of hurricanes experienced in eastern North Carolina. That is why Dan Dickerson, an ECU science education...
Wieland’s newest novel makes Oprah’s ‘Best of’ list
What happened to the 20th century poet Elizabeth Bishop during three life-changing weeks she spent in Paris amidst the imminent threat of World War II? The answer is what Liza...
Community School addresses at-risk children’s needs
Meeting the needs of the whole child is a goal in public schools. This goal has become a reality at ECU’s Community School, where a network of university and local...
New hives, habitat become home for ECU bees
ECU’s Health Sciences Campus has about 20,000 new residents following the installation this spring of two hives of western honeybees near the lake. Chad Carwein, ECU sustainability manager, said the...
Want to know what’s on Chancellor Dan’s mind? Just ask.
Since May 6, his first day as East Carolina University’s interim chancellor, Dan Gerlach has covered a lot of ground. Literally. One summer day when he sat down for 15...
Geology professor helping farmers figure out salty soil
Alex Manda, associate professor of geological sciences and co-director of the ECU Natural Resources and the Environment Research Cluster, is studying how saltwater intrusion negatively affects soil in the region....