Bull sharks more abundant in N.C. waters, study says
Sightings of nursing bull sharks in coastal estuaries such as North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound are on the rise, largely due to ocean warming, a phenomenon that is encouraging bull sharks...
Spring 2018 Archives
Researchers investigate downed WWII bomber
Researchers in ECU’s program in maritime studies are working with the Department of Defense on a project they hope will give some peace of mind to U.S. military families who...
ECU loses longtime supporter Walter Williams
Walter Williams ’51 ’55, one of ECU’s most loyal advocates and benefactors, died March 5. He was 88. Williams and his wife, Marie, have been champions of ECU programs across...
I-Corps puts innovation in the crosshairs
More than two dozen ECU students, faculty and staff, as well as members of the Greenville community, have begun an entrepreneurship boot camp called I-Corps to help hone their business...
ECU’s youngest students learning at Lab School
This academic year was the inaugural one for ECU’s Lab School, which will complete its school year in June. Housed in a renovated wing of South Greenville Elementary School, the...
Economic Development Academy aimed at officials, business leaders
In April, ECU officials unveiled plans to create an academy that will offer economic development training and certifications to elected officials, business leaders and economic development staffers. The program, which...
ECU surgeons treating rare disorder with novel surgery
Sandra Callis is one of approximately 200,000 U.S. residents living with achalasia, a rare disorder that makes it almost impossible to eat. The grandmother from Colerain remembers doctors first told...
McMahon ’69 speaks at spring commencement
Fireworks flew and tassels turned May 4 in Dowdy- Ficklen Stadium as 5,479 students graduated from East Carolina University. At ECU’s 109th spring commencement ceremony, fireworks capped off a new...