Headache Hunter
It might start with an aura — a scintillating scotoma of zigzag lines, opaque circles, rings of colors. You might turn or blink, but it just gets worse. Then the...
Doug Boyd Archives
Primary Care
STORY BY DOUG BOYD Primary Care The Brody family has been key to ECU’s growth in medicine and medical research Dr. Helina Gan ’22 starts her residency in family medicine...
Programs, experts at ECU help new businesses get started and existing businesses get stronger
April Kelly has taken some guidance from programs and experts at ECU and turned it into the building blocks of a company she hopes will give parents a vegan alternative...
5 minutes with JON MCLAMB ’92
Position: Founder and president of CourtHarbor Degree: Leisure systems studies Hometown: Lexington, North Carolina “CourtHarbor is the creator of patented, free-standing tennis court dividers that provide more enjoyable tennis by...
ECU receives $5 million to strengthen coastal communities
A $5 million federal grant will support ECU researchers and students as they work to strengthen resilience in communities along the Albemarle-Pamlico estuary system of coastal North Carolina. ECU will...
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...
Winning on track and water
“Big Ed” Watkins ’98 fueled every one of Denny Hamlin’s seven wins in this season’s NASCAR Cup Series. Though the team came up short in the championship race, it was...
This soldier fought for the North, for the South and for freedom
In his latest book, Galvanized: The Odyssey of a Reluctant Carolina Confederate, Michael Brantley ’12 tells the story of his great-great-grandfather, a private from Nash County who fought for the...
Changing Classes
STORY BY MATT SMITH • ERIN WARD • DOUG BOYD CHANGING CLASSES From kindergarten to high school, ECU teachers are making school work during COVID-19. Online classes. Face-to-face classes. Virtual...
A year like no other
Interim Chancellor Ron Mitchelson talks about his time at the helm and what the future holds for ECU – and himself. How would you sum up your year-plus as interim...