Ronnie Woodward Archives

Jan 30, 2026
  • Crystal Baity
  • Ronnie Woodward
  • Jessica VanderKolk
  • Kristen Martin
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

The Ripple Effect of Happiness

In the ’70s, the king of Bhutan — a remote nation between India and China in the Himalayas — coined “gross domestic happiness” to measure the health of its society....

A smartphone displaying data from a smart meter, illustrating modern technology for energy management.
Jan 13, 2025
  • Ronnie Woodward

Heat stress mobile app launches with help from ECU

The American Industrial Hygiene Association in July launched a heat stress mobile app — co-developed by ECU researchers — to help workers, employers and safety professionals address the increased risk...

Jan 13, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman
  • Ronnie Woodward

AI has come to campus

Senior Audrey Milks uses artificial intelligence to complement her projects at the East Carolina University School of Art and Design. She described AI as inescapable within the design community. One...

Jan 22, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Unstoppable

This fall was Parker Byrd’s first semester as a full-time student at East Carolina University. That milestone did not come without challenges. Byrd has faced and defeated many as he...

Jan 10, 2024
  • Ronnie Woodward

Events highlight Air Force ROTC’s decades of impact and alumni

ECU this fall celebrated 75 years of its Air Force ROTC unit. Stemming from a 1947 application initiated by then college President John Messick, Air Force ROTC Detachment 600 opened...

Jul 10, 2023
  • Ronnie Woodward

Sports studies students volunteer at Super Bowl

ECU junior Mackenzie Hudson knows what she wants to do once she graduates after being part of a group of 10 College of Health and Human Performance students who volunteered...