We are only 1️⃣ week away!
“A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global,” on Oct. 22-23, will highlight cultural experiences with music, dance, film, storytelling, recipes and food! View the full itinerary and join us ➡️ spr.ly/6015BGdQtL

ALT A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global\u201D banner. Colorful papel picado hangs above. Left: tropical beach scene with signpost to San Juan, Havana, Yucat\u00E1n & Santo Domingo, a drum, boat, and fresh ingredients. Right: two pigs, one with a North Carolina map, one with a Yucat\u00E1n map & straw hat, surrounded by produce. Events Oct 22-23.
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What a great opportunity for our student collaborators in Harriot College, Brody and Health and Human Sciences!
ECU has received its first-ever NIH T32 training grant, a nearly $2.8 million investment supporting doctoral students through the new Basic Biomedical Sciences Research Training Program.
Learn more: spr.ly/6015BGfKUW
It's getting closer. Just 2️⃣ weeks to go!
“A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global,” on Oct. 22-23, will highlight cultural experiences with music, dance, film, storytelling, recipes and food! View the full itinerary ➡️ spr.ly/6014BGdtgC
Only 3️⃣ weeks to go!
Join us Oct. 22-23 for “A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global.” Festivities include music and dance, a film screening, storytelling, book and poetry readings, and food! View the full itinerary ➡️ spr.ly/6019BGdSJ7

ALT Flyer: 'A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global' on Oct 22-23. Left: tropical beach with a palm tree, signposts for San Juan, Havana, Yucat\u00E1n, Santo Domingo. Right: two pigs wearing bandanas, one with a NC map, one with a Yucat\u00E1n map & straw hat. Events: chefs, food trucks, BBQ, music, dance. ECU hosts.
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Workshops begin in two weeks. Harriot College faculty, get more information below and sign up!
ECU's new Discovery Awards, part of the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund initiatives, will award $500,000 biennially to interdisciplinary research teams tackling today's toughest problems. Make way for the bold! spr.ly/6010BGiJhn
#ECU and @ECUPsychology remain strong programs in North Carolina and nationwide, according to the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Read more about ECU's rankings ➡️ spr.ly/6015BG5kHd
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We are excited to welcome everyone to our 20th season! Check out what is to come at the link below.
For 20 years, #ECU’s Voyages of Discovery Series has brought impactful voices to eastern North Carolina to explore the arts and sciences. Now, another season of discovery is on the horizon. 🔎
🔗 Learn more about the 2026-27 season guest speakers: spr.ly/6013BGnjpH
Join us Oct. 22-23 for “A Culinary Celebration: The South Goes Global,” with cultural experiences including live music and dance, a film screening, storytelling, and presentations and discussions about recipes and food we love! View the full itinerary ➡️ spr.ly/6011BGdQR3
NC beach nourishment projects in Avon and Buxton may provide communities with valuable information to help guide decisions about shoreline protection. #ECU researcher Dr. David Lagomasino (Earth, Environment and Planning) has received $170k+ in funding to monitor the project.
#ECU professor Dr. Calvin Mercer is imparting knowledge on social considerations of a future of human existence beyond our current understanding. His research delves into AI and scientific advances that may theoretically extend human life.
Read more ➡️ spr.ly/6013B1j04R
Dr. Andrea Kitta, @EastCarolina English professor, has been appointed President of the International Society for Contemporary Legend Research. She will serve three years as incoming president, and three years as president❗
Learn more about the society ➡️ spr.ly/6016B1KGNC
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ECU honored more than 60 scholars, researchers and innovators for their impactful work on April 9 during the Research and Scholarship Awards Ceremony.
Dr. Yong-Qing Li, professor of physics, was recognized with the highest honor.
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/4mAd3ao
Even staff get in on publishing #ECUResearch❗
Congratulations to Jeremy Borrelli, an archeologist with the Department of History's Program in Maritime Studies, on the publication of his article in the "Mariner's Mirror." 👏
Read more ➡️ bit.ly/46XEIv8
Congratulations to ECU and Harriot College alumnus Charles W. Crumpler, III ('21 B.A. Philosophy and B.S. Math; '23 M.A. Math). He recently passed oral exams for a Ph.D. in Philosophy at Ohio State. Now, he will complete his dissertation.
Way to go, Charles❗🎓
Dr. Lee Maril, @ecu_sociology professor emeritus, has a new book coming out in March that examines the problems of poverty and food insecurity in his home state of Oklahoma and how they can be eliminated.
Learn more ➡️ oupress.com/9780806196565/hu…
Congrats Dr. Benjamin Saidel @ecuanth on your 2026-27 Seymour Gitin Distinguished Professorship from the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research. The prestigious award allows him to be in residence in Jerusalem this fall.
Learn more ➡️ aiar.org/fellowships
Watch this short video to see the important @ECUResearch being conducted by Dr. Lagomasino for our coastal communities. youtube.com/shorts/zA_Gynejb…
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Creating connection in the classroom. 📚
New project-based courses help students build critical thinking skills and collaborate with one another in meaningful ways.
From hands-on projects to lively small-group discussions, learn about this new course structure. ⤵️ bit.ly/4pOfiXK
Undergraduates, do you want to get PAID for your research? You could receive up to $2,000 to support faculty-mentored projects in the areas of:
Arts & Humanities 📚
Biomedical Sciences 🩻
Social Sciences 🧠
STEM 🔬
Apply by January 16! ⤵️
GO.ECU.EDU/URCA
Join Dr. Stanley Riggs, @EastCarolina professor emeritus of geological sciences, for an informal reading and signing of his new book, "Cape Lookout National Seashore," at 7 p.m., Jan. 15, at Pitt Street Brewing.
Find more information below and at nclandofwater.org/



















