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Family, friends and volunteers assisted almost 5,200 on-campus students in settling in and feeling at home in Pirate Nation.
The university raised more than $78.7 million in fiscal year 2026.
ECU biology researchers collaborate to protect shorelines, tourism and the economy.
The NC state budget allocation will provide matching funds for each $31,250 gift, creating fully funded Chancellor’s Scholars endowments.
The new class at the Brody School of Medicine, the largest incoming class ever, selected from an applicant pool of more than 2,500.
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