July 2017 Archives

Jul 31, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

BETTER WATER

An East Carolina University faculty member and graduate students are completing work on a three-year, grant-funded project to improve water quality in a Triangle-area watershed.  The project aims to boost...

ECU surgeons conduct POEM procedure at Vidant Medical Center. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 28, 2017
  • ECU News Services

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Three of four new members of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees were sworn in during the board's meeting on July 28 at the East Carolina Heart Institute.  Jason...

Jul 28, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Environmentally Conscious

Jul 27, 2017
  • Jamie Smith

NATIONAL SEARCH

After a national search, East Carolina University has selected Jon Barnwell as chief of the ECU Police Department. He will begin his new position September 1. Barnwell is originally from...

Jul 26, 2017
  • ECU News Services

COMBINED EXPERTISE

East Carolina University (ECU) and Vidant Health today announced the signing of a formal agreement to integrate ECU Physicians, the clinical practice of The Brody School of Medicine at ECU, with Vidant...

Jul 26, 2017
  • Michael Rudd

SENIOR SUPPORT

A faster and non-invasive way to identify dementia in senior citizens just might come out of Goldsboro, North Carolina through a collaboration between ECU researchers.  ECU's College of Engineering and...

Jul 25, 2017
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s Laupus Library makes science, history and medicine fun for kids

The William E. Laupus Health Sciences Library at East Carolina University hosted “Potion Power: Medicinal Herb Discoveries for Kids” on July 19 for nearly 100 children and parents as part...

Jul 25, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Student collaboration addresses fall risk for seniors

Three departments within East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences recently spent a day helping local seniors while teaching students the importance of collaborating with other disciplines. The unique...

Jul 25, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Student Health Services Achieves AAAHC Accreditation

East Carolina University’s Student Health Services (SHS) has been re-accredited through 2020 by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). ECU’s SHS offers primary health care services to enrolled...

Jul 24, 2017
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumna named NC Presidential Scholar

East Carolina University alumna Katie Stanley is one of four recent graduates from across the state named a Presidential Scholar for the 2017-18 school year by the University of North...