ECU News Services Archives

Jun 22, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

DISCOVERY DOLLARS

When the little pin-tailed whydah chirps and flaps its wings in Africa, not much happens in the rest of the world. But what the bird might teach scientists about brain...

Jun 17, 2015
  • ECU News Services

Grant will improve access to history collection at ECU’s Laupus Library

A grant from the State Library of North Carolina will aid in improving accessibility to historical archives housed in an East Carolina University library. The State Library of North Carolina,...

ECU Physicians’ online patient portal, MyChart, allows individuals like ECU student Summer Tillman, pictured above using the MyChart web site, to access their health care team electronically. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 17, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

PAPERLESS PRACTICE

The clinical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been recognized for significantly improving patient care through the use of their electronic medical record system....

Jun 12, 2015
  • ECU News Services

ECU Guitar Festival celebrates 20th year with SoloDuo, Rene Izquierdo

  The 2015 East Carolina University Summer Guitar Festival and Workshop celebrates 20 years of world-class classical guitar with SoloDuo, Rene Izquierdo and others in Greenville on July 11-14 in...

Health Education and Promotion professor Dr. Lei Xu, left, speaks with pharmacology professor Dr. Ken Soderstrom. Soderstrom has participated in Xu's research on genetic testing with parents of children with autism. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 11, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

GENETIC LITERACY

A researcher at East Carolina University has been studying what parents of children with autism spectrum disorder know and how they make decisions about genetic testing. Dr. Lei Xu, assistant...

Jun 11, 2015
  • ECU News Services

South Central High School Teachers Visit ECU Pharmaceutical Skills Lab

  A tour of the pharmaceutical skills lab at East Carolina University on June 9 helped 10 South Central High School teachers and their principal, Julie Cary, understand how ECU...

Jun 10, 2015
  • ECU News Services

SUCCESSFUL TRANSITIONS

One year after launching, East Carolina University’s Tools for Advanced Manufacturing (TAMV) has empowered veterans throughout eastern North Carolina with the skills and tools needed to successfully transition into the...

Jun 09, 2015
  • ECU News Services

Medical school names first female surgery chair in the Southeast

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named a new chair for its Department of Surgery, making Brody the first medical school in the Southeast to have...

With five-story twin towers connected by an enclosed aerial bridge on the second floor level, the new Gateway East and West Residence Hall, shown across 14th Street from Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, offers striking views of the west side of main campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 09, 2015
  • Steve Tuttle

CHANGING THE FACE OF CAMPUS

Construction projects on three sides of main campus are underway that will change the appearance and the flow of people around East Carolina University. Officials said the campus that emerges...

Jun 09, 2015
  • ECU News Services

Staff honored with awards for service, leadership

The following Facilities Services employees have been recognized with a 2015 Facilities Services Award for Excellence in the category of service:  David Brooks with Building Services – Automotive Services and...