ECU News Services Archives

Oct 09, 2014
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ECU alumna, former soccer star new face of American Athletic Conference

By Steve Tuttle ECU News Services Former East Carolina University soccer star Hali Oughton was interviewed by the media many times during her college career. Now she’s the one holding...

Oct 09, 2014
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ECU team wins state geography bowl

Students representing East Carolina University at the North Carolina Geography Bowl won first place in this year’s competition Sept. 26 at UNC-Greensboro. The annual quiz competition tests student teams on...

Oct 09, 2014
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Recreation, leisure studies professor inducted in national academy

Dr. Richard Williams, associate professor in ECU’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, was named fellow of the National Academy of Recreational Therapists. He was inducted during the national organization’s...

Oct 09, 2014
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Business faculty report publications

Faculty in the College of Business have reported recent publications as follows: By Tracy Tuten (Marketing and Supply Chain Management): “Creating Consumuments: The Use of Artistic Interpretation of Text as...

Oct 09, 2014
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Miss America 2014 to address culture, diversity

Miss America 2014 will present “The Beauty of Service, Scholarship and Global Citizenship” at 6 p.m. Oct. 22 in Mendenhall Student Center at East Carolina University. The event is free...

Oct 08, 2014
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Nominations sought for 2015 Alumni Award, due Nov. 1

The East Carolina Alumni Association seeks nominations for the 2015 Alumni Awards: the Virgil Clark '50 Distinguished Service Awards, the Honorary Alumni Awards, and the Outstanding Alumni Awards. Nominations are...

Oct 07, 2014
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Author Jayne Anne Phillips to read from new work Thursday

Author Jayne Anne Phillips will read from her new novel “Quiet Dell” at the Greenville Museum of Art at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The reading is part of the East Carolina...

Oct 06, 2014
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ECU hosts statewide research conference

  The North Carolina Cartilage & Arthritis Research Alliance held a conference Oct. 3 at East Carolina University. “It is a gathering to enhance our regional discussion of current research...

Oct 06, 2014
  • Joy Holster

PURPLE, GOLD WEEKEND

A satellite image of western North Carolina from the first weekend in October might reveal vibrant shades of fall. But in the East, purple and gold prevailed. Pirate pride was...

Dr. Dave Brown, left, and Dr. Raz Shaikh collaborated on an NIH grant that will enable them to study methods for protecting the heart during a heart attack. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 06, 2014
  • Kathryn Kennedy

HEART HEALTH

Drs. David Brown and S. Raza Shaikh have very different scientific skill sets. They might never have met if not for a multi-disciplinary research group based at East Carolina University....