HIGH ACHIEVERS
Students celebrating a successful first semester at East Carolina University were lauded over the last two weeks with inclusion in the ECU EXCELS program. This is the third year ECU...
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PIRATES HELPING PIRATES
It’s a weeknight in January, and 50 East Carolina University students are at Joyner Library, learning. This isn’t just an ordinary lesson. They are among a record-setting 300 volunteer student...
PIRATE READ
East Carolina University has picked the highly acclaimed “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot as its Pirate Summer Read for 2012. The work tells the story of...
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant. That was the message of Dr. Brian Smedley, the keynote speaker...
REACHING OUT
Seven delegates from Halifax Community College crowded around a table at East Carolina University’s College of Technology and Computer Science in mid-January staring at what looks like industrial junk. The...
Health Sciences debuts ECU Health Beat
East Carolina University Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Dr. Phyllis N. Horns has announced the launch of a new blog called ECU Health Beat. According to Horns' initial post, the...
ECU to host Empty Bowls event to fight Greenville hunger issue
Two East Carolina University groups are partnering to combat hunger in the Greenville Area with a fundraising project to benefit the Greenville Homeless Shelter and the Greenville Food Bank. ECU’s...
ECU volunteers honor King with community action
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy could be seen in the helping hands of East Carolina University students participating in a Day of Service on Jan. 16....
Annual conference on service-learning set for Feb. 21-23
The 9th Annual East Carolina University Conference on Service-Learning will be held Feb. 21 - 23 in the Croatan Green Room on campus with guest speakers Patti Clayton, author and...
Jean Mills Health Symposium will be Feb. 3
Participants at the eighth annual Jean Mills Health Symposium on Feb. 3 will learn about past and present day efforts to reduce health disparities and increase access to care for...