ECU News Services Archives

May 08, 2008
  • Doug Boyd

ECU recognized for educating family doctors

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a national award for its success in sending medical graduates into family medicine. The American Academy of Family Physicians...

May 08, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Payne named university attorney

Donna Gooden Payne, university counsel at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, has been named university attorney at East Carolina University Chancellor Steve Ballard said, “I am delighted that...

May 08, 2008
  • ECU News Services

Three to receive honorary degrees from ECU

East Carolina University will award honorary doctor of letters degrees at Saturday’s spring commencement to three residents of Eastern North Carolina: Felix Harvey, Valeria Lee and Walter Williams. The 10...

May 08, 2008
  • ECU News Services

ECU biologist names “Young” spider

An East Carolina University biologist has brought his admiration of Neil Young into a class of its own. Or species, to be exact. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of biology,...

May 06, 2008
  • Doug Boyd

Medical, nursing, allied health convocations to be this weekend

Dr. Harry Adams, professor emeritus at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, will be the speaker at the medical school's annual convocation Friday, May 9, and other...

May 01, 2008
  • ECU News Services

University honors excellence in teaching

East Carolina University honored 11 faculty members April 29 for excellence in teaching, including recognizing the university’s recipient of the annual UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching....

Apr 28, 2008
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ECU study shows casual video games relieve stress

East Carolina University’s Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies today revealed the results of a six-month long, randomized, controlled study that measured the stress-relieving and other mood-lifting effects of so-called...

Apr 25, 2008
  • Crystal Baity

First Unity Day held in the College of Nursing

Music, sunny skies and a lot of whipped cream combined for the first Unity Day held at the East Carolina University College of Nursing on April 25. Faculty, staff and...

Apr 24, 2008
  • Doug Boyd

Free skin cancer screenings to be offered May 3

Free skin cancer screenings will be offered Saturday, May 3, from 8-11 a.m. at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center in Greenville. The screenings coincide with National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection...

Apr 22, 2008
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ECU faculty, students work to authenticate Wright brothers artifact

When the Wright Brothers moved to Kitty Hawk to follow the wind more than a century ago, they brought limited household supplies. Their thoughts seemed to be focused more on...