ECU News Services Archives

Oct 14, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Asian earthquake affect students attending class

The deadly earthquake that ripped through South Asia Saturday took with it a university that had enabled Pakistani students to participate in a course offered through East Carolina University’s Global...

Oct 12, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

EAHEC receives $1.2 million federal grant

The Eastern Area Health Education Center has received the largest federal grant in its history for its Interdisciplinary Rural Health Training Program. The three-year, $1.24 million grant from the Bureau...

Oct 12, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Gift Provides Professorship For Religious Studies At ECU

The Religious Studies Program at East Carolina University received a gift Thursday intended to provide a third faculty member to the growing interdisciplinary program. The gift, announced at the annual...

Oct 10, 2005
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina Head Baseball Coach Randy Mazey Suspended

Randy Mazey, East Carolina University's head baseball coach for the past three seasons, has been suspended with pay effective immediately according to an announcement made Monday afternoon by director of...

Oct 06, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s online programs receive top rankings

East Carolina University’s distance education programs received top rankings from an organization that evaluates online degree programs. GetEducated.com, ranked ECU’s online MBA and computer science degree programs No. 1 nationally....

Oct 04, 2005
  • Crystal Baity

New Orleans physician discusses Hurricane Katrina disaster at 2005 Trauma Symposium

A New Orleans physician will discuss his recent experience with Hurricane Katrina during the second annual Eastern Regional Trauma Symposium Friday, Oct. 7 at the Greenville Hilton. About 175 people...

Oct 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU to celebrate local authors at Eastern NC literary fest

East Carolina University will welcome authors and readers from across the region Oct. 14-15 at the Second Eastern North Carolina Literary Homecoming. The annual free event, offered by ECU’s J.Y....

Oct 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU physicist to develop method for cancer cell detection

An East Carolina University physicist has developed a laser beam and spectroscope technique that could someday help medical researchers detect and diagnose cancer cells. ECU physicist Yong-qing Li calls the...

Oct 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Broad to be honored at ECU Educators Hall of Fame

UNC President Molly Corbett Broad will be honored Saturday at East Carolina University at the Educator’s Hall of Fame, along with 20 other award recipients. Sponsored by ECU’s College of...

Oct 03, 2005
  • Crystal Baity

Nurse midwives honored during commemorative week

Local nurse midwives will join others across the United States to celebrate National Midwifery Week, Oct. 2-8. In Greenville and Pitt County, there are 16 nurse midwives working in private...