Photodynamic therapy team adds another first
In late April, the photodynamic therapy team at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center added to its list of accomplishments by treating a patient with esophageal cancer. A 76-year-old woman...
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Former surgeon general to speak at medical convocation
A former U.S. surgeon general will present the convocation address to the East Carolina University medical school class of 2005 on May 6. The Brody School of Medicine convocation honoring...
Alumni Association announces Robert H. Wright recipients
The East Carolina Alumni Association has selected five graduating seniors to receive the 2005 Robert H. Wright Alumni Leadership Award. The award is the most prestigious presented to undergraduate students...
ECU professors honored for outstanding teaching
Ten East Carolina University faculty members were recognized for their outstanding teaching at a campus ceremony April 26. Catherine Rigsby, chair of the faculty, said, “Teaching is the main reason...
International leaders in heart surgery coming to Greenville
Some of the most noted heart surgeons in the world will travel to Greenville May 1 for a two-day symposium dedicated to the latest advances in treating heart conditions, such...
ECU offers foreign language for learning-disabled
Learning-disabled students are benefiting from a modified foreign language program offered at East Carolina University. Developed in 2000 by ECU foreign language faculty Carol Christian and Ann Borisoff-Rodgers, the program...
ECU, UNC leaders meet with eye on collaborations
Leaders at East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill met in Greenville Monday to discuss present and future research and collaborations between the two universities....
Alumni Association announces 10 scholarship recipients
The East Carolina Alumni Association has chosen 10 undergraduate students to receive scholarships of $1,000 each. The awards are given to full-time students who excel in the classroom and have...
Sallye Mckee appointed to diversity post
Sallye McKee, a successful leader in higher education diversity efforts, has been named assistant to the chancellor for institutional diversity at East Carolina University. McKee, currently associate vice provost for...
ECU and PCC create new bioprocessing partnership
East Carolina University has partnered with the Bioprocessing Center at Pitt Community College to develop a bio-manufacturing degree completion program for students in the North Carolina Community College System who...