ECU News Services Archives

Apr 19, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Ed Monroe, longtime health care advocate, dies

Dr. Edwin W. “Ed” Monroe, a physician who went from private practice to helping build the School of Allied Health Sciences and School of Medicine at East Carolina University, died...

Apr 18, 2017
  • Sophronia Knott

Student: Michael Sciacca

East Carolina University student Michael Sciacca discovered his passion for the Spanish language in high school.  A native of Apex, Sciacca was initially active in performance arts. In fact, he...

Apr 18, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Special education major receives Bassman Honors Thesis Award

Sarah Bonin, an East Carolina University College of Education student majoring in special education from Cary, has received the 2016-2017 Michael F. Bassman Honors Thesis Award. One student is selected each...

Apr 17, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Annual lecture series focuses on academic writing

A recent lecture series hosted by East Carolina University’s College of Nursing aimed to help nursing faculty members increase their academic writing. The 9th annual Siegfried Lowin Visiting Scholar Lecture...

Apr 17, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Scholarship celebration honors donors, recipients

The East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences celebrated its 65 scholarship recipients and their donors during a recent ceremony at Rock Springs Center. During the event the college...

Apr 13, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

SOUTHERN HONOR

English professor Liza Wieland had no idea when she opened her email recently that she had been chosen for a major award. The Fellowship of Southern Writers, a prestigious nonprofit...

Apr 13, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Joyner Library recognizes prize winners for outstanding student research

Joyner Library announced the winners of its eighth annual Rhem/Schwarzmann Prize for student research during an April 5 ceremony held in the Special Collections Reading Room located on the fourth...

Apr 11, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Chancellor Cecil Staton Initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society

East Carolina University Chancellor Cecil P. Staton was initiated into the ECU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the national honor society, during a ceremony April 9 in Wright Auditorium. Membership...

Apr 11, 2017
  • ECU News Services

TechnoQuest at ECU Brings Girl Scouts to STEM-Related Event

East Carolina University’s College of Engineering and Technology, along with Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines, recently hosted TechnoQuest on ECU’s campus. The event brought in more than 140...

Apr 11, 2017
  • ECU News Services

Raising awareness about infant mortality

On April 8, approximately 75 East Carolina University students participated in Preconception Peer Educator (PPE) program training to raise awareness among college students about infant mortality and its causes. The...