ECU News Services Archives

Nov 02, 2016
  • Crystal Baity

IMPROVING STUDENT PERFORMANCE

East Carolina University is one of eight UNC system schools identified to create and operate a laboratory school to help under-achieving elementary students perform better. UNC President Margaret Spellings announced...

Oct 31, 2016
  • Kathryn Kennedy

MILESTONE CELEBRATION

A new space for research is positioning the School of Dental Medicine to be a strong partner in the effort to bring more research dollars to East Carolina University, leaders...

Oct 31, 2016
  • Kelly Setzer

Coming Home

Oct 28, 2016
  • Kathy Muse

TOP OF THE CLASS

An East Carolina University graduate and preschool teacher has won the first North Carolina Student Teacher of the Year award. Amanda Blakley, who leads the 4-year-old classroom at ECU's Nancy...

Oct 28, 2016
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ECU students present research in unique competition

Forty-two East Carolina University undergraduate and graduate students gave their “elevator speech” about research they’re doing during the annual Three Minute Thesis competition on Oct. 26. While the event wasn’t...

Oct 27, 2016
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Kennerly, Sitzman inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing

Two East Carolina University faculty members have been inducted as fellows in the American Academy of Nursing. College of Nursing Professors Dr. Susan Kennerly and Dr. Kathleen Sitzman were honored...

Oct 27, 2016
  • Rich Klindworth

CHANGING MEDIA

Learning to tap into their creative side was just one of the ways high school students said they hoped to benefit from an annual media workshop at East Carolina University....

Oct 27, 2016
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New tool available for higher education job seekers

Professionals seeking positions in higher education now have a new, more comprehensive tool to conduct regional and national job searches. Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (HERC) of the Carolinas is a...

Oct 27, 2016
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Brody School of Medicine names new chair of cardiovascular sciences

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has named a new chair for its Department of Cardiovascular Sciences. Dr. Mark Iannettoni assumed the role Oct. 1, following a...

Michelle Anne Reyes, a member of She’s the First, sells cupcakes and talks with students about the Day of the Girl Summit. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 21, 2016
  • Jamie Smith

SHE’S THE FIRST

Poverty, early marriage and unsafe routes to school are a few of the obstacles preventing more than 60 million girls worldwide from receiving an education. To examine these issues, East...