ECU Now Blog Archives

Jul 23, 2014
  • ECU News Services

Brody names new chair of Family Medicine

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has announced that Dr. Chelley Kaye Alexander has been hired to chair the Department of Family Medicine, effective August 11. Alexander...

Jul 18, 2014
  • ECU News Services

Cotterill named division director of Pediatric Dentistry at ECU

Christopher A. Cotterill has been appointed division director of Pediatric Dentistry in the Department of Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine. Cotterill assumed...

Jul 16, 2014
  • ECU News Services

NC GreenTravel Initiative names 100th sustainable-practice business

The ECU Center for Sustainability is a partner in the NC GreenTravel Initiative, which has named the Uptown Greenville Umbrella Market its 100th North Carolina business to be recognized for...

Jul 14, 2014
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Fraser named chair, Foreign Languages and Literatures

Benjamin Fraser was named chair of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures in ECU's Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Science. Fraser assumed the role July 1, replacing John...

Jul 02, 2014
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ECU honors student wins competitive scholarship, NOAA internship

By Jessica Nottingham ECU Honors College For the second year in a row, an East Carolina University Honors College student has won a prestigious scholarship and internship with the National...

Jul 01, 2014
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East Carolina Heart Institute earns top rating

The East Carolina Heart Institute has received the highest quality rating awarded by the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. The society database is the national report card that compares the quality...

Jul 01, 2014
  • ECU News Services

ECU alumna publishes story of life since paralysis

The ECU community is familiar with the tragic story of Rachelle Friedman of Raleigh, who was paralyzed from a swimming pool accident at a bachelorette party in 2010. She would...

Jun 26, 2014
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Ice cream social honors provost

Derek Maher, associate professor in philosophy and religious studies, shares a laugh with Marilyn Sheerer during her ice cream social celebrating her service to the university since 1996 as professor,...

Jun 26, 2014
  • ECU News Services

ECU engineering student awarded SMART scholarship

An East Carolina University junior is one of approximately 150 engineering students nationwide to receive a prestigious scholarship. Jacob Swink of Roanoke Rapids was awarded the Science, Mathematics And Research...

Jun 17, 2014
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ECU cardiologist elected to Royal College of Physicians

By Amy Adams Ellis ECU News Services East Carolina Heart Institute physician Ashesh Buch has been elected a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London. Buch was formally...