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Aug 07, 2014
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Aug. 9 Veterans Support Day to benefit ECU outreach program

  The third annual Veterans Support Day and Bike Wash Saturday, Aug. 9 will benefit East Carolina University's Operation Reentry NC, a university-wide initiative to address the rehabilitation and re-entry...

Aug 04, 2014
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Three academic leaders join Academic Affairs

Three new academic leaders have joined East Carolina University's Division of Academic Affairs. William Downs, dean of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences; Dave Meredith, director of admissions;...

Aug 01, 2014
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ECU graduate students fire kiln at North Carolina Pottery Center

As part of a summer internship finale, two East Carolina University graduate students will fire a groundhog kiln on the lawn of the North Carolina Pottery Center today. Erin Younge,...

Jul 30, 2014
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ECU ranked among best colleges in new listing

East Carolina University is listed in a new ranking of Best Colleges released this week by Money magazine. ECU is ranked 339 out of 665 institutions. Educational quality, affordability and...

Jul 25, 2014
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Grant funds multiple chemistry, physics scholarships

Ten incoming freshmen chemistry and physics majors at East Carolina University received scholarships of $5,000 each thanks to a $620,884 grant from the National Science Foundation. All recipients are North...

Jul 25, 2014
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ECU welcomes new Disney International Program students

Bob O’Halloran from the School of Hospitality Leadership along with James Gehlhar, Julie Williams and Katie Erickson from the Office of International Affairs recently traveled to Walt Disney World in...

Jul 25, 2014
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Riggs featured in National Geographic article

ECU geologist Stanley Riggs was featured in a National Geographic article on the effect of sea rise on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Riggs said that coastal storms, development of...

Jul 23, 2014
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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
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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
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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...