ECU Now Blog Archives

Oct 09, 2012

ECU teams sought for Greenville bed race

The Johnny O Alzheimer’s and Dementia Awareness Foundation, founded by East Carolina University marketing graduate Mark O’Ravitz, will hold a bed race Nov. 10 at Five Points in Downtown Greenville....

Oct 09, 2012

Expert to speak about health care reform at ECU

Dr. Don Berwick, an internationally known health care expert and former administrator of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, will talk about the Affordable Care Act Oct. 10 at the Brody...

Oct 08, 2012

Grant enables research on depression, cardiovascular disease

 East Carolina University psychology professor Dr. Matthew Whited received a 5-year grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to study connections between depression and cardiovascular disease. “People who...

Oct 05, 2012

“Crossing Borders” event set for Oct. 25

East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences will host an interdisciplinary program, “Crossing Borders,” from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25 in the Brody School of Medicine Auditorium. The event will bring students and faculty from each of the health sciences disciplines - allied health sciences, dental medicine, Laupus Library, medicine and nursing - together with a focus on collaboration in education. Approximately 300 students have been invited....

Oct 04, 2012

AmeriCorps launch event set for Oct. 5

The N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service will swear in approximately 400 AmeriCorps members at the annual N.C. AmeriCorps Launch from 9 a.m. until 3:15 p.m Oct. 5 at...

Oct 04, 2012

In Memoriam: Richard Page Hudson Jr.

Richard Page Hudson Jr. of Asheville, former professor and pathologist at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, died Sept. 30. Hudson was the first chief medical examiner...

Oct 04, 2012

Magician to perform Oct. 10

  Magician Martin Lubcke will present "The Magic of the Miracle at 5 p.m. Oct. 10 in Hendrix Theatre at East Carolina University. Lubcke will perform illusions and magic for...

Oct 03, 2012

ECU biology professor elected to lead international organization

East Carolina University biology professor John W. Stiller was elected to the role of incoming vice president and president elect of the Phycological Society of America. The election results were...

Oct 02, 2012

College of Business faculty report publications

Faculty in the East Carolina University College of Business have reported recent publications, as follows: By primary author Huigang Liang with supporting author Lucky Xue, Management Information Systems, “An analysis...

Oct 02, 2012

Housekeeping excellence awards recipients named

The 2012 Third Quarter Housekeepers Awards for Excellence recipients, for service, are Nora Brown and Donald Northern with academics and Steve Crandall with health sciences; and for ambition, Ivan Ward...