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Jan 31, 2012

Mom’s fatigue influences child’s development, researchers say

East Carolina University researcher Dr. Carmel White has found that chronic fatigue in mothers may lead to poor outcomes in their children. White is a professor in the Department of...

Jan 30, 2012

Escott-Stump meets Michelle Obama at Virginia event

East Carolina University dietetic internship program director Sylvia Escott-Stump met First Lady Michelle Obama Jan. 29 at an Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics event in Fairfax County, Va. Escott-Stump is...

Jan 30, 2012

Research vessel named for ECU professor emeritus Stanley Riggs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sRj0gMrs_8 Geology professor emeritus Stanley R. Riggs talks about the history of coastal research at ECU and the school's new research vessel named for him, the R/V Stanley R. Riggs....

Jan 30, 2012

College of Business faculty publish articles

Faculty in the College of Business have published the following articles: By Denise E Dickins (Accounting), "Do audit committee members care about audit engagement partner rotation?" in Today's CPA, and...

Jan 30, 2012

ECU professor collaborates on research to predict sea-level rise, flooding from hurricanes

East Carolina University researcher Dr. Reide Corbett will join a team of colleagues studying sea-level rise and flooding from hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, thanks to a 3-year,...

Jan 30, 2012

ECU anthropology professor teaches diversity through music

East Carolina University anthropology professor Dr. Luci Fernandes is using music to teach diversity in her undergraduate global understanding classes through a collaborative project between ECU students and students in...

Jan 30, 2012

Poet, critic Stephen Burt to visit ECU Feb. 7

Harvard professor and poet-critic Stephen Burt will visit East Carolina University at 7 p.m. Feb. 7 in the second floor exhibit gallery at Joyner Library. Burt's books include "The Art...

Jan 30, 2012

In Memoriam

Daniel Boone Vause, an HVAC technician at the Brody School of Medicine, was honored with a memorial service Jan. 28 in Ayden.

Jan 30, 2012

Movie Helps ECU Air Force ROTC Cadets Learn from the Past

Cadet Austin Clark was among 70 ECU Air Force ROTC students who recently viewed the movie, “Red Tails: An Epic Story of the Tuskegee Airmen.” The movie honors pioneering African...

Jan 26, 2012

February event to feature kinesiology scholar

Kinesiology professor and scholar Dr. James R. Morrow will speak at 4 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Carol Belk Building. He will present, "Measurement of Resistance Exercise and Strength Training...