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Jul 15, 2011

ECU marks death of supervisor, staff advocate

East Carolina University Facilities Services supervisor Del Kingsland died July 13. Kingsland was an active senator in the ECU Staff Senate and past chair of the ECU's District 65 of...

Jul 14, 2011

College of Nursing reports administrative changes

Several administrative changes have been announced within the College of Nursing. Dr. Laura Gantt will assume an expanded role as the Executive Director of College of Nursing Support Services.  In...

Jul 12, 2011

ECU alumna Betsy Justus leaves legacy of service

East Carolina University alumna Betsy Young Justus ’67 of Raleigh died July 9. Justus was the first woman chair of the North Carolina Employment Security Commission, the first woman secretary...

Jul 11, 2011

Nursing faculty recognized with Daisy Award

Four faculty members in the ECU College of Nursing have been recognized as outstanding nurse educators by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Mark Hand, Betty Lease, Becky Bagley...

Jul 11, 2011

Business faculty report new publications

Faculty members in the College of Business have reported new publications, including the following: By Joseph Tomkiewicz, Kenneth Bass and T.D. Gribble (Management), "Potential Pitfalls of Ethnocentrism in a Globalizing...

Jul 11, 2011

Article examines disparities in quality of life after cancer

An article by Irma Corral (Psychiatric Medicine) and Hope Landrine (Psychology), "Residential Segregation and Disparities in Health-Related Quality of Life among Black and White Cancer Survivors," appeared in Health Psychology,...

Jul 11, 2011

Work by ECU professor issued patent

Collaborative work that included ECU professor Rachel Roper (Microbiology and Immunology) was issued a US Patent March 1. The patent was for "SARS virus nucleotide and amino acid sequences and...

Jul 08, 2011

Carter selected as interim chair

East Carolina University professor Patrick Carter was named interim chair of the Department of Physician Assistant Studies in the university's College of Allied Health Sciences. Carter teaches emergency medicine and...

Jun 30, 2011

New publications noted by College of Business faculty

Recent publications by faculty in the ECU College of Business include: An article by Tom Robbins (Marketing and Supply Chain Management), "Tour Scheduling and Rostering," in the Wiley Encyclopedia of...

Jun 30, 2011

Pantelidis retires with emerita status

East Carolina University professor Dr. Veronica Pantelidis is retiring July 1 after 35 years of service to the university. She has been appointed professor emerita by the Department of Library...