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Mar 24, 2011
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Live … From Iraq … It's Monday Night!

The technology balked, yet the learning went on in East Carolina University’s global classroom. Some 70 ECU students who stayed up late for a first-ever campus get together with peers...

Mar 18, 2011
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Forums air preferred plans for main, health sciences campus

Four upcoming open forums will give faculty, staff and students a look at the latest version of a plan for how the East Carolina University campus will grow over 15...

Mar 17, 2011
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Match success: ECU sending 65 percent into primary care residencies

Nearly two-thirds of the medical students graduating from East Carolina University this spring will go into primary care residencies. Those are the results of the annual Match Day, celebrated today...

Mar 17, 2011
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ECU alcohol/drug abuse prevention named among top programs in the USA

East Carolina University’s efforts to prevent alcohol and drug abuse by fraternity and sorority members have been recognized as among the top in the nation. ECU’s Greek Risk Management program...

Mar 17, 2011
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ECU engineering program receives $600,000 NSF grant

A $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will fund scholarships for East Carolina University engineering students and underwrite critical student research and collaboration with national scholars. The 5-year NSF...

Mar 17, 2011
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Advice from patient helps doctor, family stay close

WINTERVILLE, N.C.   (Mar. 17, 2011)   —   Dr. Tommy Ellis sees a lot of patients in his family medicine practice at East Carolina University. Almost always, he is able...

Mar 16, 2011
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ECU professor helps authenticate 1921 "Lost Colony" film

ECU history professor Larry Tise confirmed that a film found recently at Roanoke Island is a true copy of a 46-minute silent movie, made in 1921, about the Lost Colony....

Mar 16, 2011
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Public Forum on Nuclear Crisis Set for Thursday

Faculty in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics will discuss the science surrounding a nuclear crisis in a free, open forum "The Physics of a...

Mar 16, 2011
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Occupational therapy department holds CarFit safety program

East Carolina University’s occupational therapy department will host CarFit, a free, interactive program that gives a quick comprehensive check on how well an older driver and their vehicle work together....

Mar 15, 2011
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School of Medicine ranked among top medical schools

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University ranks among the top medical schools in the country that emphasize primary care, according to the annual listing of the top...