Annual Hamstring Hustle 5K to be April 5
For the 20th year, runners and walkers may lace up their sneakers and pound the pavement in the Hamstring Hustle 5K Run/Walk. The race starts at 9 a.m. at ECU...
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Longtime employee celebrates 80th birthday
Longtime ECU employee Hagar Jackson celebrated her 80th birthday March 18. She has worked at ECU for 27 years, beginning in 1986 at age 50. She retired when she turned...
ECU Medical & Health Sciences Foundation names new board members
The East Carolina University Medical & Health Sciences Foundation recently named five new board members. They are David Brody of Kinston; Dasha Little of Chesapeake, Va.; Dennis Young of...
East Carolina Endoscopy Center achieves AAAHC reaccreditation
The East Carolina Endoscopy Center has achieved reaccreditation by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Accreditation distinguishes this endoscopy center by recognizing high quality of care provided to...
Heart teams vital for patient care success
By Doug Boyd ECU News Services One of the nation’s leading heart surgeons says cardiologists and surgeons should work together as teams to provide the best options and care for...
ECU sonographer receives national award
Diana McCormick Strickland, a sonographer at East Carolina University, has received the 2014 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine. She is a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer...
ECU conducts drill at Pediatric Specialty Clinic
A lockdown and evacuation drill was held Jan. 10 at ECU’s Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic on Herbert Court. Staff locked down the building and evacuated next door to the...
ECU surgeon to lead national organization
Dr. Danielle Walsh, a pediatric surgeon at East Carolina University, has been elected president of the Association of Women Surgeons. An associate professor at the Brody School of Medicine at...
Wells Fargo donates to Camp Hope
Wells Fargo Dealer Services has donated a total of $8,400 to Camp Hope, a summer camp for children with cancer, sickle cell and blood disease, operated by the Brody School...
College of Nursing launches Pirate Nurse Network at Vidant Medical Center
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has partnered with Vidant Medical Center to launch its first alumni network in eastern North Carolina. A member-driven support organization, the Pirate Nurse Network...