News Release Archives

Apr 23, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU vascular surgeon recognized for teaching atherosclerosis prevention

An East Carolina University vascular surgeon has earned national recognition for his innovation in teaching medical students about atherosclerosis – the narrowing and hardening of the arteries due to plaque...

Apr 18, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU Center for Survey Research advisory board holds first meeting

A newly formed advisory board for East Carolina University’s Center for Survey Research (CSR) held its first meeting on April 13. The board is composed of local business leaders, government...

Apr 18, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Local residents named to ECU College of Nursing Hall of Fame

Seven local residents were recently honored for their outstanding contributions to the field of nursing. Dr. Daphne Brewington, Beth Bryant, Dr. Patricia Crane, Phyllis DeAntonio, Dr. Mark Hand, Janet Joyner...

Apr 18, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Country Doctor Museum celebrates 50 years on April 21

A daylong celebration at the oldest museum in the nation dedicated to the history of rural health care will be held Saturday, April 21. From 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.,...

Apr 11, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Students arrested at fraternity house

Today, the Greenville Regional Drug Task Force announced the arrest of four East Carolina University students resulting from the execution of a search warrant at the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity...

Apr 11, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Study finds people with diabetes visit the dentist less frequently

A study led by researchers at East Carolina University and New York University showed that adults with diabetes are less likely to visit the dentist than people with prediabetes or...

Apr 11, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Linda McMahon named ECU Spring Commencement speaker

Linda McMahon, Administrator of the United States Small Business Administration, will be the speaker for East Carolina University’s Spring Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 4 at 7 p.m. McMahon’s visit...

Apr 09, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU announces Economic Development Academy

East Carolina University officials today unveiled plans to create an academy that will offer customized economic development training and certifications to elected officials, business leaders and personnel of economic development...

Apr 05, 2018
  • ECU News Services

Tarboro native and entrepreneur Janice Bryant Howroyd to keynote annual Business Leadership Conference

East Carolina University’s College of Business (COB) will hold its fourth annual Business Leadership Conference April 10-11 at the Mendenhall Student Center. The two-day conference, open to COB juniors, seniors and...

Apr 05, 2018
  • ECU News Services

ECU professor Jacobs receives Guggenheim Fellowship

East Carolina University School of Music composition and theory professor Edward Jacobs has received a prestigious Guggenheim Foundation Fellowship. The foundation recognized Jacobs on April 4 for his work as...