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Nov 10, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

TOP HONOR

Dr. Margaret D. Bauer, professor of literature at East Carolina University and editor of the North Carolina Literary Review, was presented with the state’s top civilian honor, the North Carolina...

Nov 09, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

HEALTH LITERACY

Nine children from seasonal or migrant farmworker families have improved their health literacy skills through a collaborative project at East Carolina University. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor of health education...

Nov 08, 2017
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE HERO

At East Carolina University, Dr. Michelle Skipper is a trusted faculty member, colleague and friend, but to many in the town of St. Pauls, she is a hero. In the...

Alicia Kwon (far right), a learning assistant in Steven Wolf’s physics class, helps students with the concepts of torque and rotation.
Nov 07, 2017
  • Lacey L. Gray

STUDENTS HELPING STUDENTS

Twenty-eight ECU students in the Learning Assistant Program are helping their fellow students better understand course material in biology, chemistry and physics by engaging classes in interactive-learning practices and inquiry-based...

Nov 06, 2017
  • Rich Klindworth

FIGHTING LUNG CANCER

Pam Black of Greenville, North Carolina, was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2014 and told she had six to eight weeks to live. After coming to East Carolina...

Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of the ECU School of Dental Medicine, is congratulated after accepting the James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Nov 03, 2017
  • Spaine Stephens

PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

Dr. Gregory Chadwick, dean of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, was awarded the 2017 Gov. James E. Holshouser Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service on Friday, Nov....

Nov 03, 2017
  • Jules Norwood

WORTH THE WAIT

Dr. Maria Torres has remained at East Carolina University for nearly a year since earning her doctorate last December to finish her research project, which has now been published and...

Nov 01, 2017
  • Bre Lewis

Student: Rubi Merino

Rubi Merino is working toward her master’s degree in the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner program at East Carolina University. She completed her associate’s degree in nursing at Sampson Community College...

Nov 01, 2017
  • Crystal Baity

MANNERS RULE

An East Carolina University course is reinforcing table manners, business dress and effective communication as students prepare for spring internships and graduation. Kelli Russell, instructor in the College of Health...

Oct 30, 2017
  • Erin Ward

MAJOR LEAGUE

As the Houston Astros clinched a victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in a home run happy Game 5 of the World Series on Oct. 29, East Carolina University alumnus Scott...