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Chancellor Steve Ballard, right, recognizes outgoing board chairman Robert Brinkley during the April 24 meeting of the ECU Board of Trustees. Brinkley served on the board for eight years. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

MOVING FORWARD

East Carolina University leaders say work is continuing on the development of Heritage Hall, a permanent place where people of historical significance to the university will be recognized. ECU’s Board...

At the first Medical Education Day at ECU, Dr. Elizabeth Baxley, senior associate dean for academic affairs at the Brody School of Medicine, left, speaks with keynote speaker Dr. Rajesh Mangrulkar, associate dean for medical school education at the University of Michigan. ECU and the University of Michigan are among 11 schools selected nationwide to reshape medical education. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

LEARNING AND LEADING

Innovations in medical education were showcased and shared April 22 as health sciences faculty and learners from across East Carolina University gathered at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU...

Apr 24, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

ACCESSIBLE SCIENCE

Scott Jones, a doctoral candidate at East Carolina University, spent Monday showing middle and high school students different types of aquatic insects and telling them about his research of population...

Apr 24, 2015
  • ECU News Services

FUN IN THE SUN

East Carolina University enjoyed a day of sunshine and fun April 23 during Barefoot on the Mall, an annual outdoor event sponsored by the Student Activities Board. Inflatables, games and...

Left to right, student Vaughn Logan, Sandy Jalal, Jesus Lucena and Cass Palombaro put the finishing touches on a solar charging station they created for an industrial engineering technology class at East Carolina University. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 24, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

SOLAR SOLUTION

About two dozen East Carolina University students have designed a potential fix for dying cell phones and other mobile devices on campus: solar-powered charging stations. Five student teams from a...

Apr 22, 2015
  • ECU News Services

EARTH DAY AT ECU

Young visitors enjoyed hands-on science activities at East Carolina University April 21 as part of Earth Day celebrations. The Earth Day Expo included live animals and plants, interactive demonstrations and...

ECU senior Alan Chandler, a professional acting major, is shown above during practice for his first Shakespearian role as Coriolanus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 22, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

RELEVANT TODAY

Shakespeare, sword fights and controversy highlight the main stage finale by East Carolina University’s Loessin Playhouse. Opening April 23, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus” by William Shakespeare may not be as...

Nursing professor Dr. Pamela Reis, left, and nurse-midwifery student Farrah Forney review information about a virtual patient online. The virtual patient is being used in a plan of treatment that includes faculty and students from multiple disciplines at ECU. (Photos courtesy of Pamela Reis)
Apr 21, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

TEACHING TEAMWORK

Students and residents representing three of East Carolina University’s health sciences programs recently participated in the university’s first interprofessional virtual patient case. Between April 6 and 10, a dozen nurse-midwifery...

ECU students led a panel discussion on leadership hosted by The Women's Roundtable at ECU April 16. Pictured above, ECU Kenya Shakir, left, and Meghan Pergola share their views with the audience. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Apr 17, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘VISIBLE EXAMPLES’

An East Carolina University committee formed to create a legacy of women leaders says the accomplishments and ambitions of current students are helping fulfill the university’s mission. On April 16,...

Apr 17, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

LIFE CONNECTIONS

Some seventh-grade students in Martin and Pitt counties have found even the tiniest of creatures can become addicted to sugar and caffeine – and energy drinks can be lethal. That’s...