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Mar 20, 2015
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson
  • Kelly Setzer

TRADITION CONTINUES

After 1,313 days as students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, members of the Class of 2015 found out March 20 where they will be training...

Seated center front, ECU Honors College Dean Marianna Walker prepares to sign an agreement with DSM Dyneema site director Jim Lawless, right, and DSM Dyneema engineering director Scott Quinn, at left. The Greenville fiber manufacturer will fund an EC Scholar award earmarked for an engineering student. Standing left to right, Todd Fraley, director of the EC Scholars Award Program; Deb Mungal, director of DSM’s Human Resources & Training; Ricky Castles, assistant professor of engineering; and Hayden Griffin, professor and chairman of the Department of Engineering. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 19, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

CULTIVATING TALENT

High-performance materials manufacturer DSM Dyneema will fund an EC Scholar award to be earmarked for an engineering student beginning the 2016-2017 academic year. DSM Dyneema, which has a Greenville manufacturing...

Touring the Haynie Building, where renovations would begin for ECU’s proposed millennial campus, are Ted Morris, left, ECU associate vice chancellor for engagement, innovation and development; and Scott Buck, associate vice chancellor for business services. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 12, 2015
  • Steve Tuttle

FUTURE CONNECTIONS

East Carolina University is moving ahead with plans to rehabilitate a seven-block area in Greenville’s warehouse district as a millennial campus -- a site where the university can collaborate with...

Mar 11, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

SHELTER ‘STAYCATION’

Thirteen East Carolina University students passed up trips to warmer locales this week for a “staycation” in sleeping bags on the floor of the Greenville Community Shelter. They lived on...

Mar 10, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

AMONG THE BEST

East Carolina University programs in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling have been ranked among the best graduate schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Brody School...

Mar 09, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT’

East Carolina University associate professor Sharon Rogers has spent hours weighing high school football players before and after practice. A certified athletic trainer, Rogers wanted to find a more efficient...

Mar 05, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

DOWN EAST TALENT

Editor’s note: Alana Houston, a 15-year-old from Elizabeth City, won first place and $1,000 for her rendition of “That’s Life,” made famous by Frank Sinatra. Ewan Manalo, a 9-year-old from...

Mar 05, 2015
  • Elizabeth Willy

SERVING A GROWING POPULATION

North Carolina’s elderly population is expected to double between the years 2000 and 2030, demanding an increase in health care services focused on older patients. The East Carolina University College...

Mar 04, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

THIRD IN STATE

Following three years of significant growth in research dollars, East Carolina University now ranks third among the state’s public universities in research funding. From 2011-2014, ECU averaged a 17 percent...

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, far right, toured the East Carolina Heart Institute March 2 with N.C. Secretary of Health and Human Services Aldona Wos, seated at the da Vinci surgical system console. ECU physician Dr. Wiley Nifong, center, explained how surgeons are trained on the system. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 02, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

BUILDING ON SUCCESS

Gov. Pat McCrory announced during his March 2 visit to the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University that his budget will allocate $16 million over the next two...