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ECU professor Dr. Vivek Anand has completed research that demonstrates a large number of teens in eastern North Carolina are using e-cigarettes, with minimal knowledge of associated health hazards. Anand is pictured above with a sample of e-cigarette advertising, at right, compared with tobacco advertising from years past. (Photo by Jay Clark)
Jun 02, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

GATEWAY TO ADDICTION

An East Carolina University psychiatrist has published research that shows what adolescents in eastern North Carolina think of electronic cigarettes and how they’re using them. Dr. Vivek Anand, clinical assistant...

Jun 01, 2015
  • Harley Dartt

COMPETITION WINNER

An East Carolina University School of Music graduate student is one of nine winners in the 2015 Yamaha Young Performing Artists competition. Zachary Grass of Greenville, who plays the tuba,...

ECU pediatric surgeon Dr. Danielle Walsh accepts the SAGES Education and Research Foundation’s Excellence in Medical Leadership Award during the organization’s Surgical Spring Week conference in Nashville, Tennessee. (Contributed photo)
May 21, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

‘GOLDEN TICKET’

An East Carolina University pediatric surgeon has been named an outstanding medical leader by the international Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Danielle Walsh, associate professor of surgery...

With College of Engineering and Technology Dean Dr. David White, second from right, at the college commencement ceremony are Amy Lyerly, Nancy Lee and Paige MacGovern. Lee is the wife of Robert Lee Jr, who died just short of earning his bachelor's degree at ECU. Along with daughters Lyerly and MacGovern, she accepted a posthumous degree in his honor.
May 21, 2015
  • ECU News Services

‘A LIFELONG GOAL’

The family of a Pitt County man who died of cancer a few months before completing his bachelor’s degree has been awarded a posthumous degree from East Carolina University. Dr....

ECU information and computer technology student Shauna Holley was selected to be a member of Cisco's Dream Team, which supports the network operations center during an international conference in San Diego. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
May 20, 2015
  • ECU News Services

LIVE EXPERIENCE

An East Carolina University information and computer technology senior is one of 10 students picked nationwide to support a worldwide education and training event this summer. Shauna Holley from Mount...

May 19, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

INCOMING CLASS

From aspiring teachers to future physicians, East Carolina University will welcome 20 incoming freshmen selected for the prestigious EC Scholars Program. The program is a four-year merit scholarship recognizing outstanding...

At left, Dr. Meghan Scott, a Brody School of Medicine graduate and second-year family medicine resident at ECU, stands with Dr. Jonathon Firnhaber, ECU's family medicine residency program director. ECU has again been ranked as among the top ten in the nation in producing family care physicians. (Photo by Gretchen Baugh)
May 15, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

FAMILY MATTERS

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University was recognized again this year for the high percentage of its graduates pursuing residency training in family medicine. The American Academy...

May 14, 2015
  • ECU News Services

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

East Carolina University will host one of four regional input sessions for the public, faculty, staff, students and alumni to give their thoughts on the qualities most needed in the...

May 12, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

OFF THE GRID

This spring, East Carolina University Honors College students spent time learning way outside the classroom – on the Appalachian Trail, 15 feet underwater and behind a camera lens in eastern...

May 12, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

QUALITY OF CARE

A nurse specialist in vascular surgery has been selected by her peers as this year’s top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine...