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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...

Pictured at the announcement of a Golden LEAF Foundation grant that will enable ECU to prepare students to work in the pharmaceutical industry are, left to right, Dr. Maria Pharr, N.C. Community College Executive BioNetwork director; Dr. Thomas Gould, vice president of Academic Affairs at Pitt Community College; Dan Gerlach, president of the Golden LEAF Foundation; ECU Provost Dr. Ron Mitchelson; and ECU Associate Vice Chancellor Dr. Ted Morris. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Mar 02, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

PRESCRIPTION FOR INNOVATION

East Carolina University is teaming up with Pitt Community College to develop a premier, laboratory-based education and training network for the pharmaceutical industry thanks to new funding from the Golden...

Feb 25, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

A NEW ROLE

In writing about the enchanting adventures of a 12-year-old boy in 19th century London, an East Carolina University theater professor has discovered a magical world of his own. Gregory Funaro...

Students made their way to class on Feb. 24 as snow fell throughout the day, leading to cancellation of all classes after 3:30 p.m. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 25, 2015
  • ECU News Services

A TASTE OF WINTER

For consecutive Tuesdays in February, winter weather forced closures and disrupted schedules at East Carolina University. After a winter storm brought approximately three inches of snow on Tuesday, Feb. 24,...

Feb 24, 2015
  • Kathy Muse

LIFELONG HABITS

Center inspired by HLTH 1000 The East Carolina University Volunteer and Service-Learning Center, which connects ECU students and faculty to community agencies in need of volunteers, grew out of the...

Feb 20, 2015
  • Doug Boyd

FOLLOWING NATIONAL SEARCH

Ron Mitchelson has been named provost at East Carolina University after serving in the role on an interim basis since last year. The ECU Board of Trustees made Mitchelson’s position...

Feb 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

BOARD DECISION

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees voted Feb. 20 to transition the name of Charles B. Aycock from a residence hall to a new space where the building’s namesake and...

ECU researchers are examining why African-American patients with lung cancer tend to present at a more advanced stage than their Caucasian counterparts. Pictured above, left to right, are Dr. Hope Landrine, director of the Center for Health Disparities; the study's lead author Dr. Jimmy Efird, assistant director for the Center for Health Disparities; and Dr. Mark Bowling, director of interventional pulmonology for ECU. They are shown at Vidant Medical Center with a CT scanner that can screen patients for early evidence of lung cancer. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 18, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

NO EASY FIX

A new study by researchers at East Carolina University suggests that equivalent health insurance coverage may not level the disparities between African-American and Caucasian lung cancer patients when it comes...

Feb 17, 2015
  • ECU News Services

Winter storm prompts university closure

A winter storm that dropped a mix of ice, snow and sleet on campus Feb. 16 and 17 prompted cancellation of evening classes on Monday and university closure on Tuesday....

Visitors can find ECU's Office of the Registrar at a new location in downtown Greenville, at 207 E. 5th Street - in a renovated space just a few blocks from campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 13, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

‘THE FIRST STEP’

East Carolina University’s Office of the Registrar celebrated its re-opening less than a block from campus on Feb. 12. The office relocated from the Whichard Building to a leased 8,062-square-foot...