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Dr. Elaine Cabinum-Foeller, a child advocacy specialist in the Brody School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics, has been named one of North Carolina's
Nov 24, 2014
  • ECU News Services

CHOSEN BY PEERS

Forty-seven physicians from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2014 "Best Doctors in America" list. The annual...

Nov 21, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

‘AN ECU ICON’

Terry Holland, who led the East Carolina University athletics department during one of the Pirates’ most successful periods, was honored by the school today as it named one of its...

Tyree Barnes, an ECU senior from Weldon, presented student concerns about the name of Aycock Hall during the Nov. 21 Board of Trustees meeting on campus. A number of students attended the meeting and supported Barnes by standing throughout his presentation. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Nov 21, 2014
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

STOPPING THE ‘BRAIN DRAIN’

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees is recommending a 5 percent tuition increase for in-state undergraduate and graduate students in each of the next two academic years. For in-state...

ECU students listen carefully to discussion of preparedness efforts during a panel discussion of Ebola and campus readiness. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Nov 19, 2014
  • Kelly Setzer

LOCALLY PREPARED

Ebola preparation continues at ECU Among the ongoing efforts of campus officials: The ECU Communicable Disease Planning Committee (CDPC) has been meeting since early August, and had identified/made contact with...

Nov 19, 2014
  • Spaine Stephens

CROSSING BOUNDARIES

Swaying to the sounds of some of the most iconic songs in American history, Julian Bond drove home a message: when it came to race relations during some of the...

ECU students performing in
Nov 19, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

PLAY-WITHIN-A-PLAY

East Carolina University seniors Robert DiDomenico and Amanda Higgins are pulling double duty in the upcoming production of “Kiss Me, Kate.” Each will play two roles in the School of...

Chuck Barber, right, enjoys a moment with Luis Amarro, who had heart surgery in Greenville thanks to the Children's Heart Project. Barber and his wife were pre-surgery hosts for the Bolivian families. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Nov 14, 2014
  • Amy Adams Ellis

OPERATION DONATION

Two Bolivian hearts were mended, and many local hearts warmed, over the past few weeks, thanks to a partnership between the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Vidant...

Transgender actress Laverne Cox urged the audience at ECU’s Wright Auditorium to celebrate differences during a presentation Nov. 12 on campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Nov 13, 2014
  • Grace Haskin

‘AIN’T I A WOMAN?’

An influential actress, producer, speaker and LGBT advocate brought an empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations and embracing differences to East Carolina University on Nov. 12. Laverne Cox, who...

Nov 11, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

‘SACRIFICE AND SUPPORT’

East Carolina University remembered those who sacrificed and served during a Veterans Day ceremony on Nov. 11. “This day is about honoring service above self,” said Dr. Steve Duncan, assistant...

Nov 10, 2014
  • ECU News Services

‘THE ART OF PEACEFUL REVOLUTION’

ECU marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War by installing and then tearing down a replica wall Nov. 3...