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ECU hematology/oncology professor Dr. Myon-Hee Lee, pictured above, will apply private funding to acquire new data for his research on cancerous tumors and how they develop. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 06, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘INNOVATIVE IDEAS’

The renewal of a private funding source for research at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine will support work related to diseases that most impact the lives of eastern...

ECU student Jill Collins enjoys interacting with students from Algeria during a global understanding class held in the university's global classroom. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 05, 2015
  • Steve Tuttle

SHATTERING STEREOTYPES

Freshman Payton Miller said she’s often dreamed of traveling overseas and studying abroad but she never really believed that was an attainable goal. Until now. “After just a few weeks...

First-year medical students and third-semester nursing students from ECU's Quality Improvement Olympics hold their protected raw egg that will be dropped from a stepladder. The protection was created during a timed teamwork exercise. Team members, from left, are Skyler Cauley, Isaiah Dunnaville, Jennifer Okpala, Dan-Thanh Nguyen, Staci Allgood, Sam Olsen. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Feb 03, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

REACH-ING FOR QUALITY

When East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine was awarded a $1 million grant by the American Medical Association in 2013 to help shape how future doctors are trained, AMA...

Jan 30, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER

Whether a snowstorm emerges or a hurricane strikes, East Carolina University has a plan. That’s one reason the National Weather Service has again recognized ECU as StormReady, a nationwide program...

Moved inside due to inclement weather, the ribbon cutting ceremony for ECU's seventh dental community service learning center was held in Spruce Pine Jan. 30. The center will improve access to oral health care for the underserved region situated in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Jan 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘FOCUSED ON WELLNESS’

A light snow fell on East Carolina University’s newest dental service learning center in Spruce Pine on Jan. 30, as stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the facility...

East Carolina University student dancers prepare for their performance during a dress rehearsal for Dance 2015, which opens at ECU Jan. 29. More than 100 students and at least a dozen faculty members have pooled their talents in dance, choreography, production and design to present the annual show. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 29, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

VARIETY ON STAGE

East Carolina University sophomore Katherine Corbett may be best known for her ballet and tap skills, but she also can sew. Corbett has been helping make tutus for Dance 2015,...

ECU student Jay Garcia, standing at lower left, speaks to members of the ECU Board of Trustees, who listened to opinions on the proposed renaming of Aycock Residence Hall during the first of two public forums Jan. 26. The second forum is set for Jan. 27 on the Health Sciences campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 27, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

ENCOURAGING A CONVERSATION

More than 100 people gathered at Wright Auditorium on Monday afternoon to express their views on the possible renaming of an East Carolina University residence hall. The forum was the...

Nick Dixon examines artwork he created with help from ECU student participants in the Eye to Eye afterschool mentoring program, which pairs college students with learning disabilities with local students who share the same obstacles. ECU's chapter of the nationwide program will benefit from a grant from William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 26, 2015
  • ECU News Services

TARGETED ASSISTANCE

An East Carolina University program that assists college students with learning disabilities will get an important boost from a two-year grant recently awarded by the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable...

Jan 23, 2015
  • ECU News Services

JUST CHILLING

A record-setting 1,145 Pirates braved temperatures in the 40s Jan. 22 to jump into the icy waters of the outdoor swimming pool at East Carolina University’s Student Recreation Center. In...

Ashley Williams, project librarian at ECU's Joyner Library, displays some of the materials being catalogued from hundreds of outdoor theaters for an online inventory. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 22, 2015
  • Crystal Baity

UNDER THE OPEN SKY

East Carolina University archivists are in the middle of a yearlong project to catalogue everything from film reels to financial statements from more than 600 outdoor theaters across the nation....