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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...

Nov 10, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

BEYOND BRICKS AND MORTAR

Field of Honor recognizes U.S. military service members By Grace Haskin In a display of patriotism, 166 miniature American flags were planted on East Carolina University’s campus on Sunday. In...

ECU family medicine practitioner Dr. Susan Keen, right, and medical student Demetria Watford, left, collaborate on a patient exam. ECU's graduates in primary care medicine stick with that field at a rate higher than other state medical schools, according to a recent report. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Nov 06, 2014
  • Steve Tuttle

FIVE YEARS OUT

Five years after they graduated, 35 of the 70 members of the Brody School of Medicine’s Class of 2008 were practicing primary care medicine. Among the four medical schools in...

ECU biology student Lenny Yong presents his research about sexual dimorphism in fish during the Three Minute Thesis event at ECU Oct. 22. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 30, 2014
  • Kathryn Kennedy

THREE MINUTE THESIS

Imagine taking a project you’ve devoted your life to over the last several months, semesters, or even years. You’ve read innumerable pages of academic text and written almost as many...