News Archives

Mar 13, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

SpeechEasy shown to help people with Parkinson’s disease

People with Parkinson's disease now have a tool to help them communicate more fluently. Janus Development Group Inc. is marketing and distributing the SpeechEasy anti-stuttering device, developed at East Carolina...

Mar 11, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

Rehabilitation counseling ranks among the nation’s best in U.S. News listing

East Carolina University’s rehabilitation counseling program is ranked among the best graduate programs in the nation, according to a listing released today by U.S. News & World Report. The program...

Mar 11, 2014
  • Joy Holster
  • Lacey L. Gray

EVIDENCE IS IN

A new degree program at East Carolina University gives students an edge – and potentially higher salaries – in careers requiring skills in forensic science and crime scene investigation. The...

Mar 11, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

ECU program ranks among the nation’s best in U.S. News listing

East Carolina University’s rehabilitation counseling program is ranked among the best graduate programs in the nation, according to a listing released today by U.S. News & World Report. The program...

Mar 07, 2014
  • ECU News Services

‘MESSENGERS FOR SCIENCE’

A grant exceeding half a million dollars will fund new scholarships for East Carolina University students with demonstrated financial need, significant academic potential and a passion for chemistry and physics....

Mar 05, 2014
  • Jamitress Bowden

AVID READERS

East Carolina University library patrons checked out more than printed works on March 4 at Joyner Library. At a Human Library presentation, readers borrowed “human books” for 15-minute conversations about...

Mar 04, 2014
  • ECU News Services

EASING THE PATH

The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved a plan Feb. 21 to ease the path for students moving from N.C. community colleges to public universities. Focused on increasing...

Mar 04, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

REGULAR CHECK UPS

At last week’s wellness day in Rocky Mount, Willie Green compared preventive health care to looking after his car. “You got to keep everything checked up,” he said. “It’s like...

Feb 27, 2014
  • ECU News Services

SCI-FI SHAKESPEARE

A cast of student actors and crew at East Carolina University is performing a Shakespeare revue and spoof, a jukebox musical cabaret, a science fiction play and a rock concert...

Feb 26, 2014
  • ECU News Services

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

The four East Carolina University faculty members interviewed below are this year's recipients of the Achievement for Excellence in Research and Creative Activity Awards. These annual recognitions center on the...