News Archives

Feb 04, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

Jean Mills Health Symposium marks 10 years

Jean Mills earned two college degrees, taught French and Spanish, and studied and traveled throughout the United States and abroad during her short life. Mills, a Greenville native and J.H....

Feb 04, 2014
  • Steve Tuttle

GAME CHANGER

Provost Marilyn Sheerer often uses her “First Monday” e-newsletter to campus to announce new programs or highlight advancements on campus. On the first Monday in February, she reported something personal...

Feb 03, 2014
  • Crystal Baity

SYMPOSIUM MARKS 10 YEARS

Jean Mills earned two college degrees, taught French and Spanish, and studied and traveled throughout the United States and abroad during her short life. Mills, a Greenville native and J.H....

Jan 29, 2014
  • ECU News Services

FREEZE FRAME

Textbooks and laptops were cast aside in favor of sleds and snow boots at East Carolina University Jan. 29, after a snow storm dropped 4 to 5 inches of snow...

Jan 27, 2014
  • Kathryn Kennedy

NEWS ACADEMY

The East Carolinian (TEC), a student newspaper with a long and storied history, debuted a comprehensive training program for first-time reporters last semester. The News Academy program establishes a structure...

Jan 27, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

First group selected for new faculty training program

A group of East Carolina University faculty members will spend the next 12 months exploring ways to educate students about patient safety, quality improvement and team-based care along with new...

Jan 24, 2014
  • ECU News Services

POLAR PIRATES

Outside temperatures dipped below freezing Jan. 23 as more than 1,000 jumpers plunged into the icy waters of East Carolina University’s outdoor swimming pool for the 18th annual Polar Bear...

Jan 24, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

Heart teams vital for patient care success

One of the nation's leading heart surgeons says cardiologists and surgeons should work together as teams to provide the best options and care for patients with cardiovascular disease – an...

Jan 23, 2014
  • Kathy Muse

FULFILLING A NEED

At an hour when many children her age are sitting down to complete their homework, seven-year-old Mckinsey Burt tosses her book bag aside and sprints down a basketball court at...

Jan 22, 2014
  • Doug Boyd

ECU sonographer receives national award

Diana McCormick Strickland, a sonographer at East Carolina University, has received the 2014 Distinguished Sonographer Award from the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine. She is a registered diagnostic cardiac sonographer...