Study: ‘Corner stores’ vital to urban, rural health
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 23, 2013) — Stores that stock little if any healthy foods could be a contributor to obesity in urban and rural communities, but such stores...
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‘A SAVING GRACE’
The first time Judy Oglesby considered going to college, she was 36-years-old “staring divorce in the face” and trying to figure out how she would support her two children moving...
HIGH RISK
A new study by researchers at East Carolina University connects race with a higher chance of death following coronary bypass surgery among patients who also have peripheral artery disease. The...
Race, PAD risk factors for bypass surgery patients
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 18, 2013) — A new study by researchers at East Carolina University connects race with a higher chance of death following coronary bypass surgery among...
‘BEST DAYS AHEAD’
East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees welcomed four new members and elected officers during its July 18 meeting at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU. Robert Brinkley of Charlotte...
ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILL
East Carolina University police officers responded – multiple times – to reports of a gunman in a residence hall on campus July 8-12. Fortunately, it was just part of a...
DOLLARS AND SENSE
Class projects completed by graduate students enrolled at East Carolina University will save two North Carolina-based companies more than $1 million over the next decade. Graduate students Brittany Ryan and...
Medical students inducted into honor society
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 9, 2013) — Twelve East Carolina University medical students have been inducted into the Brody School of Medicine's chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. ...
MILITARY FRIENDLY
A new military web portal at East Carolina University offers a central location for discovering what ECU can offer student veterans, service members and their families. Development of the www.ecu.edu/military site was...
PRESTIGIOUS HONOR
Dr. Martha “Marti” Engelke, professor and associate dean for research and creative activity in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University, will be inducted as a fellow in the...