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Jul 29, 2013
  • Crystal Baity

College of Nursing receives $1 million federal grant for nurse practitioner curriculum

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (July 29, 2013)   —   East Carolina University’s College of Nursing will receive $1.09 million in federal funds over the next three years to integrate interprofessional education...

Jul 26, 2013
  • Crystal Baity

Engelke selected as fellow in the American Academy of Nursing

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (July 8, 2013)   —   Dr. Martha “Marti” Engelke, professor and associate dean for research and creative activity in the College of Nursing at East Carolina University,...

Jul 25, 2013
  • Doug Boyd

CORNER STORE CATALYSTS

Stores that stock little if any healthy foods could be a contributor to obesity in urban and rural communities, but such stores could also be a catalyst for healthier eating....

Jul 25, 2013
  • ECU News Services

HAPPY CAMPERS

Learning opportunities at East Carolina University expand beyond the college-age crowd each summer when the university opens its doors to students from kindergarten through high school. Summer campers flock to...

Jul 23, 2013
  • Doug Boyd

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...

Jul 22, 2013
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘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...

Jul 19, 2013
  • ECU News Services

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...

Jul 18, 2013
  • Doug Boyd

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...

Jul 18, 2013
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

‘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...

Jul 12, 2013
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

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...