HELPING, LEADING OTHERS
An East Carolina University sophomore is among four young adults who will be honored next month for service and leadership as part of a nationally televised award ceremony. Taylor Waters,...
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A VIVID REMEMBRANCE
On June 6, 1944, Dr. Harold Baumgarten was one of thousands of American soldiers who landed on the beach at Normandy in World War II. He was wounded five times...
‘A CHEERLEADER FOR POETRY’
Natasha Trethewey, the United States’ 19th poet laureate, was dared to write poems. As a college student, she initially focused on short fiction. Her first foray into poetry as an...
CROSSING BORDERS: ECU health sciences students explore care in a global way
A first-of-its-kind event united East Carolina University students on the health sciences campus to explore cultures, hidden misconceptions and their own beliefs. On Oct. 25, about 240 students and 50 faculty...
ECU Neuroscience Symposium to be Nov. 6
Research on spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis are among the topics to be discussed at the 14th annual East Carolina University Neuroscience Symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The daylong...
‘It becomes part of you’
One might assume that a career military man would be a little stiff and formal as a professor in the classroom. But that stereotype doesn’t fit Dr. Sheldon Downes, who...
‘Promoter of others’
Steve Duncan is a history buff who lives East Carolina University’s motto of service. The credenza in his office is filled with scores of military coins collected through the years...
‘A great joy and privilege’
Following a career as a surgeon and a military officer, Walter Pories, 82, will be one of nine inductees this year in the East Carolina University Distinguished Military Service Society....
WOUNDED WARRIOR
When Army First Lt. Nathan Rimpf assists officials with the opening coin toss at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Oct. 27, his family and friends from Raleigh will be in the stands...
IN HONOR OF SERVICE
The purple and gold will honor the red, white and blue as East Carolina University hosts several military-related events leading up to Veterans Day. On Thursday, Oct. 25, Dr. Harold...