News Archives

Feb 17, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

RISING STAR

An East Carolina University faculty member was honored this week with a Sloan Research Fellowship and $50,000 to further his research in ocean sciences. Dr. Matt Schrenk, an assistant professor...

Feb 17, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Events mark Diversity Week at Brody

 A series of midday lectures, discussions and presentations will cover issues surrounding religious, racial, ethnic and sexual diversity Monday through Thursday at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina...

Feb 15, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

Students brighten treatment time for young patients

Doctor visits aren't always fun for young patients with cancer and blood diseases, but those at East Carolina University have something to help them smile thanks to the work and...

Feb 15, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

BUILDING BLOCKS

Faculty and staff at East Carolina University will consider in the coming weeks 56 options for altering the university’s academic structure offered by a chancellor-appointed committee. Those options, released Wednesday,...

Feb 14, 2012
  • Doug Boyd

‘GAME-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY’

At nearly 86 years old, Joe Hofmann is looking forward to getting out and doing more. That's because he recently received a new aortic valve in an advanced procedure led...

Feb 13, 2012
  • ECU News Services

NATIONAL IN SCOPE

Presidents and chancellors from 16 universities including East Carolina University met in Dallas on Sunday (Feb. 12) to discuss future conference membership plans and agreed to work on forming a...

Feb 08, 2012
  • ECU News Services

NORTH CAROLINA FAVORITES

Pimento cheese and country ham are classic North Carolina favorites, but few Southerners expect to find those treats nestled near the pecan or pumpkin pies. The February issue of Our...

Feb 06, 2012
  • Kathryn Kennedy

HIGH ACHIEVERS

Students celebrating a successful first semester at East Carolina University were lauded over the last two weeks with inclusion in the ECU EXCELS program. This is the third year ECU...

Feb 06, 2012
  • ECU News Services

PIRATES HELPING PIRATES

It’s a weeknight in January, and 50 East Carolina University students are at Joyner Library, learning. This isn’t just an ordinary lesson. They are among a record-setting 300 volunteer student...

Feb 06, 2012
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

PIRATE READ

East Carolina University has picked the highly acclaimed “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot as its Pirate Summer Read for 2012.  The work tells the story of...