Grant aids in cancer research
An East Carolina University researcher is developing a screening test for prostate cancer with help from a $50,000 grant from Triad Golfers Against Cancer. Dr. Xin-Hua Hu, a professor of...
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Dental students volunteer at free clinic
East Carolina University dental students participated in the North Carolina Missions of Mercy dental clinic Friday and Saturday, Jan. 20 and 21, at Garber Ministry Center in New Bern. A...
OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Until now, focused leadership training at East Carolina University has targeted mostly undergraduate students. That’s changing this semester. Thursday, Jan. 26 marks the beginning of ECU’s first Graduate Leadership Speaker...
Rehabilitation counselors to hold annual conference
The Professional Association of Rehabilitation Counselors, or PARC, will hold its annual conference March 16-17 at the Islander Inn in Emerald Isle. The theme, Spiritual and Holistic Practices for Substance...
WITH URGENCY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used strong language to demand economic justice, the eradication of poverty and improved conditions, pay and opportunities for black workers. Dr. Julianne Malveaux encourages people...
GIVING IT A WHIRL
Donna Whitley, in black tee, teaches students at East Carolina University how to belly dance Jan. 12 in the social room in Mendenhall Student Center on campus. Whitley has...
Polar Bear Plunge
NICE NIGHT FOR A SWIM: Nearly 950 ECU students participated in the 16th annual Polar Bear Plunge Jan. 19 at the ECU Student Recreation Center. The jumpers gathered their courage...
HELPING HANDS
Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy could be seen in the helping hands of East Carolina University students participating in a Day of Service Monday. The university’s Volunteer & Service-Learning Center...
Collaboration, quality to be key under health reform
Health care professionals and organizations will have to work together, coordinate care and improve quality like never before to survive after 2014, when the national health care reform law starts...
JOINING FORCES
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is one of more than 100 medical schools nationwide working with First Lady Michelle Obama's Joining Forces project to better diagnose...