‘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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant. That was the message of Dr. Brian Smedley, the keynote speaker...
REACHING OUT
Seven delegates from Halifax Community College crowded around a table at East Carolina University’s College of Technology and Computer Science in mid-January staring at what looks like industrial junk. The...
BETTER HEALTH
From schoolchildren to farm workers, people in eastern North Carolina will benefit from two health programs led by East Carolina University experts and funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable...
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
East Carolina University has hired Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Frank Barrows, former managing editor for the Charlotte Observer, to serve as interim advisor for The East Carolinian, the student-run newspaper....