Future medical student getting head start on research
One member of the South Central High School class of 2011 already has the next several years of her life mapped out. Shayna Mooney will attend East Carolina University through...
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Grant to help fight diabetes among African-American women
East Carolina University has received $300,000 to help African-American women fight type 2 diabetes. The two-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation will help fund efforts by ECU faculty members...
‘Up by the bootstraps’: developing creative young minds at ECU’s Innovators Academy
Building a shiny new factory in a small, quiet community: that’s how most people envision economic development, said Wayne Godwin, director of East Carolina University’s Innovation Design Lab. But that’s...
Students find secrets in sand at Fort Macon
Students from East Carolina University wrapped up an archaeology dig at Fort Macon State Park last week that should help shed some light on what life was like for Civil...
Treadwell to lead medical society
Dr. Edward Treadwell, a rheumatologist and professor of medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, was installed as president of the Old North State Medical Society...
ECU students blend technology, cardboard to engage learners
He’s flat. He’s purple. And he’s still somewhat sandy, but a cardboard pirate is all set to engage elementary school students with tales of his summer adventures. He’s “Flat Pee...
ECU STUDY: Employees pedal while they work
For 50 ECU employees, work time will also be exercise time this summer. They will be pedaling under their desks, helping research ways to offset the effects of sedentary work....
Camps let kids have fun despite illnesses
From sailing to snakes, talent shows to terrapins, a group of eastern North Carolina kids spent a week in June enjoying the experiences of summer camp – at least some...
Officials break ground on Children’s Hospital addition
A major hospital addition will help make sure sick and injured children in eastern North Carolina have access to the expertise, equipment and facilities to help and heal them. That...
ECU, UHS to operate cancer center jointly
East Carolina University and University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina have launched a collaboration to provide coordinated outpatient cancer services through the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center. Services that UHS...