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Aug 23, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

ECU breaks ground for Ahoskie dental center

On a day when an earthquake rattled North Carolina, officials from East Carolina University and Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center moved some earth themselves when they broke ground Tuesday for...

Aug 23, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

First day of classes arrives for dental students

As dental students returned from lunch and settled in for their afternoon classes on their first day of school at East Carolina University, Barry Price walked in with a toothbrush...

Aug 23, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Library hosts national exhibit on African-American health care providers during Civil War

East Carolina University’s Laupus Library is hosting a national traveling exhibit through Sept. 24 that tells the story of African-Americans who served as surgeons and nurses during the Civil War....

Aug 22, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Salman Rushdie to deliver premier lecture in ECU series

Sir Salman Rushdie will speak at East Carolina University Oct. 5 as part of the university’s Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” led to...

Aug 22, 2011
  • ECU News Services

Salman Rushdie to deliver premier lecture in ECU series

Sir Salman Rushdie will speak at East Carolina University Oct. 5 as part of the university’s Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” led to...

Dr. Parmalee Hawk, center, former associate dean from the ECU College of Education, competes with Jeanne A. Stone in a virtual game of bowling, as part of research under way by ECU graduate student Whitney Sauter. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 22, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Wii are Fit: Study Helps Seniors Stay on their Feet

Swinging her arm back, Claudine Humphrey releases the ball down the alley toward the pins. She’s bowling again. But this time it’s different. Humphrey is one of 15 seniors who...

Parents, friends and even youth pastors helped incoming students set up their rooms for the fall semester Aug. 18, when East Carolina University opened residences hall for moving in. Among those settling in their rooms at Garrett Hall were members of the ECU Honors College, which draws academically gifted students to campus. The first day of classes is set for Tuesday, Aug. 23. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 18, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

‘Spirited campus’ comes alive on move-in day

Get ready for the traffic in Greenville to increase and restaurants to get a little more crowded. East Carolina University residence halls began move-in on Thursday. Through Sunday, approximately 5,500...

Aug 17, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Camp provides tools for healthful living

When Josh Wall's campers return home, he's encouraged they will use what they learned the past three weeks to remain physically fit and active. Wall, an East Carolina University exercise...

Aug 17, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Students receive Schweitzer Fellowships

Six students from East Carolina University have received Schweitzer Fellowships for 2011. The students commit to a year of service with a community agency, devoting more than 600 hours to...

Campers enjoy a game of basketball at the Take Off 4-Health healthy lifestyle camp, a program that works to instill healthy habits for overweight youth. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 17, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Take Off 4-Health camp provides tools for healthy living

When Josh Wall’s campers return home, he’s encouraged they will use what they learned the past three weeks to remain physically fit and active. Wall, an East Carolina University exercise...