News Archives

Jul 15, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Smiles all around as officials ‘top’ dental school

Local, state and university leaders lined up today to put their signatures on a beam marking a milestone in the construction of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine....

Jul 12, 2011
  • Crystal Baity

Doctors to discuss women’s health during art exhibit

Physicians will discuss a range of women’s health issues from mammography to bone health Tuesday, July 26, at Laupus Library on East Carolina University’s west campus. The talk is free...

ECU student Kaitlyn Tillery is enjoying a summer internship at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (Contributed photo)
Jul 12, 2011
  • Rachel Castro

ECU interns ride sour economy to new places

Every day, Kaitlyn Tillery wakes up in a world of skyscrapers, Yankees baseball and Broadway. The senior communications student at East Carolina University is spending her summer as an intern...

CHRIS MURPHY REMEMBERED: Employees at the Dowdy Student Store at East Carolina University handed out ribbons July 11 in memory of ECU employee Chris Murphy, who was killed in an weekend accident. Murphy was assistant director at ECU's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Pictured above, Hillary Bunch pins a ribbon for Ann Taft in Housekeeping, who knew Murphy from working in the same building. In the upper left, Jeannette Williams prepares ribbons for distribution. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 11, 2011
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Chris Murphy Remembered

The assistant director of undergraduate admissions at East Carolina University has died after being hit by a car on the Outer Banks over the weekend. Chris Murphy, 37, died Sunday...

Jul 11, 2011
  • ECU News Services

NCLR hits milestone with 20th issue in 2011

The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) celebrates a significant milestone – its 20th issue – this summer when the literary magazine makes its way to subscribers and independent bookstores across...

Jul 11, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Brody graduate dies in bicycle crash

A graduate of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University died Friday, July 8, after a collision with a car during the running of "The Grizzly," a bicycling...

Jul 09, 2011
  • Judy Currin

Good preparation helps Sharpe face crises head on

Sharon Sharpe is ready when disaster strikes. She understands the importance of having a survival kit and a plan in place for whatever may come, thanks to her training as...

Taking part in the ECU athletic conditioning camp are, left to right, Korim Topping, Duncan Long, Marnie Jones, Sammy Lucas, Dave Kemble, Nicole Mallard and Kirk Roberson. (Contributed photos)
Jul 08, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Kids work out and shape up at ECU

Local school children who play sports recently had the opportunity to get a leg up on their competition. Athletes in grades 6-12 spent a portion of their summer on the...

ECU Chancellor Steve Ballard addresses questions from local media about the impact on ECU of the recently announced UNC Board of Governors' budget cuts for UNC Institutions. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 08, 2011
  • Mary Schulken

BUDGET CUTS: Academic core will feel pain

East Carolina University’s top leadership told the campus community to expect a reshaped university as decisions about jobs and programs are made to absorb a 16 percent cut in state...

Jul 07, 2011
  • Doug Boyd

Robotic thyroid surgery means no neck scarring for patients

Lauren Castelloe recently had thyroid surgery, but you would never know by looking at her neck. That's because robot-assisted surgery is giving patients in eastern North Carolina the option of...