Writer Colm Tóibín to visit ECU, Feb. 23 & 24
GREENVILLE — Award-winning writer Colm Tóibín will visit East Carolina University for events next week, including a public reading at the Greenville Museum of Art. Born in County Wexford, Ireland,...
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A Valentine’s Day gift of a different sort
GREENVILLE, N.C. — June Long was with her daughter browsing Valentine's Day cards when she received the call. A match to replace Long's failing kidneys had been found and was...
Rare WWII rubber map of Iwo Jima on display Feb. 19
GREENVILLE — On Saturday, Feb. 19, the 66th anniversary of the landing of the US invasion on Iwo Jima, historians and conservators from ECU will hold a public...
Raising Cain, Alan Abel-style
GREENVILLE, N.C. — Before Stephen Colbert and Sacha Baron Cohen were even born, Alan Abel was straightfacedly urging TV newscasters that Americans needed to clothe their animals for morality’s...
Small group can make a big difference in fostering better health
GREENVILLE, N.C. — A small group can make a big difference in fostering better health in a community and often have the most success in creating change, said Dr. William...
Text of Chancellor Ballard’s State of the University speech
GREENVILLE — State of the University East Carolina University Former ECU Board of Trustees Chairman Bob Greczyn greeted those attending the second State of the University address by Chancellor...
Bioengineered veins could help patients needing bypass surgery, dialysis
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Thanks to research involving experts from East Carolina University, other universities and a Morrisville-based biotechnology firm, the day when a surgeon can pull a...
Ballard: ECU will survive tough times
GREENVILLE, N.C. — College and division cuts of 9 to 12 percent along with tuition hikes may be necessary to make up state budget shortfalls, East Carolina University Chancellor...
Special Coverage: The State of the University speech Feb. 2
GREENVILLE, N.C. — SPECIAL COVERAGE: Follow the State of the University speech Feb. 2 with live ECU News Service coverage via Twitter and Facebook. Jeannine Hutson and Karen Shugart...
Campus Kitchen transitions to student leadership
GREENVILLE (Jan. 28, 2011) — In little less than a year, East Carolina University’s Campus Kitchen has saved more than 1,300 pounds of food from being wasted and...