News Archives

Nov 05, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU physicians named to ‘Best Doctors’ list

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   Forty-three physicians from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the annual "Best Doctors"...

Nov 01, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Horns honored by alma mater

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Dr. Phyllis N. Horns, vice chancellor for health sciences at East Carolina University, was one of 60 alumni the University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Nursing recently...

Oct 29, 2010
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Women’s Roundtable raises funds for scholarships, names six incredible women at October event

GREENVILLE  —   The Women’s Roundtable at East Carolina University held its third event in the ECU Incredible Women Series on Oct. 14, raising more than $35,000 to support the...

Oct 29, 2010
  • ECU News Services

Annual Patriot Run to benefit Fort Bragg Survivor Outreach Services

GREENVILLE  — The East Carolina University’s Army ROTC Pirate Battalion will hold its third annual Patriot Run Nov. 20, benefiting Fort Bragg’s Survivor Outreach Services for the first time. N.C.-based...

Oct 28, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU researchers survey coastal business perception of drilled oil risks

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   East Carolina University researchers want to know what tourism businesses and organizations perceive as the potential effects of an oil spill or leak off the coast....

Oct 27, 2010
  • Crystal Baity

Allied health sciences development director back from service in war-torn country

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — One of the highlights of Pat Frede’s 10 months in Afghanistan was being embedded with U.S. Marine Corps Female Engagement Teams who try to develop relationships of...

Oct 27, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU chemist’s green research cuts use of toxic organic solvents

GREENVILLE, N.C.      —   An East Carolina University professor is working with Procter & Gamble to significantly reduce the use of toxic organic solvents in the chemical analysis of...

Oct 22, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Twelfth annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to be Nov. 2

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   Research on the connections between alcohol and neural development will be a highlight of the 12th annual East Carolina University Neuroscience Symposium on Nov. 2. The...

Oct 14, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU surgeon returns from service in Afghanistan

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   Balloons, flags, a stack of Krispy Kreme doughnuts and lots of hugs greeted Dr. P.J. Schenarts Thursday as he returned home following a four-month deployment to...

Oct 12, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU receives $2 million grant to improve student achievement

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   East Carolina University has been awarded a five-year, $2 million federal grant aimed at boosting student achievement and graduation rates. The $400,000 annual grant from...