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Jun 17, 2010
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University first in U.S. to offer interdisciplinary master’s degree in sustainable tourism

GREENVILLE, N.C. — As summer officially begins June 21, East Carolina University faculty will be hard at work on the institution’s newest degree offering. The first in the nation, ECU’s...

Jun 16, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU scientists offer insight on Gulf oil spill

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Several East Carolina University faculty experts are available to discuss the Gulf of Mexico spill and its implications. David Kimmel, PhD, assistant professor of biology Thomas...

Jun 15, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU among nation’s best for putting doctors in underserved areas

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University ranks among the top medical schools in the country for producing primary care doctors who practice in places...

Jun 15, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Grant to boost primary care education

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University medical students who have an interest in family medicine will be among those who may benefit from a new program funded by the Blue...

Jun 14, 2010
  • Crystal Baity

Group supports stroke survivors and their families

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Jackie Mills couldn’t say a word the first two months after her stroke in October. But now, she talks on the phone and has made great...

Jun 11, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Sculpture honoring Brody unveiled at heart institute

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — A sculpture at the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University honors the legacy of one of the school’s founders while also symbolizing his and the...

Jun 08, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU professors research effects of BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and beyond

GREENVILLE, NC.  —   The BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has riveted the attention of the public since an explosion April 20 aboard an...

Jun 08, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Top nurse chosen at medical school

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A cardiovascular nurse has been named the best in her field for 2010 at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and its medical group...

Jun 07, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Professor receives state award

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — A professor at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a state award that recognizes innovation in preventive health care. Dr. Kathryn Kolasa,...

Jun 04, 2010
  • Crystal Baity

Equipment helps evaluate rehabilitation progress after injury

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   New equipment in the College of Allied Health Sciences will help rehabilitation studies students evaluate a person’s physical readiness to go back to work after an...