News Archives

Aug 12, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU cell phone drive assists Family Violence Center

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   For the second year, East Carolina University’s Student Legal Services will conduct a cell phone drive to benefit the Family Violence Center of Pitt County.  Used...

Aug 10, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Annual white coat ceremony scheduled for Aug. 14

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The Class of 2013 of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University will be welcomed officially at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 14, during the...

Aug 07, 2009
  • ECU News Services

NCDOT grant to fund ECU study on tire/pavement noise

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Three East Carolina University faculty members have been awarded a two-year grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to examine tire/pavement noise on state...

Aug 05, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

ECU Physical Therapy Clinic treats athletes, adults and children in new location

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Caleb Lee plays baseball but an elbow injury has temporarily sidelined him. Retired Greenville resident Cordelia Whitfield had neck surgery this spring and most recently suffered a...

Jul 30, 2009
  • Christine Neff

ECU professor leads teachers on Japan study abroad

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The beautiful Zen gardens, the historic Buddhist temples and Shinto Shrines, even the conveyor belt that serves sushi at restaurants all fascinated 14 North Carolina teachers...

Jul 30, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU course for first-year students focuses on leadership

GREENVILLE, N.C.—   A special course for first-year students at East Carolina University will gain an additional component this fall focused on leadership development.  COAD1000 is a course that helps...

Jul 30, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Physician-scientist selected for prestigious national research scholarship

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   A national scholarship dedicated to advancing the research and the careers of young physician-scientists has been awarded to Dr. Suzanne Lazorick, an assistant professor of pediatrics...

Jul 28, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Willson to chair Health and Wellness Trust Fund

Raleigh, N.C.  —   Dr. Charles Willson, an ECU pediatrician, is the new chair of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission. Willson was unanimously elected at the...

Jul 17, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

College of Nursing receives $721,668 grant for nurse-midwifery education

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has been awarded a three-year federal grant totaling $721,668 for nurse-midwifery education. The goal of the project is to recruit,...

Jul 17, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

Laupus Library kicks off membership drive for Friends group with featured speaker Dr. Paul R.G. Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The July 9 kickoff for the inaugural Friends of Laupus Library membership drive featured guest speaker Dr. Paul R.G. Cunningham, East Carolina University’s dean of the...