News Archives

Oct 19, 2009

Three locations selected for community dental centers

  GREENVILLE, N.C. -   East Carolina University officials today announced that Sylva, Ahoskie and Elizabeth City are the first three locations for community service learning centers that will be part...

Oct 16, 2009

Hardy named vice provost for student affairs at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Virginia Hardy, a veteran leader in academic and student affairs at East Carolina University, has been named vice provost for student affairs, effective Jan. 1. Hardy joined...

Oct 15, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

ECU sleep center accredited

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The Sleep Disorders and Research Center of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep...

Oct 13, 2009
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Story of Wright brothers’ work continues to enthrall Tise

'Conquering the Sky: The Secret Flights of the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk' focuses on 1908   GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   In his newest work on the Wright Brothers, Larry...

Oct 09, 2009
  • ECU News Services

NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission grant to expand AgriSafe and Certified Safe Farm programs

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   The North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission recently awarded a two-year, $500,000 grant to expand the AgriSafe Network of North Carolina program and to establish a...

Oct 08, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Four named master educators at Brody for 2009

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Drs. Irene Hamrick, Ronald Johnson, John Olsson and Walter Robey have been named master educators for 2009 at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina...

Oct 08, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Runners raise more than $18,000 for breast cancer services

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Local runners and walkers laced up their sneakers Sunday, Oct. 4, and brought in more than $18,000 for the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center at the...

Sep 29, 2009
  • Peggy Novotny

Study shows no difference in children raised by gay or heterosexual parents

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Three college educators have determined there is no significant difference in how adopted children grow up when comparing gay and lesbian couples to heterosexual couples as...

Sep 29, 2009
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researchers discover complex pattern of mimicry evolution in local millipedes

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   An intriguing and compelling example of evolution by natural selection has been demonstrated in a study involving Southern Appalachian Mountain millipedes, conducted by East Carolina University biologists...

Sep 29, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

Brown named permanent dean of College of Nursing

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Dr. Sylvia Brown has been named dean of the College of Nursing at East Carolina University on a permanent basis after serving more than two years in...