News Archives

Jun 18, 2009
  • Christine Neff

ECU political scientist meets the Vice President

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   When the vice president’s office calls with a dinner invitation, you can’t very well turn it down. Especially if, like Jody Baumgartner, assistant professor of political...

Jun 18, 2009
  • Christine Neff

ECU political scientist meets the Vice President

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   When the vice president’s office calls with a dinner invitation, you can’t very well turn it down. Especially if, like Jody Baumgartner, assistant professor of political...

Jun 16, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Medical school hosts camps for children with cancer, sickle cell disease

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   This week, the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is making it possible for children with cancer, hemophilia and sickle cell disease to take...

Jun 12, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Grant aids research into kidney cancer treatment

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Research by a pair of East Carolina University researchers that could hold a key to fighting kidney cancer has gotten a boost from a $40,000 grant....

Jun 12, 2009
  • Doug Boyd

Camp helps youth achieve a healthy weight

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and North Carolina State University are working together to provide a healthy lifestyle camp for overweight youth...

Jun 11, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

State Farm Insurance awards $15,000 grant to ECU’s Research for the Older Adult Driver Initiative

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   East Carolina University has received a $15,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to support continued research into older adult drivers. State Farm’s Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant,...

Jun 10, 2009
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU Maritime Studies examines Confederate Navy yard

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Though the Civil War has long past, history of this epic era continues to surface.  This summer, East Carolina University professors and students in the Thomas...

Jun 10, 2009
  • ECU News Services

New student orientation begins June 15 at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   New student orientation begins June 15 and continues through July 21 at East Carolina University.  More than 4,000 students – both first-year and transfer students –...

Jun 08, 2009
  • Crystal Baity

Allied health students help improve quality of life for children

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   A trio of students in Robert Campbell’s health information management course in East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences has helped give children with special...

Jun 05, 2009
  • Christine Neff

Latino leaders meet at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   National, state and local leaders gathered at East Carolina University’s Murphy Center June 5 to discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the Latino community.  Discussions took...