News Archives

Aug 13, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU symposium marks 10th anniversary of Hurricane Floyd

The 10th anniversary of Hurricane Floyd will be commemorated with an East Carolina University symposium discussing the response to, recovery from and ongoing research related to the devastating storm. The...

Aug 12, 2009
  • ECU News Services

ECU report explores climate, weather and tourism

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Every day, vacationers decide where to travel and what activities to pursue based on a primary factor: the weather.  A new report by East Carolina University’s...

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...