Teachers in ECU’s TechMath program tour local businesses
Lynn Cox, an earth science teacher at J.H. Rose High School, hears it from her students all the time: “Why do I need to know this?” Too often, she said,...
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Election Perspectives: ECU political scientists on the presidential race
With less than a month to go in the 2008 presidential election, political scientists at East Carolina University discuss factors they believe will determine the outcome in the race between...
Father’s brain cancer leads student to Chicago Marathon
East Carolina University student Erin McClure is running in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12 in her father's memory and to raise money for the American Brain Tumor Association. Erin...
Experts discuss problems, solutions to health care system
The U.S. health care system needs to rein in costs, improve quality and increase access for people without health insurance, but the path toward those goals is as cloudy as...
Oct. 27 symposium focuses on rehabilitation challenges facing military personnel, veterans and their dependents
East Carolina University will host a symposium Oct. 27 focusing on the challenges of wartime military personnel returning from deployment. Some challenges are health-related, such as recovery from blast injuries...
Crowd welcomes Palin to ECU
Gov. Sarah Palin’s visit to East Carolina University’s Minges Coliseum Oct. 7 was standing room only as more than 8,000 supporters welcomed the Republican vice presidential nominee. “I understand your...
ECU chemist receives NIH grant
Colin S. Burns, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics at East Carolina University, has received an Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health to support research...
Coastal hazards web site developed by ECU experts
A new website developed by coastal experts at East Carolina University provides a high-tech, one-stop site for information about hurricanes, storm surges and their potential effects on the North Carolina...
Through the mouth? New surgeries promise faster recovery, fewer scars
When Cheryl Taylor needed a common follow-up procedure to her gastric-bypass surgery, she learned about a new procedure that would not involve cutting through her skin. Instead, surgeons would operate...
Reader’s Theater explores family relationships in a forced living arrangement
Students in the Brody School of Medicine and the College of Nursing will present a Reader's Theater performance of the short story "Breathing" on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 5:15 p.m....