ECU spider-naming goes ‘late night’
A new species of trapdoor spider discovered by an East Carolina University biologist will be named after late night talk show host Stephen Colbert. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of...
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Award-winning teacher to deliver commencement address
Ron Clark, a national Disney Teacher of the Year and an East Carolina University graduate, will deliver the featured address at the 93rd spring commencement on May 11. About 2,300...
ECU Physicians names pair to leadership posts
A new executive director and a new director of nursing have been named at ECU Physicians. Brian Jowers will lead the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine...
Youth camps enliven a quiet ECU summer
Hundreds of children from the surrounding community will visit East Carolina University this summer in order to participate in camp programs hosted by several departments on-campus. Youth ages 5 and...
ECU approves new Board of Visitors members
East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved nine new members of the Board of Visitors Friday (May 7, 2004). The Board of Visitors, which has 50 members, serves as an...
ECU surgeon completes 400th robot-assisted mitral valve repair
Dr. W. Randolph Chitwood Jr. successfully performed his 400th robot-assisted mitral valve repair today. The surgeon has performed more of these surgeries than anyone else. The operation took place at...
Pediatric hematology/oncology staff hosts summer camp
The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University will host about 100 eastern North Carolina children with cancer, hemophilia and sickle-cell disease at summer camp June 15-21. Camp Rainbow,...
Gift to College of Business enables new insurance, risk program at ECU
The College of Business at East Carolina University announced the creation of a $50,000 endowment from the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association, a support agency for licensees who underwrite unique...
Camp helps youth achieve a healthy weight
If you're not sure if a summer camp can teach lasting lessons on making healthful lifestyle choices, go down Vance Street in Greenville. Near the end of the street, you...
ECU professor’s ‘forgiveness’ research featured on PBS
The adage, “forgive and forget,” could be good advice for the body as well as for the mind and heart. This is according to Kathleen Row, the chair of the...