ECU hosts Jarvis Lecture
A biblical archeologist will be the speaker for the 16th annual Jarvis Lecture on Christianity and Culture, 7:30 p.m. March 31 at the Harvey Banquet Hall at ECU’s Murphy Center....
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Smokers can learn how to quit beginning April 8
Welcome spring by kicking the habit through an ECU Physicians eight-week smoking cessation program beginning April 8. Called "Freedom from Smoking," the eight-week class will cover smoking facts, ways to...
UNC Board of Governors endorses plan to expand medical education in North Carolina
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors today endorsed a plan to expand medical education at the state's two public medical schools to address a predicted future physician shortage...
Winners of 17th annual Collaborative Nursing Research Day announced
Dr. Mary Ann Rose and Dan Drake were named winners of the Collaborative Research Award during the 17th annual Collaborative Nursing Research Day held Feb. 29 at the Edwin W....
Wetherington named interim attorney
Kitty H. Wetherington, associate university attorney at East Carolina University, has been named interim university attorney, effective Saturday (March 5). Chancellor Steve Ballard, announcing the appointment, said, "Kitty Wetherington is...
Atkins joins ECU as vice provost for student affairs
Kemal Atkins has joined East Carolina University as vice provost for student affairs. Before coming to ECU, Atkins was assistant vice president for academic and student affairs for the University...
Links between environment and obesity to be topic of Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
The role of environmental factors, particularly exposure to certain plastics and pesticides while women are pregnant, in the development of childhood obesity will be the topic of the fifth annual...
Study helps to understand risk for depression in pregnancy
While pregnancy is usually a time for celebration, East Carolina University College of Nursing researchers found a third of rural, low income women in Pitt County surveyed were at risk...
ECU student’s coastal research honored
An East Carolina University coastal studies student received the 2008 Walter B. Jones Memorial Awards and NOAA Awards for Excellence in Coastal and Ocean Management. Heather Ward, a doctoral student...
Smiles all around as officials break ground for dental school
Local, state and university leaders didn't let rain dampen their enthusiasm as they broke ground today for the new East Carolina University School of Dentistry. The 112,500-square-foot building will go...