News Archives

Feb 16, 2007
  • ECU News Services

ECU hosts first Engineering and Technology Day

GREENVILLE, NC  —   Nearly 250 middle and high school students from across the region will visit East Carolina University Feb. 23 to toss eggs and build bridges. They’ll also...

Feb 09, 2007
  • ECU News Services

ECU sends notices of potential data exposure

GREENVILLE, NC  —   East Carolina University officials said today that they are notifying thousands of current and former students and employees that their personal data may have been accidentally...

Feb 08, 2007
  • ECU News Services

Focus on health, church and food during Black History Month at ECU

GREENVILLE, NC  —   Events marking Black History Month at East Carolina University range from talks on health disparities and HIV/AIDS awareness to “soul food.” The following events are planned...

Feb 08, 2007
  • ECU News Services

Joyner Library exhibit features “father” of ECU

GREENVILLE, NC  —   The artifacts belonging to Gov. Thomas Jordan Jarvis are on display at the J.Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University. Jarvis, who also served as an...

Feb 06, 2007
  • Doug Boyd

Drug study shows need for more oversight, ECU surgeon says

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   A study of an anti-bleeding drug that can lead to kidney damage and death points to the need for better evaluation of drugs and medical devices,...

Feb 02, 2007
  • Doug Boyd

Medical schools, teaching hospitals have strong economic punch

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University contributed to an estimated $14 billion economic impact in North Carolina in 2005, according to a new...

Feb 02, 2007
  • Crystal Baity

Jean Mills Health Symposium to address health disparities Feb. 9-10

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Now in its third year, the Jean Mills Health Symposium will expand from one to two days Feb. 9-10 thanks to a $10,000 grant by the...

Jan 26, 2007
  • ECU News Services

ECU hosts campus safety symposium

GREENVILLE, NC  —   Concerns about the physical and financial safety of university students and employees have skyrocketed in recent years and with good reason, the head of the nation’s...

Jan 26, 2007
  • ECU News Services

ECU planning centennial celebrations

It will take more than just one week to mark 100 years of East Carolina University. Instead, the university will launch a centennial celebration lasting two and one-half years. The...

Jan 25, 2007
  • ECU News Services

Sheerer named ECU vice chancellor for student life

GREENVILLE, NC  —   Dr. Marilyn Sheerer, a former dean of the College of Education who has also held campus-wide leadership roles at East Carolina University, has been named vice...