News Archives

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...

Jan 25, 2007
  • ECU News Services

ECU professor profiles women’s rights activists

A handful of women who have influenced political and social policy have been profiled in a new book written by an East Carolina University professor. Bonnie G. Mani’s book, “Women,...

Jan 19, 2007
  • Doug Boyd

Study profiles repeat visitors to trauma center

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Jan. 19, 2007)   —   Approximately 3.4 percent of patients treated in rural trauma centers are repeat visitors, and they are likely to be older women, according...

Jan 12, 2007
  • Crystal Baity

Third annual Jean Mills health fair, symposium to be Feb. 9-10

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Jan. 12, 2007)   —   The third annual Jean Mills Health Symposium will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 9-10, at the Hilton in Greenville. The symposium...