ECU community recalls Rosa Parks’ legacy
As civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was laid to rest near her home in Detroit Wednesday, more than 200 members of the East Carolina University community gathered at Mendenhall Student...
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ECU surgeons use new device to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms
Vascular surgeons at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have successfully used a first-of-its-kind minimally invasive device to treat thoracic aortic aneurysms twice in the past six...
Beverly Healthcare gives $101,000 to Brody School of Medicine
Beverly Healthcare has donated $101,000 to the Department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University to support the department's nursing home teaching project. The...
New health center to serve uninsured
Officials broke ground in north Greenville today for a new community health center designed especially to serve the uninsured. The 15,000-square-foot, $2.8 million James D. Bernstein Community Health Center will...
ECU test-drives hybrid bus
Bus drivers at East Carolina University had a chance to test-drive a hybrid bus Oct. 18 and 19. The 40-foot bus, manufactured by New Flyer, was equipped with a GM...
Grant enables ECU biologist to study photosynthesis protein
A grant from the National Science Foundation has enabled an East Carolina University biologist to explore photosynthesis on the molecular level. The three-year grant, totaling nearly $280,000, allows Cindy Putnam-Evans...
SpeechEasy device to be featured on national TV
SpeechEasy, a device developed by three East Carolina University researchers to aid fluency in stutterers, will be featured Friday on the NBC-TV program "Three Wishes." The show, which grants wishes...
ECU therapist studies links between scent and memory
An East Carolina University recreational therapist is exploring links between scent, memory and well being in people with Alzheimer’s disease. David Loy, a professor in the College of Health and...
Willson tapped to lead medical society
Dr. Charles Willson, a clinical professor of pediatrics at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, assumed the presidency of the North Carolina Medical Society at the group's...
Asian earthquake affect students attending class
The deadly earthquake that ripped through South Asia Saturday took with it a university that had enabled Pakistani students to participate in a course offered through East Carolina University’s Global...