News Archives

Nov 28, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU sculptor wins best in show

Hanna Jubran, a sculpture professor at East Carolina University, was awarded best in show this month for his work, Mountain Landscape. Jubran won the Great Eastern Management Prize for Best...

Nov 28, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU names director of International Programs

Creating a stronger international presence at East Carolina University will not only help to foster better ties with people and institutions worldwide, Terry Rodenberg said, it will also help its...

Nov 16, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Gastric bypass surgery subject of Webcast

Surgeons from East Carolina University performed a gastric-bypass operation live on the Internet Tuesday at Pitt County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Kenneth G. MacDonald moderated the surgery for viewers as Dr....

Nov 08, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Multicultural reading held for ECU English professor

A special tribute was held in honor of Gay Wilentz, an ECU English professor who co-founded ECU’s ethnic studies and multicultural literature programs at ECU. More than 100 of Wilentz’s...

Nov 05, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU sociologists donate, dedicate computing lab

A gift from two East Carolina University sociologists has provided a state-of-the-art computer-training lab for students pursuing degrees in sociology. The dedication for the Linda A. Mooney and John R....

Nov 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU sociologist influences U.S. Border Patrol legislation

An East Carolina University sociologist’s research on the U.S. Border Patrol has helped to craft a bill that would increase surveillance equipment and manpower across the U.S. border with Mexico....

Nov 03, 2005
  • Crystal Baity

National bariatric nursing conference to be held Nov. 6-8 in Asheville

The second annual meeting and conference of the National Association of Bariatric Nurses will be held Nov. 6-8 in Asheville. The conference will provide educational and networking opportunities for nurses...

Nov 02, 2005
  • ECU News Services

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...

Oct 28, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

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...

Oct 28, 2005
  • Doug Boyd

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...