ECU geologists study effects of Katrina on ocean floor
East Carolina University researchers are evaluating the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the ocean floor in the Gulf region. As part of a $150,000 National Science Foundation grant, nine ECU...
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Pilot program connects Honduran migrant families electronically
A pilot program conducted by East Carolina University researchers aims to reduce the physical and mental stresses faced by migrant workers in the United States. El Puente, or The Bridge,...
ECU’s Tinsley Yarbrough, Rehnquist expert
Tinsley Yarbrough, a longtime political scientist at East Carolina University in Greenville, N.C., is the author of many books on Supreme Courtmembers and is available for interviews about the future...
Cruzan attorney to speak about end-of-life care Friday
The attorney who represented the family of Nancy Cruzan before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that catapulted end-of-life issues to national attention will speak Friday, Sept. 23 at...
ECU student leaders volunteer in Pitt County
More than 1,000 first-year students from East Carolina University volunteered Sept. 24 while participating in ECU’s first-ever student leadership program. Pirates Partnering with Pitt will enable students enrolled in ECU’s...
ECU professor pens biography on Justice Souter
East Carolina University political science professor Tinsley Yarbrough has written the first biography about Supreme Court justice David Hackett Souter. In “David Hackett Souter: Traditional Republican on the Rehnquist Court”...
ECU hosts march, activities for sexual assault awareness week
East Carolina University will hold a “Take Back the Night” rally tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The march begins at Belk Hall...
ECU hosts march, activities for sexual assault awareness week
East Carolina University will hold a “Take Back the Night” rally tonight from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness Week. The march begins at Belk Hall...
ECU biologist calls for revival of long leaf pine savanna
An East Carolina biologist hopes to restore a long-leaf pine savanna to the University’s West Research Campus. Based on ecological surveys of the former Voice of America site, David Knowles...
ECU research team publishes findings on breast self exam
Three East Carolina University researchers who have conducted long-term surveys with eastern North Carolina women found that proper breast self examinations are not uniformly understood or practiced. The findings, published...