News Archives

May 16, 2005
  • Crystal Baity

Photo exhibit shows personal side of life after stroke

A black-and-white photography exhibit opening Thursday aims to increase understanding of life after stroke through art. "Travels in Stroke Country" will be unveiled at 2 p.m. Thursday, May 19 in...

May 15, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU educators observe classrooms on Internet

A partnership with East Carolina University’s College of Education and area school systems provides a fly-on-the-wall seat inside its classrooms for ECU students and faculty. A pilot project launched with...

May 15, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU faculty awarded seed grants to further research

East Carolina University’s Division of Research and Graduate Studies awarded $550,000 in grants to 23 professors last month under the new Research Development Grant Program. The grants will enable ECU...

May 12, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU Planner finds East suffers from poverty, low growth

An East Carolina University professor’s new analysis of data from the U. S. Census Bureau for the past 30 years shows that North Carolina’s rural and coastal areas suffer from...

May 12, 2005
  • ECU News Services

New department to focus on safty, crime prevention

Officials at East Carolina University recently announced the opening of the department of campus safety that will focus on crime prevention through a serious of safety workshops and forums. Located...

May 10, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU English graduates to present writing

Five undergraduate and one graduate student from the Department of English’s Creative Writing Program at East Carolina University will be honored Thursday evening as Outstanding Graduates when they will present...

May 09, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Price named medical school nurse of the year

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University named Bobbie Lou Price as its nurse of the year during a ceremony May 4 at the Rock Springs Center. Price...

May 08, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Sheerer names interim vice chancellor

Marilyn Sheerer, dean of the College of Education at East Carolina University, has been named interim vice chancellor for advancement, effective June 1. Sheerer, who will continue her duties as...

May 07, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU graduates nearly 2,800

East Carolina University graduates were challenged today to embrace their leadership. Henry Williamson, recently retired as chief operating officer of BB&T Corp., and an ECU alumnus, said, “As you enter...

May 06, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Photodynamic therapy team adds another first

In late April, the photodynamic therapy team at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center added to its list of accomplishments by treating a patient with esophageal cancer. A 76-year-old woman...