News Archives

Oct 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU physicist to develop method for cancer cell detection

An East Carolina University physicist has developed a laser beam and spectroscope technique that could someday help medical researchers detect and diagnose cancer cells. ECU physicist Yong-qing Li calls the...

Oct 04, 2005
  • ECU News Services

Broad to be honored at ECU Educators Hall of Fame

UNC President Molly Corbett Broad will be honored Saturday at East Carolina University at the Educator’s Hall of Fame, along with 20 other award recipients. Sponsored by ECU’s College of...

Oct 03, 2005
  • Crystal Baity

Nurse midwives honored during commemorative week

Local nurse midwives will join others across the United States to celebrate National Midwifery Week, Oct. 2-8. In Greenville and Pitt County, there are 16 nurse midwives working in private...

Sep 30, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

Gilchrist joins ECU as chair of family medicine

A family physician with 25 years of experience in academic medicine has been named the chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East...

Sep 30, 2005
  • Jeannine Manning Hutson

ECU physicians chosen by peers as “Best Doctors”

Twenty-one faculty members from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have been chosen by their peers for inclusion in the 2005 "Best Doctors" listing. A portion of...

Sep 30, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU Trustees award raise to Holland

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees today (Sept. 30) awarded a $6,000 raise to Athletics Director Terry Holland, bringing his annual salary to $282,000. The raise, which is specified...

Sep 27, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU to accommodate students attending universities in areas affected by Katrina

East Carolina University joins communities across the nation in expressing concern and support for those so dramatically affected by Hurricane Katrina. The Admissions Office will accommodate any college student attending...

Sep 25, 2005
  • ECU News Services

ECU students launch effort with volunteerism

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...

Sep 23, 2005
  • ECU News Services

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...

Sep 23, 2005
  • ECU News Services

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,...