Talton receives long-leaf pine award
Jim Talton, vice chairman of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees and a long-time supporter of the university, was awarded one of the state's highest honors today (June 18)...
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Cutting-edge video helps researchers study foot problems of diabetes patients
In Hollywood it's among the hottest technologies that's popping up in blockbuster movies such as "The Matrix Reloaded," "The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers" and "Spiderman" -...
ECU to launch new online newsletter, @ECU
Pirate fans, alumni and the East Carolina University community can now receive a round-up of Pirate news from one source as ECU launches @ECU, a weekly electronic newsletter. The listserve...
ECU students selected to meet laureates in Germany
Craig Conticchio, a graduate student at East Carolina University, was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as one of 18 outstanding research participants to attend the 53rd international convention...
New devices keep arteries open
A new type of stent that uses medication to stop the growth of scar tissue inside narrowed arteries propped open with the metal devices has been called a "major breakthrough"...
Grant to fund study of possible asthma treatment from crabs
An East Carolina University researcher has received $920,999 from the Department of Defense to continue his studies in treating childhood asthma. Dr. Yoshimi Shibata, research associate professor in the Department...
Agreement puts freeze-dried platelets closer to clinical trials
Hemocellular Therapeutics, expected to produce the first platelet-based therapeutic blood product available to doctors for the immediate treatment of bleeding, has established an exclusive licensing agreement with East Carolina University...
Skin cancer affecting younger people, dermatologists say
Dermatologists at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University are seeing an alrming trend: Skin cancer patients are getting younger. Dr. Charles Phillips, associate professor of internal medicine...
Shelton tells grads to make own opportunities
Retired Gen. Hugh Shelton, the former top military adviser to the U.S. president, told East Carolina University graduates today (May 10) that success will be determined by the ability to...
Medical graduates challenged to improve people’s lives
The medical class of 2003 chose one of their faculty instructors to give them words of advice and encouragement during the annual convocation of the Brody School of Medicine at...