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Dec 14, 2002
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Muse awarded Nic Gold Metal

(Dec. 14, 2002)   —   Chancellor William V. Muse of East Carolina University has been awarded the Gold Medal by the North American Interfraternity Conference, the organization that represents...

Dec 13, 2002
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Student fee increases endorced by ECU board

(Dec. 13, 2002)   —   The Board of Trustees at East Carolina University has endorsed a $54 yearly increase in student fees to take effect for the 2003-04 school...

Dec 13, 2002
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Grant to help establish culturally sensitive training sites

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Dec. 13, 2002)   —   The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a $918,627 grant to the Eastern Area Health Education Center and the...

Dec 13, 2002
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ECU retired geographer pens book

(Dec. 13, 2002)   —   "In the Islands: A Life Story," by former ECU geography professor Edward Leahy, and published in 2002 by Hats Off Books, is a page-turner...

Dec 02, 2002
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ECU opens “Day of Infamy” digital exhibit

(Dec. 2, 2002)   —   East Carolina University will unveil one of the largest online collections of Pearl Harbor memorabilia in existence when the J. Y. Joyner Library opens...

Nov 25, 2002
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U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton to deliver fall commencement address

(Nov. 25, 2002)   —   U.S. Rep. Eva Clayton, who is retiring from the House of Representatives after serving five terms, will be the featured speaker at East Carolina...

Nov 14, 2002
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ECU library puts the works of explorer John Lawson online

(Nov. 14, 2002)   —   If television had been around in the early 18th century, explorer and naturalist John Lawson would have had his own show and in prime...

Nov 14, 2002
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Historian delivers ECU’s Brewster lecture

GREENVILLE, NC   (Nov. 14, 2002)   —   Eric Foner, an award-winning author and historian whose books have covered all facets of American history including the history of race relations,...

Nov 13, 2002
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FDA approves first cardiac use of da Vinci Surgical System after successful trial led by ECU surgeons

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Nov. 13, 2002)   —   Cardiac surgeons at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University have led a successful national multi-center clinical trial studying the...

Nov 07, 2002
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ECU and Duke researchers say exercise lowers cholesterol

(Nov. 7, 2002)   —   Researchers at East Carolina University and Duke University have found that exercise can promote lower cholesterol, even in people who are not losing weight....