ECU recognized for distance education
(Aug. 9, 2001) — East Carolina University has received the first award for excellence given to a university by the North Carolina chapter of the U.S. Distance Learning...
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Chancellor Muse plans town visits
(Aug. 2, 2001) — Incoming East Carolina University Chancellor William V. Muse said today (Aug. 2) that he plans to tour the eastern region of the state to...
Chancellor Muse arrives
(July 31, 2001) — Dr. William V. Muse officially moves to East Carolina University as chancellor on Wednesday ( Aug. 1). Muse comes to ECU from Auburn University...
Library receives record $8 million gift
(July 26, 2001) — East Carolina University has received a multi-million dollar gift from the estate of a retired school teacher–the largest gift ever for the university’s central...
ECU Trustees elect officers
(July 20, 2001) — Charles R. Franklin Jr., director of the Albemarle Mental Health Center in Elizabeth City, today (July 20) was elected chair of the East Carolina...
Mongolian children doing well after heart surgery
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 18, 2001) — Doctors said two infant boys from Mongolia are doing well following surgery today at Pitt County Memorial Hospital to repair congenital heart...
Research shows smoking one cigarette affects heart
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 15, 2001) — Preliminary research has shown that smoking a single cigarette can impair the heart, causing it to have to work harder. The research,...
Infant boys from Mongolia arrive for heart surgery here
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 11, 2001) — Two infant boys from a distant land will have their tiny hearts repaired in Greenville courtesy of the medical center and a...
Hispanics more likely to die in crashes, ECU study shows
GREENVILLE, N.C. (July 11, 2001) — On a rain-slickened road June 15, a car carrying six migrant farm workers from Guatemala skidded and collided with a pickup truck...
ECU Chemist touts benefits of “Subcritical Water”
(June 14, 2001) — There are days when award-winning chemistry professor Yu "Frank" Yang of East Carolina University confides to his students: "I'm not a chemist. I'm a...