LIFE CONNECTIONS
Some seventh-grade students in Martin and Pitt counties have found even the tiniest of creatures can become addicted to sugar and caffeine – and energy drinks can be lethal. That’s...
Crystal Baity Archives
‘DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE’
East Carolina University is receiving praise at the national level for its innovation in preparing teachers for the classroom. ECU is one of only nine institutions across the country and...
‘PRIMED TO LEAD’
Dr. Grant Hayes has been named dean and distinguished professor of the College of Education at East Carolina University. Hayes is professor of counselor education and interim dean of the...
TOOLS FOR RECOVERY
Jeff Zyburt’s virtual reality goggles helped him experience the sensation of steering a military vehicle down a dusty road in a combat zone. Zyburt tried to avoid enemy fire while...
CULTIVATING TALENT
High-performance materials manufacturer DSM Dyneema will fund an EC Scholar award to be earmarked for an engineering student beginning the 2016-2017 academic year. DSM Dyneema, which has a Greenville manufacturing...
SHELTER ‘STAYCATION’
Thirteen East Carolina University students passed up trips to warmer locales this week for a “staycation” in sleeping bags on the floor of the Greenville Community Shelter. They lived on...
AMONG THE BEST
East Carolina University programs in medicine, nursing and rehabilitation counseling have been ranked among the best graduate schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. The Brody School...
‘SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT’
East Carolina University associate professor Sharon Rogers has spent hours weighing high school football players before and after practice. A certified athletic trainer, Rogers wanted to find a more efficient...
DOWN EAST TALENT
Editor’s note: Alana Houston, a 15-year-old from Elizabeth City, won first place and $1,000 for her rendition of “That’s Life,” made famous by Frank Sinatra. Ewan Manalo, a 9-year-old from...
BOARD DECISION
East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees voted Feb. 20 to transition the name of Charles B. Aycock from a residence hall to a new space where the building’s namesake and...