Crystal Baity Archives

Oct 28, 2008
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Multiple challenges face military personnel during and after war

Reintegration, readjustment and redeployment are some of the cyclical challenges facing military personnel during an extended war. But the residual effects will linger years after the war is over. A...

Oct 17, 2008
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Health care policies of political parties to be examined Oct. 28

Alisa Evans Debnam, executive director of the Council for Allied Health of North Carolina, will present an unbiased view of the health care policies of the Democratic and Republican parties...

Oct 08, 2008
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Father’s brain cancer leads student to Chicago Marathon

East Carolina University student Erin McClure is running in the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 12 in her father's memory and to raise money for the American Brain Tumor Association. Erin...

Oct 08, 2008
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Oct. 27 symposium focuses on rehabilitation challenges facing military personnel, veterans and their dependents

East Carolina University will host a symposium Oct. 27 focusing on the challenges of wartime military personnel returning from deployment. Some challenges are health-related, such as recovery from blast injuries...

Oct 01, 2008
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Reader’s Theater explores family relationships in a forced living arrangement

Students in the Brody School of Medicine and the College of Nursing will present a Reader's Theater performance of the short story "Breathing" on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 5:15 p.m....

Sep 30, 2008
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Country Doctor Museum hosts 2nd annual African-American Heritage Day Oct. 4

The Country Doctor Museum will celebrate the contributions of eastern North Carolina's African-American physicians on Oct. 4 with free admission, events and refreshments. African-American Heritage Day will be held 1-4...

Sep 25, 2008
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College of Nursing designated national Center of Excellence

East Carolina University's College of Nursing has been designated a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing. Acting Dean Sylvia Brown accepted the award for the college Sept....

Sep 18, 2008
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Ride with the Voice of the Pirates Oct. 4 to raise funds for nursing scholarship

Jeff Charles, the voice of the East Carolina University Pirates, will trade field side for the open road on Oct. 4 in a motorcycle ride to raise funds for a...

Aug 21, 2008
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Distinguished professorship first in College of Allied Health Sciences

Dr. Marianna Walker has been named recipient of the Barbara W. Bremer Distinguished Professorship in Language Learning and Literacy Disorders in East Carolina University's Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders....

Jul 11, 2008
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Exhibit offers insight into lives of state mental hospital patients

An exhibit at East Carolina University's Laupus Library will offer visitors insight into the treatment of people with mental illness. "The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital...