ECU News Services Archives

Sep 22, 2011
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Farm safety and health in spotlight this week

Recent farm-related deaths as well as fall harvest gathering momentum point to the importance of farm safety. That's why the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute is focusing special attention on farm...

Aug 28, 2011
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Hurricane Irene at ECU

Pictured below are images of the East Carolina University campus during and after the storm.

Aug 22, 2011
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Salman Rushdie to deliver premier lecture in ECU series

Sir Salman Rushdie will speak at East Carolina University Oct. 5 as part of the university’s Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” led to...

Aug 22, 2011
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Salman Rushdie to deliver premier lecture in ECU series

Sir Salman Rushdie will speak at East Carolina University Oct. 5 as part of the university’s Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series. Rushdie’s controversial 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” led to...

Four ECU experts on coastal dynamics have written a new book, “The Battle for North Carolina’s Coast.” They are, left to right, Stanley Riggs, Dorothea Ames, Stephen Culver, and David Mallinson, all of the Department of Geological Sciences. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 01, 2011
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ECU experts pen book on North Carolina’s coast

North Carolina’s barrier islands, a 325-mile-long string of narrow sand islands that forms the coast of North Carolina, are one of the most beloved areas to live and visit in...

Jul 27, 2011
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SHOOTER DRILL: ECU tests readiness Aug. 2

East Carolina University officials plan a full-scale emergency drill Tuesday, Aug. 2, at the Health Sciences Building on the Health Sciences campus. This drill, a normal part of ECU emergency...

Jul 11, 2011
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NCLR hits milestone with 20th issue in 2011

The North Carolina Literary Review (NCLR) celebrates a significant milestone – its 20th issue – this summer when the literary magazine makes its way to subscribers and independent bookstores across...

Joy Hahn, administrative support associate in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at ECU, tries out a new mini exercise bike that allows users to pedal while sitting at a desk. The bikes are part of an ECU research program on ways to offset the negative effects of sedentary work. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 21, 2011
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ECU STUDY: Employees pedal while they work

For 50 ECU employees, work time will also be exercise time this summer. They will be pedaling under their desks, helping research ways to offset the effects of sedentary work....

Jun 14, 2011
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ECU, UHS to operate cancer center jointly

East Carolina University and University Health Systems of Eastern Carolina have launched a collaboration to provide coordinated outpatient cancer services through the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center. Services that UHS...

Jun 10, 2011
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School of Dental Medicine Tour

Members of the N.C. Dental Society toured the construction site for the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine Wednesday, meeting faculty and viewing the facilities. The School of Dental...