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Oct 29, 2010
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Annual Patriot Run to benefit Fort Bragg Survivor Outreach Services

GREENVILLE  — The East Carolina University’s Army ROTC Pirate Battalion will hold its third annual Patriot Run Nov. 20, benefiting Fort Bragg’s Survivor Outreach Services for the first time. N.C.-based...

Oct 28, 2010
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ECU researchers survey coastal business perception of drilled oil risks

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   East Carolina University researchers want to know what tourism businesses and organizations perceive as the potential effects of an oil spill or leak off the coast....

Oct 27, 2010
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ECU chemist’s green research cuts use of toxic organic solvents

GREENVILLE, N.C.      —   An East Carolina University professor is working with Procter & Gamble to significantly reduce the use of toxic organic solvents in the chemical analysis of...

Oct 12, 2010
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ECU receives $2 million grant to improve student achievement

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   East Carolina University has been awarded a five-year, $2 million federal grant aimed at boosting student achievement and graduation rates. The $400,000 annual grant from...

Oct 05, 2010
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ECU English professor tapped for Toni Morrison honor

GREENVILLE, N.C. — Joyce Irene Middleton, associate professor of English at East Carolina University, has been invited by the Toni Morrison Society to write a scholarly essay for a festschrift...

Sep 27, 2010
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Collection focusing on Southern authors added to Joyner Library

REENVILLE, N.C. —   The J. Y. Joyner Library at East Carolina University has acquired the literary collection of Dr. Stuart Wright, a noted bibliographer and collector whose work focuses...

Sep 21, 2010
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ECU partners with Zipcar to offer 24/7 transportation option

GREENVILLE, N.C.   (Sept. 21, 2010)   —   Getting around town just got easier for East Carolina University students who don’t own a car or have one on campus. ECU...

Sep 10, 2010
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Seventh annual Literary Homecoming will feature North Carolina authors

GREENVILLE, NC  —   East Carolina University will celebrate the region’s literary traditions Friday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 18, with the Eastern North Carolina Literary Homecoming at Joyner Library....

Sep 01, 2010
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Battery-power option boosts radio role in storm information

—   When a hurricane is pending, 53 percent of eastern North Carolina residents and 76 percent of businesses and organizations turn to public and commercial radio for storm information...

Aug 25, 2010
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ECU cell phone drive will benefit Family Violence Center

Greenville, N.C.  — East Carolina University’s Student Legal Services is conducting a cell phone drive to benefit the Family Violence Center. Used phones, batteries, chargers and other accessories may be...