ECU News Services Archives

Jun 25, 2008
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ECU responds to contaminated water announcement

In response to Greenville Utilities Commission’s notice today that the city’s water supply has been contaminated with fecal coliform bacteria and must be boiled before use, East Carolina University is...

Jun 25, 2008
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ECU spider-naming goes ‘late night’

A new species of trapdoor spider discovered by an East Carolina University biologist will be named after late night talk show host Stephen Colbert. Jason Bond, an ECU professor of...

Jun 25, 2008
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Award-winning teacher to deliver commencement address

Ron Clark, a national Disney Teacher of the Year and an East Carolina University graduate, will deliver the featured address at the 93rd spring commencement on May 11. About 2,300...

Jun 24, 2008
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Youth camps enliven a quiet ECU summer

Hundreds of children from the surrounding community will visit East Carolina University this summer in order to participate in camp programs hosted by several departments on-campus. Youth ages 5 and...

Jun 23, 2008
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ECU approves new Board of Visitors members

East Carolina University Board of Trustees approved nine new members of the Board of Visitors Friday (May 7, 2004). The Board of Visitors, which has 50 members, serves as an...

Jun 06, 2008
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Gift to College of Business enables new insurance, risk program at ECU

The College of Business at East Carolina University announced the creation of a $50,000 endowment from the North Carolina Surplus Lines Association, a support agency for licensees who underwrite unique...

Jun 02, 2008
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ECU professor’s ‘forgiveness’ research featured on PBS

The adage, “forgive and forget,” could be good advice for the body as well as for the mind and heart. This is according to Kathleen Row, the chair of the...

May 30, 2008
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ECU Trustees award raise to Holland

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees today (Sept. 30) awarded a $6,000 raise to Athletics Director Terry Holland, bringing his annual salary to $282,000. The raise, which is specified...

May 30, 2008
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ECU to offer free online courses for students affected by Katrina

East Carolina University will offer free online courses to students affected by Hurricane Katrina as part of a national relief campaign. ECU, UNC-Greensboro and Appalachian State University are the three...

May 29, 2008
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ECU Professor to study bioterrorism in China

An East Carolina University environmental health professor will visit China this week to gain an international perspective on the burgeoning threat of bioterrorism. Alice Anderson, who teaches in ECU’s College...