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Aug 20, 2005
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ECU announces 2005 Research and Creative awards

Four researchers at East Carolina University were honored in August with the university’s 2005 Achievement for Excellence in Research/Creative Activity awards. Dr. Joseph M. Chalovich, of the Department Biochemistry and...

Aug 17, 2005
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ECU’s School of Nursing receives grant to partner with area military bases to increase the number of men in nursing

The School of Nursing at East Carolina University has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the NC Center for Nursing to partner with area military bases to increase the number...

Aug 17, 2005
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NSF grant equips ECU chem labs with spectrometers

A $503,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will enable the chemistry department at East Carolina University to equip its laboratories with two new mass spectrometers. ECU chemistry professors Andrew...

Aug 16, 2005
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New buses at ECU feature security cameras

A pair of camera-equipped buses will be doing double-duty this semester as they travel along their route. The roving surveillance cameras are part of a pilot project introduced by East...

Aug 14, 2005
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Four from ECU to participate in leadership program for women

Four academic leaders at East Carolina University will participate in a statewide program for women in higher education beginning next month. The participants were selected for BRIDGES XIII, an intensive...

Aug 13, 2005
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ECU biologist surveys water discharge in Albemarle Sound

An East Carolina University biologist is giving a water treatment plant in the Albemarle Sound its first-ever bill of health. Roger Rulifson, an ECU biologist and director of the Field...

Aug 13, 2005
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ECU biologists cook, eat insects at BugFest

Hal Daniel, an East Carolina University biologist and anthropologist, believes insects could someday become a common, viable food source. “They are a very valuable resources,” he said. “There is a...

Aug 05, 2005
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ECU, City of Greenville to host minority planning conference

Encouraging minority and ethnic groups to become active in planning is central to creating strong, diverse communities, according to an East Carolina University professor of planning. Mulatu Wubneh, chair of...

Jul 20, 2005
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Durham assumes expanded role at ECU

East Carolina University’s spokesman John Durham will assume an expanded role as interim executive director of university relations and chief public affairs officer for the university, Chancellor Steve Ballard announced...

Jul 20, 2005
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Showfety named chair of ECU Board of Trustees

Stephen D. Showfety, president of the Koury Corp. in Greensboro, was elected chair of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees today. Showfety, an ECU alumnus and a member of...