Peggy Novotny Archives

Sep 29, 2009
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Study shows no difference in children raised by gay or heterosexual parents

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Three college educators have determined there is no significant difference in how adopted children grow up when comparing gay and lesbian couples to heterosexual couples as...

Jun 29, 2009
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Governor appoints ECU dietitian to state board

GREENVILLE, N.C.    —   North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue has appointed Sylvia Escott-Stump, director of the dietetic internship program at East Carolina University, to the North Carolina Board of...

Mar 25, 2009
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Former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson to speak at ECU

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   In 2003, White House officials leaked the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame after her husband, former U.S. Ambassador Joseph Wilson, spoke out against the Bush...

Mar 03, 2009
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ECU dedicates Golden Corral Culinary Center

With the smell of smoky cheese potatoes, pan-seared sea scallops and other gourmet treats wafting through the halls of the Rivers Building at East Carolina University Feb. 26, Robert O’Halloran...

Feb 19, 2009
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ECU to dedicate Golden Corral Culinary Center

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Golden Corral, a leader in the hospitality industry, is helping to educate leaders of tomorrow through the new Golden Corral Culinary Center at East Carolina University. ...

Jan 27, 2009
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BSH donates ‘green’ appliances to ECU model kitchen

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   The BSH Home Appliance Corporation has donated state-of-the-art kitchen appliances to the East Carolina University Department of Interior Design and Merchandising to assist the department in...

Jan 13, 2009
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New dean named for College of Human Ecology

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Judy Siguaw has joined East Carolina University as dean of the College of Human Ecology.  The marketing and hospitality expert comes to ECU from the Cornell-Nanyang...

Nov 20, 2008
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USDA supports FoodMASTER project

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded a $150,000 Higher Education Challenge Grant to an East Carolina University project that will use food and agriculture to help college students learn...

Oct 31, 2008
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ECU’s FoodMASTER program receives $504,000 NIH grant

East Carolina University researchers have received a $504,000 grant to study how K-12 students can use food to learn science, math and nutrition concepts. The National Center for Research Resources,...