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Feb 20, 2015
  • Crystal Baity
  • Kelly Setzer

BOARD DECISION

East Carolina University’s Board of Trustees voted Feb. 20 to transition the name of Charles B. Aycock from a residence hall to a new space where the building’s namesake and...

ECU researchers are examining why African-American patients with lung cancer tend to present at a more advanced stage than their Caucasian counterparts. Pictured above, left to right, are Dr. Hope Landrine, director of the Center for Health Disparities; the study's lead author Dr. Jimmy Efird, assistant director for the Center for Health Disparities; and Dr. Mark Bowling, director of interventional pulmonology for ECU. They are shown at Vidant Medical Center with a CT scanner that can screen patients for early evidence of lung cancer. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 18, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

NO EASY FIX

A new study by researchers at East Carolina University suggests that equivalent health insurance coverage may not level the disparities between African-American and Caucasian lung cancer patients when it comes...

ECU hematology/oncology professor Dr. Myon-Hee Lee, pictured above, will apply private funding to acquire new data for his research on cancerous tumors and how they develop. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 06, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘INNOVATIVE IDEAS’

The renewal of a private funding source for research at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine will support work related to diseases that most impact the lives of eastern...

ECU student Jill Collins enjoys interacting with students from Algeria during a global understanding class held in the university's global classroom. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 05, 2015
  • Steve Tuttle

SHATTERING STEREOTYPES

Freshman Payton Miller said she’s often dreamed of traveling overseas and studying abroad but she never really believed that was an attainable goal. Until now. “After just a few weeks...

First-year medical students and third-semester nursing students from ECU's Quality Improvement Olympics hold their protected raw egg that will be dropped from a stepladder. The protection was created during a timed teamwork exercise. Team members, from left, are Skyler Cauley, Isaiah Dunnaville, Jennifer Okpala, Dan-Thanh Nguyen, Staci Allgood, Sam Olsen. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Feb 03, 2015
  • Amy Adams Ellis

REACH-ING FOR QUALITY

When East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine was awarded a $1 million grant by the American Medical Association in 2013 to help shape how future doctors are trained, AMA...

Jan 30, 2015
  • Grace Haskin

PREPARED FOR SEVERE WEATHER

Whether a snowstorm emerges or a hurricane strikes, East Carolina University has a plan. That’s one reason the National Weather Service has again recognized ECU as StormReady, a nationwide program...

Moved inside due to inclement weather, the ribbon cutting ceremony for ECU's seventh dental community service learning center was held in Spruce Pine Jan. 30. The center will improve access to oral health care for the underserved region situated in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Jan 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘FOCUSED ON WELLNESS’

A light snow fell on East Carolina University’s newest dental service learning center in Spruce Pine on Jan. 30, as stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the facility...

ECU student Jay Garcia, standing at lower left, speaks to members of the ECU Board of Trustees, who listened to opinions on the proposed renaming of Aycock Residence Hall during the first of two public forums Jan. 26. The second forum is set for Jan. 27 on the Health Sciences campus. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 27, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

ENCOURAGING A CONVERSATION

More than 100 people gathered at Wright Auditorium on Monday afternoon to express their views on the possible renaming of an East Carolina University residence hall. The forum was the...

Mitzi Miller, editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine, shared a message about pursuing one’s dreams during ECU’s annual MLK celebration. Before her presentation, she interacted with a selected group of ECU students. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jan 21, 2015
  • Jamitress Bowden

‘GETTING THE JOB DONE’

Accept responsibility when it comes, the editor-in-chief of Ebony magazine Mitzi Miller told a crowd at East Carolina University Tuesday night. Even though a task may seem overwhelming, she said,...

Jan 20, 2015
  • Kelly Setzer

ECU to host two public forums on Aycock naming

East Carolina University will host two public forums to gather feedback on the naming of Charles B. Aycock Residence Hall — one session focused on students’ opinions and the other...