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Eighty students were donned with white coats and officially welcomed to the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University in an Aug. 14 ceremony that celebrated the privileges and responsibilities associated with a medical education.
Published: Monday, August 24th, 2015 @ 12:31 am
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The first new residence hall to open in about 10 years at East Carolina University welcomed students pushing hand carts and lugging plastic storage bins on Wednesday morning.
Published: Friday, August 21st, 2015 @ 7:36 pm
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Forty-eight applicants from 28 countries became United States citizens during a naturalization ceremony held at the East Carolina Heart Institute Aug. 14. This was the first time a naturalization ceremony has been hosted on the campus of East Carolina University or in Greenville.
Published: Tuesday, August 18th, 2015 @ 11:16 am
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If organizers of East Carolina University's first Eastern North Carolina Writing Symposium have their way, future classes of incoming students will arrive on campus with significant writing skills.
Published: Saturday, August 15th, 2015 @ 2:13 pm
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Seeing the impact of air and speed on objects beats reading a description in a textbook, according to East Carolina University engineering students.
Published: Friday, August 14th, 2015 @ 12:04 pm
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While many college students spent their summer sleeping late or soaking up the sun, East Carolina University junior Destiny Reid was preparing a presentation to Congress.
Published: Thursday, August 13th, 2015 @ 10:52 pm
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Right after breakfast on the final day of Camp Needles in the Pines, the director led 75 young campers in a rousing rendition of the camp song, complete with hand motions and foot stomping.
Published: Tuesday, August 11th, 2015 @ 5:22 am
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An East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine clinic is now treating local patients experiencing oral emergencies.
Published: Sunday, August 9th, 2015 @ 2:28 pm
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Faculty, curators and administrators are still discovering just how momentous East Carolina University's collection of literary work, letters and mementos from famous Southern writers could turn out to be.
Published: Wednesday, August 5th, 2015 @ 2:27 am
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In just a few weeks, children will begin a new school year - an important transition for all families. But for children who will have their first academic experience as they enter kindergarten need extra support. ECU professor Ashley Norris in the Department of Child Development and Family...
Published: Tuesday, August 4th, 2015 @ 5:25 pm
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Sixty-two campers in kindergarten through 10th grade are taking part in the East Carolina University School of Art and Design's STEM to STEAM Summer Camp held July 27-31.
Published: Friday, July 31st, 2015 @ 9:15 am
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Azucena Warren beat breast cancer in 1998, following treatment at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center in Greenville.
Published: Thursday, July 30th, 2015 @ 5:52 pm
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"Enrique's Journey," the true story of a Honduran boy's journey to find his mother, has been selected as the 2015 Pirate Read at East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, July 29th, 2015 @ 4:12 am
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When seventh-grade science teacher and East Carolina University alumnus Tim Hardison learned his fellow Martin County residents had the shortest life expectancy in the state, he wanted to know why. So he dug a little deeper and discovered his rural, economically challenged county also had...
Published: Tuesday, July 28th, 2015 @ 12:50 pm
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Eleven-year-old Ross Pennington came to East Carolina University with no experience but was playing the guitar by the end of his first class at the annual summer Guitar Festival and Workshop.
Published: Monday, July 27th, 2015 @ 1:46 pm
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The six departments and schools that comprise East Carolina University's College of Human Ecology will soon migrate to other colleges under a reorganization plan intended to reduce costs and strengthen resources.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 10:30 pm
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The East Carolina University Board of Trustees swore in new members, heard an update on Heritage Hall and broke ground for a new student center during its July 17 meeting.
Published: Thursday, July 23rd, 2015 @ 4:28 am
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The East Carolina University College of Nursing's first Massive Open Online Course, or MOOC, attracted a global audience of more than 700 to learn about the science behind caring.
Published: Tuesday, July 21st, 2015 @ 1:06 am
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East Carolina University today announced its plan to create the first School of Entrepreneurship in the East, made possible by a generous commitment of $5 million by a Raleigh area entrepreneur, J. Fielding Miller, and his wife, Kim Grice Miller.
Published: Saturday, July 18th, 2015 @ 2:11 am
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Gray skies and a day-long drizzle prompted a science lesson in teacher Jessica Pate's preschool classroom in the East Carolina University Nancy Darden Child Development Center.
Published: Friday, July 17th, 2015 @ 4:29 pm
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An East Carolina University art professor has been recognized once again by the Smithsonian Institution Archives of American Art, which is cataloguing his papers, photographs, sketches and letters.
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 @ 7:24 pm
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The new slate of officers guiding East Carolina University's Student Government Association has made transparency in campus leadership activities a top priority for the upcoming school year.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 6:10 pm
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In March, the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau approved the sale of powered alcohol, unless otherwise prohibited. The product, called Palcohol, is mixed with water for the equivalent of an alcoholic drink.
Published: Monday, July 13th, 2015 @ 12:07 am
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Incoming students with learning disabilities are gaining valuable experience using assistive learning technology through a summer program at East Carolina University.
Published: Friday, July 10th, 2015 @ 10:26 pm
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Rising seventh-grader Alyssa Mayo had never built a robot much less programmed one to move, turn and scoop up a ping pong ball.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2015 @ 1:41 am
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A new partnership between East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke aims to increase the number of physical therapists working in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Tuesday, July 7th, 2015 @ 4:55 am
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The theme of this year's issue of the award-winning North Carolina Literary Review is "North Carolina Literature in a Global Context." The print issue features cover art by Chapel Hill resident Eduardo Lapetina, a native of Argentina.
Published: Sunday, July 5th, 2015 @ 11:36 pm
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Chancellor Steve Ballard announced today he will step down as East Carolina University's top leader next year, serving in his current role until July 1, 2016. Ballard has served as chancellor since 2004.
Published: Friday, July 3rd, 2015 @ 12:15 pm
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A 7-foot ceramic fish wowed more than 100 people who watched its fiery debut June 26 on the edge of East Carolina University's campus.
Published: Thursday, July 2nd, 2015 @ 4:19 pm
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In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, East Carolina University has been designated as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 5:02 am
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The clinical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been recognized for significantly improving patient care through the use of their electronic medical record system.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 11:58 pm
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One year after launching, East Carolina University's Tools for Advanced Manufacturing (TAMV) has empowered veterans throughout eastern North Carolina with the skills and tools needed to successfully transition into the civilian workforce.
Published: Friday, June 19th, 2015 @ 8:31 am
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Summer is here and that means that schools are letting kids out for the year. But that poses an important question for many parents: How can I keep my kids busy? ECU professor Ashley Norris in the Department of Child Development and Family Relations has provided the following tips for inexpensive...
Published: Tuesday, June 16th, 2015 @ 3:37 pm
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A researcher at East Carolina University has been studying what parents of children with autism spectrum disorder know and how they make decisions about genetic testing.
Published: Monday, June 15th, 2015 @ 2:34 pm
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