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For teenagers with autism, the normal challenges of high school are amplified.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 11:07 am
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East Carolina University will soon be researching new ways to maintain and rebuild North Carolina’s cherished coastline following damage from hurricanes and tropical storms.
Published: Friday, August 8th, 2014 @ 11:27 am
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With a new school year around the corner, parents' thoughts turn to preparation.
Published: Thursday, August 7th, 2014 @ 8:36 am
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Three new academic leaders have joined East Carolina University's Division of Academic Affairs.
Published: Wednesday, August 6th, 2014 @ 9:27 am
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East Carolina University’s first STEM to STEAM summer camp challenged 25 elementary to high school students to make connections between technology and art.
Published: Tuesday, August 5th, 2014 @ 4:47 pm
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East Carolina University is taking steps to strengthen its record on campus security at the same time a University of North Carolina report has outlined system-wide best practices on safety and security.
Published: Friday, August 1st, 2014 @ 10:40 am
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Children with communication delays related to autism and other disorders are learning about making friends while improving their verbal skills at East Carolina University’s Pirate Speech Camp.
Published: Monday, July 28th, 2014 @ 5:31 pm
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n anonymous gift of $1 million will enable the Family Autism Center at East Carolina University to increase professional staff and expand services for people with autism in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 24th, 2014 @ 5:33 pm
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Ten-year-old Tyrrek Grizzle took control of his paddle, maneuvering his miniature land mover with ease.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 11:20 pm
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Words alone seemed insufficient, so faculty and students who lived and studied this spring in the heart of Tuscany shared their experiences through the video posted above. The video illustrates a semester with Italy Intensives - East Carolina University's only year-round study abroad...
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 12:45 am
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Continuing fiscal challenges were front and center during the regular meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees held July 17-18 at the East Carolina Heart Institute at ECU.
Published: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014 @ 4:34 pm
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Ten rising high school juniors and seniors got busy this summer digging and sifting through 18th century dirt behind a standing slave cabin in Grimesland.
Published: Monday, July 21st, 2014 @ 8:57 am
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North Carolina is one of at least 27 states in the nation reporting cases of a new mosquito-borne virus called chikungunya, which may lead to severe joint pain that lingers for months.
Published: Saturday, July 19th, 2014 @ 3:22 pm
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What does eastern North Carolina sound like? Three East Carolina University School of Music students attempted to answer that question this spring, and the region's residents now have the chance to decide who did the best job.
Published: Thursday, July 17th, 2014 @ 3:19 pm
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East Carolina University students are applying the skills they've learned in the classroom at a myriad of internships this summer. From working at a military base in North Carolina to the fashion hub of Manhattan, students are gaining valuable on-the-job experience from professionals in their...
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2014 @ 11:49 pm
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For its 2014 print issue, North Carolina Literary Review devotes its special feature section to "War in North Carolina Literature." This in-depth exploration includes an interview with author Robert Morgan, who points out, "It is one of the mysteries of human life, and human history that...
Published: Friday, July 11th, 2014 @ 3:15 pm
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For the second year in a row, an East Carolina University Honors College student has won a prestigious scholarship and internship with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Published: Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 @ 8:51 am
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East Carolina University researchers are studying the impact that exercise during pregnancy can have on newborn babies and moms.
Published: Monday, July 7th, 2014 @ 1:34 pm
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East Carolina University students responded to June's soaring temperatures by trading in their traditional classroom environment for a refreshing dip in the Pamlico River.
Published: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014 @ 4:53 pm
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With the opening of each dental community service learning center, East Carolina University is "changing the trajectory of oral health care in North Carolina."
Published: Tuesday, July 1st, 2014 @ 6:07 pm
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An East Carolina University researcher has been awarded a $300,000 grant to study a cellular protein long overlooked by scientists.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 9:17 pm
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing continues to produce the most registered nurses in North Carolina and its graduates pass the state nursing exam at a rate above the state average, according to data in a report prepared for the UNC Board of Governors.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 12:53 pm
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Twenty-five middle and high school students from Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Northampton and Wilson counties took a field trip to East Carolina University on June 18 as part of their week-long math and science camp.
Published: Saturday, June 28th, 2014 @ 12:30 am
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Three East Carolina University professors begin their terms as officers for the university’s Faculty Senate on July 1.
Published: Friday, June 27th, 2014 @ 8:45 am
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A $1.5 million grant from The Duke Endowment will fund further expansion of the Statewide Telepsychiatry Program (NC-STeP), based out of East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, June 26th, 2014 @ 12:20 pm
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North Carolina’s Commission for Public Health recently approved a mandate for incoming seventh graders to be vaccinated against meningitis – an infection of the brain or spinal cord – and other meningococcal diseases beginning July 2015.
Published: Monday, June 23rd, 2014 @ 6:34 pm
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Some East Carolina University students headed for military service are honing their marksmanship and decision-making skills at a simulated firing range on campus.
Published: Friday, June 20th, 2014 @ 5:24 pm
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East Carolina University is partnering on a comprehensive, hands-on initiative aimed at fueling a regional advanced manufacturing and innovation workforce beginning with middle school students.
Published: Thursday, June 19th, 2014 @ 11:29 pm
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Helping students with learning differences succeed at the college level was the focus of a recent conference that drew more than 170 educators and students to East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, June 17th, 2014 @ 8:27 pm
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When the school year winds down and children are released for the summer, their thoughts may turn to lazy days filled with television and video games. But spending the summer that way could lead to a decline in physical fitness, said ECU kinesiology professor Grace Anne Vick, director of the...
Published: Monday, June 16th, 2014 @ 8:09 pm
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Six East Carolina University graduate students will spend the next year addressing social factors that impact community health - and developing lifelong leadership skills - as members of the North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellowship class of 2014-15.
Published: Thursday, June 12th, 2014 @ 3:59 pm
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"The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore has been selected as the 2014 Pirate Read at East Carolina University.
Published: Wednesday, June 11th, 2014 @ 4:33 pm
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The North Carolina Senate is preparing to finalize a bill approved last year by the state's House of Representatives mandating more universal health insurance coverage for autism services.
Published: Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 @ 7:08 pm
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The College of Nursing's reputation as a leader in simulation-based education played a role in bringing a statewide conference on simulation technology to East Carolina University in May.
Published: Monday, June 9th, 2014 @ 7:53 pm
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