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A 10-year partnership between the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Laboratory at East Carolina University and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources was cause for celebration April 30 in Greenville.
Published: Sunday, June 8th, 2014 @ 10:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The choreographic work of East Carolina University dance professor John Dixon will take the national stage in Washington, D.C. on June 7. His is one of 11 works that will be featured this weekend at the American College Dance Festival Association's National College Dance Festival at the John F...
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 11:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Making education available to online learners around the globe, East Carolina University is now offering its first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
Published: Friday, June 6th, 2014 @ 1:24 pm
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Students in East Carolina University's College of Engineering and Technology helped revamp information technology systems and make process improvements for two Pitt County agencies dedicated to improving the lives of children.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 6:34 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The Centers for Disease Control has issued travel advisories urging simple measures to prevent the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), following the second confirmed case of the virus in the United States.
Published: Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014 @ 11:01 am
By: ECU News Services
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At the end of July, at least one East Carolina University senior will be working full time in the Research Triangle area for Cisco, an international networking company.
Published: Sunday, June 1st, 2014 @ 11:07 am
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The changing definition of literacy and the constant evolution of teaching methods were major topics at the first-ever Interdisciplinary Literacy Summit, held May 21 at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, May 29th, 2014 @ 9:15 am
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Five-year-old Christian McLawhorn won't stop talking. And his mother Sharon is thrilled about it. When Christian was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder two years ago, he was almost entirely nonverbal. "He would just repeat the last word that was said to him," she said.
Published: Tuesday, May 27th, 2014 @ 8:58 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's graduate programs in nursing and business rank among the nation's best in online education for veterans, according to a listing released May 20 by U.S. News & World Report.
Published: Monday, May 26th, 2014 @ 3:36 pm
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East Carolina University's Project STEPP program, which supports students with learning disabilities who aspire to achieve a college education, has received a nearly $950,000 donation from Walter and Marie Williams of Greenville.
Published: Sunday, May 25th, 2014 @ 11:37 am
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Theater arts, physical therapy, nursing, engineering and business are a few of the planned fields of study for 20 incoming freshmen selected for East Carolina University's prestigious EC Scholars Program.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:59 pm
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Starting each day with a rigorous physical training session at 6 a.m. is rarely one's idea of fun. Not to mention regular military-style drills, Ranger Challenges, and Army ten-milers. Top it off with traditional college coursework and you've got a full load.
Published: Friday, May 23rd, 2014 @ 9:50 am
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East Carolina University art professor Robert Ebendorf has been honored with a lifetime achievement award by a group he helped found more than 40 years ago.
Published: Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 @ 1:41 am
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East Carolina University will build its eighth dental community service learning center in Brunswick County, officials announced at a press conference in Bolivia on May 16.
Published: Wednesday, May 21st, 2014 @ 5:17 am
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Susan Eubanks, a clinical trials nurse specialist at the Leo W. Jenkins Cancer Center, has been selected by her peers as this year's top nurse at ECU Physicians, the group medical practice of the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.
Published: Tuesday, May 20th, 2014 @ 3:40 pm
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A small fish that East Carolina University biologist Jeff McKinnon collected as a boy growing up in British Columbia will be the centerpiece of a study that could give insight to human genetics.
Published: Monday, May 19th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
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An incoming student at the Brody School of Medicine beat out candidates enrolling at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke and Wake Forest to earn a substantial scholarship that will help pay for medical school.
Published: Sunday, May 18th, 2014 @ 6:24 pm
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Dr. Marilyn Sheerer urged East Carolina University graduates to embrace change, to lead and serve others in their search for success in the future.
Published: Friday, May 16th, 2014 @ 12:09 pm
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With Chancellor Steve Ballard and Vice Chancellor Virginia Hardy standing beside him, Gov. Pat McCrory signed an executive order May 13 that creates a multi-agency task force aimed at reducing substance abuse and underage drinking.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 7:20 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's School of Art and Design has been ranked as the 10th best animation program in the South by an industry website.
Published: Thursday, May 15th, 2014 @ 1:26 pm
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With his wife Michelle holding the Bible, Gerald Lewis Jr., officially took the oath of office as chief of the East Carolina University Police Department May 8.
Published: Wednesday, May 14th, 2014 @ 5:34 am
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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has again been honored as one of the top producers of family physicians in the nation.
Published: Monday, May 12th, 2014 @ 12:03 am
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Coping with continuing financial challenges crept into committee and board discussions during the April meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees.
Published: Saturday, May 10th, 2014 @ 12:57 pm
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A geographer, Mitchelson has been at ECU since 1999. He chaired the department of geography and served as interim chair of the English department. In 2011 he was appointed to chair ECU's Program Prioritization Committee, which evaluated programs campuswide and examined the university's academic...
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 6:55 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A $451,955 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development division will fund crucial technology at three East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine community service learning centers across the state.
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 12:19 am
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Marilyn Sheerer admitted as she stood at the podium, watching her colleagues giving a standing ovation, that she's seldom at a loss for words. But she was almost there during the fifth annual University Awards Day ceremony.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 1:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A grounds crew from East Carolina University traveled to Elizabeth City State University April 28 to help clean up damage from three tornadoes that struck the area April 25.
Published: Monday, May 5th, 2014 @ 4:13 am
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The East Carolina University community awoke April 30 to news of campus flooding and a train derailment at the corner of 14th Street and Charles Boulevard, following a series of heavy thunderstorms that came through the Greenville area April 29.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 3:07 pm
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Students at Farmville Middle School were treated to ounce upon ounce of prevention in their own gymnasium on April 16, when they participated in a sports safety clinic sponsored by the Eastern Carolina Injury Prevention Program, a joint effort between East Carolina University and Vidant Health.
Published: Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 @ 11:18 am
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East Carolina University will mark Founders Day/University Awards Day on April 30, recognizing the establishment of the institution 107 years ago by the N.C. General Assembly.
Published: Friday, May 2nd, 2014 @ 11:17 am
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A one-of-a-kind art show at East Carolina University demonstrated how middle school students with learning differences used art to learn about their strengths and express their individuality.
Published: Wednesday, April 30th, 2014 @ 6:01 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Foundation preparation for the newest residence halls, Gateway East and West, has begun and project completion is scheduled for July 2015. Gateway East and West will be the newest addition to East Carolina University's campus living as they replace Belk Residence Hall and will house 720 students.
Published: Monday, April 28th, 2014 @ 1:00 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University has been building a workforce of teachers, nurses, artists and doctors for decades. Add another fast-growing group to the list of professionals that ECU sends out to serve the region: engineers.
Published: Friday, April 25th, 2014 @ 4:15 pm
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Don't let the term "interior design" summon thoughts of paint swatches and throw pillows. That's decorating. The type of design that interests East Carolina University student Lindsey Westphal brings comfort to the sick and can even aid healing.
Published: Thursday, April 24th, 2014 @ 12:21 am
By: ECU News Services
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