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A student production opening this week at East Carolina University is a nod to two historical periods - the days of knights and chivalry and a more recent reign.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 6:59 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The law enforcement official who led the New Jersey State Police efforts to improve community relations after a racial profiling scandal has been hired as the new police chief at East Carolina University.
Published: Thursday, November 21st, 2013 @ 1:00 pm
By: Announcements
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing has partnered with Vidant Medical Center to launch its first alumni network in eastern North Carolina.
Published: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 @ 3:02 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University recognized 40 veterans and military supporters today during its annual Veterans Day paver dedication. The Nov. 11 event brings the total number of pavers to nearly 200. The 6-by-9-inch bricks honor men and women who have served in the armed forces or who have supported...
Published: Sunday, November 17th, 2013 @ 3:10 pm
By: ECU News Services
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However, differences in technology and operating procedures across the state and nation continue to create a host of problems, from a delay in 911 services to no help arriving at all in crisis situations. Ongoing research by faculty members James Holloway, Elaine Seeman and Jim Kleckley in the East
Published: Thursday, November 14th, 2013 @ 12:23 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University art education professor Dr. Borim Song is helping aspiring teachers hone those skills through a service-learning experience that connects ECU art education students with children at the Greenville Korean Language School.
Published: Wednesday, November 13th, 2013 @ 7:51 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's graduate programs are producing more professional archeologists than any other program in the nation, according to a recent listing in the Society for American Archeology.
Published: Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 @ 10:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University will host a number of speakers and events this week and next in honor of Veterans Day.
Published: Sunday, November 10th, 2013 @ 8:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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In 1972, when he and his classmates made up the first group of East Carolina University medical students, Dr. Douglas Privette said they knew they had to excel.
Published: Friday, November 8th, 2013 @ 9:13 pm
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University professor Dr. Melanie Sartore-Baldwin was named the 2013 Outstanding Alumni (Early Career) by Texas A&M University Oct. 25 at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center.
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 12:40 pm
By: ECU News Services
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A survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks, Michael Hingson, told East Carolina University students Wednesday how much he appreciates effective collaboration.
Published: Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 @ 12:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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Jane Goodall barked a series of chimpanzee cries that sounded startlingly real.Then, her face melted into a smile. "Hello," she said in a soft, lyrical voice. "This is me." Goodall held court over a packed Wright Auditorium Oct. 1 as part of the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 7:14 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Set in the 1930s and '40s in France, East Carolina University English professor Dr. Liza Wieland's novel in progress requires more research than her previous works.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 11:41 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Students tackling research for the first time may appreciate the effort East Carolina University librarian Katy Kavanagh puts toward engaging them in the task.
Published: Thursday, October 24th, 2013 @ 8:00 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Many students struggle to write a simple research paper. Change the assignment to include qualitative research methods and the task becomes even more demanding. An East Carolina University professor aims to help students navigate through the research process by applying her own unique real world...
Published: Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013 @ 7:17 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ECU has graduated 160 students from the master's degree concentration, and 32 are enrolled now, said Dr. Becky Bagley, director of nurse-midwifery.
Published: Sunday, October 20th, 2013 @ 12:12 am
By: ECU News Services
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Active in the church and in the Bear Grass community where he and his wife live, 63-year-old Ervin Harris had four strokes just days apart in April 2011. The first came after physical therapy for knee surgery. "We went directly from rehabilitation to the emergency room," Susan said.
Published: Friday, October 18th, 2013 @ 2:48 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Senior Alex Gajewski knows what he wants to do after graduation. The aspiring sports broadcaster has held internships with ESPN radio, TV stations in Greenville and Charlotte, NASCAR Productions and a professional soccer team.
Published: Tuesday, October 15th, 2013 @ 9:30 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Overcoming challenges and building a career in cupcakes were two memorable illustrations of leadership and service offered during the fourth event in the ECU Incredible Women’s Series.
Published: Sunday, October 13th, 2013 @ 7:03 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Nearly 100 eighth grade girls from 12 Pitt County middle schools attended the fourth annual STEM Girls conference Oct. 4 at East Carolina University to learn more about majors and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Published: Friday, October 11th, 2013 @ 1:45 pm
By: ECU News Services
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When Lindsay Gardiner Takkunen first heard about the terrorist attack on the Westgate Mall in Kenya, the news hit close to home.
Published: Monday, October 7th, 2013 @ 6:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Two days before the opening night of "Dracula," in a backstage dressing room at McGinnis Theatre, costume designer Cybele Moon cocked her head and sized up a white, lacy wedding gown. Dissatisfied, she snatched it from the rack.
Published: Friday, September 27th, 2013 @ 3:44 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Occupational therapy students at East Carolina University have started a "Person First" campaign to encourage health care professionals to avoid labeling people as their disability or condition.
Published: Thursday, September 26th, 2013 @ 4:39 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Patients in need of mental and physical health care will have an easier time getting both through a new partnership between East Carolina University social work and family medicine.
Published: Wednesday, September 25th, 2013 @ 3:36 am
By: ECU News Services
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Chairman Robert Brinkley saved what might be considered the biggest news for his closing remarks during the regularly scheduled East Carolina University Board of Trustees meeting Sept. 20.
Published: Monday, September 23rd, 2013 @ 10:42 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Faculty members at East Carolina University have developed and released free curriculum materials designed to help high school students with learning differences make a successful transition to college.
Published: Sunday, September 22nd, 2013 @ 6:35 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Dr. Jeffrey Ferguson was having a quiet summer afternoon recently when a call came in on his radio. A person had called 9-1-1 reporting that a female relative in her 80s was complaining of stroke-like symptoms. The caller was in a nearby neighborhood.
Published: Friday, September 20th, 2013 @ 7:28 am
By: ECU News Services
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Robeson County will soon be home to a facility that officials say will bring dental care to limited-income, underserved residents while providing educational opportunities to East Carolina University dental students.
Published: Wednesday, September 18th, 2013 @ 11:59 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University physicians have begun seeing patients in the emergency department at Vidant Beaufort Hospital under a new agreement that brings university expertise to the community facility.
Published: Tuesday, September 17th, 2013 @ 9:27 am
By: ECU News Services
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East Carolina University's College of Nursing will receive $1.09 million in federal funds over the next three years to integrate interprofessional education and expand the use of an existing virtual community clinic in the nurse practitioner curriculum.
Published: Monday, September 16th, 2013 @ 4:17 am
By: ECU News Services
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An East Carolina University laboratory dedicated to research on dementia has received $50,000 to advance studies of Alzheimer's disease.
Published: Saturday, September 14th, 2013 @ 6:01 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Two management professors in the College of Business retired on the exact same day this fall, ending more than four decades of combined teaching at East Carolina University.
Published: Friday, September 13th, 2013 @ 3:15 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Joey Perry goes through several pairs of tennis shoes each year. It's easy to do when you're responsible for every painted inch at Bagwell Field in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 10:53 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Fans attending East Carolina University home football games this season may notice members of the Marching Pirates have a quicker step or an extra snap with their color guard flags.
Published: Wednesday, September 11th, 2013 @ 9:18 pm
By: ECU News Services
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