Newsmakers
November 2009
Larry E. Tise (History) in The Wilmington Star News, Oct. 10, and the News and Observer, Oct. 18, on his new book on the Wright Brothers.
Rick Niswander (Business) in The Daily Reflector, on the importance of broadband access in eastern North Carolina, Oct. 18.
Martha Engelke (Nursing) on WITN-TV News, on her selection as the first Richard R. Eakin Distinguished Professor of Nursing, Oct. 22.
Jody Baumgartner (Political Science) in The Washington Times on Vice President Joe Biden, Oct. 25.
Walter J. Pories (Medicine) in The Los Angeles Times on the results of gastric bypass surgery on diabetes, Oct. 26.
Thomas G. Irons (Medicine) and medical student Jason Lee on WNCT-TV News, on the state of rural health care in the United States, Oct. 27.
Paul Cook (Medicine) in Modern Medicine on hospital electronic medical record systems, Oct. 30.
Calvin Mercer (Religious Studies) in The Daily Reflector, on chanting and meditation at ECU, Nov. 5.
David Gaskins (Campus Recreation and Wellness) in The Daily Reflector on adapted sports day, Nov. 7.
Patricia Clark (Theatre and Dance), Elmer Poe and Rosina Chia (Academic Outreach) in the Daily Reflector, on use of ECU's global classroom for cultural exchange, Nov. 10.
Rachel Raab (Medicine) on WNCT-TV News on new mammogram recommendations from the federal government, Nov. 17.
Denethia Smith (ECU Physicians) on WNCT-TV News on assistance with medical bills, Nov. 17.
October 2009
Ron Allison (Radiation Oncology) and patient on WITN-TV News, on brain cancer, following death of Sen. Edward Kennedy, Aug. 26.
Medicine faculty Kenneth Steinweg, Tom Irons, Richard Rawl, Ricky Watson, and family medicine resident Steven Manning on UNC-TV, Ch. 4, on highlights of the 12-part North Carolina Now series, "North Carolina Rising," spotlighting rural economic development including health care in eastern North Carolina, Sept. 2.
Kristina Simeonsson (Medicine) on WNCT-TV News on children and H1N1 flu, Sept. 3.
Peter L. Francia (Political Science), quoted in the Washington Times in article on the political influence of labor unions, Sept. 7.
Trip Lamb (Biology) in The Macon County News, Cullowhee, on his work with a Western Carolina University professor emeritus in discovering a new species of salamander, Sept. 17.
Jane Painter (Occupational Therapy) in The News and Observer, on falls among the aging, Sept. 21.
James Kleckley (Business) in The Charlotte Observer on the rate of job losses during the economic downturn, Sept. 22.
Paige Averett and Bruce Nalavany (Social Work) appeared in a Reuters news service article regarding their research that determined that sexual orientation of adoptive parents does not impact the emotional development of adopted children.
Larry Tise (History) in The Charlotte Observer on his new book about the secret flights of the Wright Brothers, Sept. 27.
Donna Roberson (Nursing) on WNCT-TV News, on Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholar working with incarcerated women to prevent HIV, Sept. 24.
Keith Ramsey (Medicine) in The Daily Reflector, in an editorial on H1N1 flu, Sept. 27; and on WCTI-TV News on Halloween and flu concerns, Sept. 29.
