Press Releases

2009

11/10	ECU Geographers Lead Water Resource Panel
11/03	ECU Lecture Features Discoveries of Excavations at Petra, Jordan
10/23	ECU to Host German Consulate General for Discussion on Alternative Energy Development
10/19	Gloria Steinem, Feminist Icon, to Speak at ECU
10/16	ECU History Professor to Speak at Barton College
10/08	ECU Physics Department Receives $868,000 NSF Grant for New Particle Accelerator
09/22	Author of "The Last Samurai" to Speak at ECU Voyages of Discovery Lecture
09/16	Astrobiologists for NASA to Speak at ECU
09/14	ECU Researchers Discover Complex Pattern of Mimicry in Evolution in Local Millipedes
09/01	ECU Privateers Host "Purple Pirate Party" for Caswell Developmental Center Residents
08/31	Whichard Professorship Brings Visiting Biblical Scholar and Historian to ECU
08/31	Black Pirates Focus on ECU Voyages of Discovery Lecture
08/26	ECU Dean White Announces 2009 Harriot Distinguished Professor
08/17	ECU Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences Announces the 2009 Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series
07/30	ECU Professor Plays Role Identifying New Salamander
07/28	ECU Hosts Second Annual PIRATES Summer Science Camp
07/27	Dean White Welcomes New Chair of Geography
07/09	ECU Hosts Latino Day
06/22	Mitchelson Steps in as Interim Chair of English
06/11	ECU Students Excavate 18th Century Storehouse Cellar in Bath, NC
06/05	ECU Maritime Studies Examining Potential Confederate Navy Shipyard
06/03	ECU Political Scientist to Dine With US Vice President Joe Biden
05/06	Renowned Historian Writes Flattering Editorial About ECU, Time in Greenville
04/28	“Big Ideas in Science” Project Brings Local Science Educators to ECU Campus Elementary and Middle School Teachers Immersed in Field Experiences
04/28	ECU Geography Department Receives $3.2 Million Software Donation
04/08	ECU Presents Burroughs Wellcome Distinguished Lecture in Sciences
03/24	ECU Presents Inagural Teague/Crumpler Lecture
03/18	$2,000 ECU Moldin Scholarship Application Now Available for Chemistry and Biology Majors April 3 Deadline
03/23	ECU Presents Final Lecture in Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series
03/23	ECU Sponsors Thomas Harriot Quadricentennial Conference Celebrating 400th Anniversary of Harriot's Use of the Telescope
03/10	ECU Alumnus Provides Education for All
03/02	ECU Classics Program Presents "Odessey Live!"
02/25	ECU Chemistry Department Receives $10,000 Donation from Purdue Pharma L.P.
02/17	The Man Who Gave His Name to America, Topic for ECU Voyages Lecture
02/17	ECU Scholars Gather in London, Discuss Sir Walter Raleigh
01/26	Modern Biodiversity and Dawn Animals: Focus of Distinguished Professor Lectures at ECU
01/13	Human Biologist to Discuss Darwin at ECU Lecture
01/06	Dean White Appoints New Sociology Chair
01/06	Nature Lists ECU Biologist's Paper an "Evolutionary Gem"

2008

12/15/08	ECU Geographer Co-Authors Book on Civil Rights Memorials
12/05/08	ECU Biology Department Celebrates Darwin's 200th Birthday: New Spider Species to be named for Support of Student Scholarships
12/04/08	Great Decisions Program: ECU to Host Community Forum on International Affairs
12/02/08	Dean White Appoints New Director of Classical Studies
11/04/08	ECU’s Thomas Harriot Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series Features 17th Annual Jarvis Lecture on Christianity and Culture
11/03/08	Chemistry Department to Honor 92-Year-Old Alumnus at Homecoming
10/21/08	East Carolina University Foreclosure Forum Features Richmond Fed Panelists
10/21/08	Enhancing Oneself: Harriot College Staff Members Pursue Advanced Degrees at ECU
10/13/08	"Sizzle: A Global Warming Comedy" to Screen at ECU's Hendrix Theater
10/08/08	ECU Religious Studies Program Announces First J. Woolard and Helen Peel Distinguished Professorship in Religious Studies
10/08/08	ECU Harriot College Announces New Chair of Biology
09/30/08	ECU Chemistry Professor Studying Protein Responsible for Mad Cow Disease Receives $199,000 National Institutes of Heath Grant
09/30/08	Former CEO of CNN and Editor of Time Magazine to Give Lecture at ECU
09/25/08	Military Historian and ECU Professor Awarded Prize
09/10/08	Scientist Present Hurricane Panel at ECU
08/27/08	Physics Professor Combines Science and Art Elected Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America
08/25/08	Harriot College Announces 2008 Distinguished Professor
08/25/08	Hecimovich Assumes Roles as Harriot College Associate Dean
08/19/08	ECU Students Win Top Prizes at American Arachnological Society Meeting
08/08/08	Old Sparta Vessel Uncovered in Tar River
06/15/08	ECU Physics Department to Offer Free Textbooks to Students
6/24/08	Tripp Joins Harriot College Staff at ECU
06/15/08	"Bug War" Department of Defense Awards More Than $700,000 for ECU Professor's Antibacterial Research
05/07/08	"World Aloft 1908" Path-Breaking Exhibit Explores World's First Exposure to Wright Brothers
04/30/08	Harriot College Among Honorees at 2008 ECU Teaching Awards Ceremony
04/29/08	FAA's VP of Operations Planning to Speak at ECU Physics Department Graduation
04/29/08	ECU Professor Pays Homage to Neil Young Through Naming of Spider
04/15/08	ECU Students Present Exhibit Celebration of Wright Brothers' 1908 Flights
04/14/08	Hungarian Animal Ecologist to Give Lecture at ECU
03/31/08	Ecological Transformation of Rivers to Topic for ECU Lecture
03/25/08	ECU Symposium to Feature Raleigh and the Atlantic World
03/25/08	Foreign Languages Honors 100 Alumni of Distinction
03/17/08	ECU Alumnus and Raleigh Businessman Supporting Education Through Scholarship
03/04/08	Visiting Professors Discuss Warfare in Medieval and Early Modern Ireland
02/26/08	Human Organization Ranked #1 Journal for Cultural Issues
02/12/08	Modlin Scholarship Available to ECU Chemistry and Biology Majors
02/11/08	Professor of Biology New Associate Dean for Research at ECU
02/06/08	'Did Lincoln Own Slaves?' ECU Professor to Sign Books in Greenville
01/31/08	University of Maryland Ecologist to Speak at ECU New Way to View Processes of Life
01/30/08	Distinguished River Professor to Discuss Role and Importance of Humanities

2007

12/12/07	ECU Maritime Program Students Travel to Stockholm, Sweden
12/11/07	Gender Dynamics in the American Whaling Industry
12/09/07	Voyages of Discovery Lecture Series Draws Full House Third Presentation Set for February
12/05/07	Long-Time Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences Associate Dean to Retire After 35 Years of Service to ECU
12/27/08	Gray Joins Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Staff at ECU
11/12/07	East Carolina University Alumnus and US Veteran to Receive Congressional Honor