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NORTH CAROLINA FAVORITES<br/> ECU alumna creates unique cakes for Our State magazine

PIRATES HELPING PIRATES<br/> Student tutors step up, give back

REACHING OUT<br/> ECU faculty partner with region on technology

HIGH ACHIEVERS<br/> ECU students EXCEL in first semester

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER<br/> Barrows selected as interim adviser for The East Carolinian

'BIG HITS, BROKEN DREAMS' <br/> ECU featured in CNN documentary

ACCESSIBLE, AFFORDABLE<br/>
ECU and community colleges debut new nursing program

BETTER HEALTH<br/> Grants to fund projects for eastern N.C.

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GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
Location plays role in health disparity

EMPTY BOWLS
ECU event targets hunger in Greenville area

SEA-LEVEL RISE, FLOODING
ECU prof joins team studying hurricane effects

LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Speaker series targets grad students

READING, LANGUAGE ARTS
Staton Conference set for February

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ECU People

Accounting professor publishes article

ECU Joyner Library hosts illustrator at annual summit

ECU FAFSA Day set for Feb. 18

Counselors connect with ECU College of Education

Conference on service-learning set for Feb. 21-23

Work by ECU biology professor in high demand

Student work highlighted in IMpact newsletter

Events to focus on importance of language

Read more about ECU People in the ECU Now blog

Higher Ed Topics

An 'Arab spring' of free online education, Washington Post

Gaming the College Rankings, NY Times

Social networks transforming academic, university business

Cornell Alumnus Is Behind $350 Million Gift, NY Times

Study: Two-fifths of high school graduates are unprepared for college, Washington Post

YouTube creates separate site for schools, New York

Read more higher ed topics in the Daily Clips

Featured

Pirate Read selected for 2012

East Carolina University has picked the highly acclaimed “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” by Rebecca Skloot as its Pirate Summer Read for 2012. The work tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, the forgotten woman behind one of the most important tools in modern medicine, and of her descendants, many of whom feel betrayed by the scientific establishment. Read more...

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In the Spotlight

'Boomerang Kids' here to stay

East Carolina University child development and family relations professor Bryce Jorgensen and ECU alumna Maureen McNamara were featured on a WNCT-TV news program on "Boomerang Kids," who return home following graduation. Jorgensen said the phenomenon is likely here to stay. Read/watch the story. Contact Jorgensen.

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Research vessel named for Stan Riggs

ECU Poverty Simulation

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Media Advisories

1/30/12 Barrows named interim advisor to the East Carolinian

1/11/12 Media update: Student Media Adviser

1/10/12 Statement by Dr. Virginia Hardy related to the First Amendment/East Carolinian

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Hot Topics

'Bringing on the puppies': Super Bowl advertising

Advertisers paid an average of $3.5 million for a 30-second television commercial slot during the Super Bowl game Feb. 5. East Carolina University marketing professor Tracy Tuten, an expert on advertising and consumer behavior, spoke with ECU News Services about the importance of Super Bowl time slots and the ads’ effectiveness. Read more...

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Campus News

ECU grad student debuts new journal

ECU creative writing graduate student Michael Kent Brantley has published the first issue of an online fiction journal entitled "What the Fiction." The journal is available at www.whatthefiction.com. ECU creative writing professor Dean Tuck serves as associate editor for the journal, which was inspired by a creative writing class at ECU. Read more...

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