ECU News Archives for 2007
January 2007
ECU nursing faculty member elected to governing board for Southern Nursing Research Society
ECU to mark MLK Day with film, lecture, volunteerism
Holland's contract extended two years
Breathing seminar to be held Jan. 23
Third annual Jean Mills health fair, symposium to be Feb. 9-10
Study profiles repeat visitors to trauma center
ECU professor profiles women's rights activists
Sheerer named ECU vice chancellor for student life
ECU planning centennial celebrations
ECU hosts campus safety symposium
February 2007
Jean Mills Health Symposium to address health disparities Feb. 9-10
Medical schools, teaching hospitals have strong economic punch
Drug study shows need for more oversight, ECU surgeon says
Joyner Library exhibit features "father" of ECU
Focus on health, church and food during Black History Month at ECU
ECU sends notices of potential data exposure
ECU hosts first Engineering and Technology Day
Women's Health Conference slated March 1-3 in Atlantic Beach
ECU study shows active kids focus better in school
ECU hosts first Engineering and Technology Day
Researcher sees decrease in pain and anxiety among cancer patients who use reflexology
ECU student mentoring program helps kids stay fit
Author Maya Angelou coming to ECU event March 23
Laupus Library hosts traveling exhibit on history of equine veterinary medicine
ECU's College of Education lauded for links to community colleges
Researcher's new book focuses on guestworkers in U.S.
N.C. General Assembly coming to ECU to honor 100th on March 8
March 2007
Collaborative Nursing Research Day focuses on simulations in nursing education
Officials dedicate community health center
Winners of 16th annual Collaborative Nursing Research Day announced
ECU researchers uncover potential nerve-repair mechanism
Novick to lead Medical Foundation of ECU
Williams honored for service to ECU
Centennial gift focuses on leadership initiatives at ECU
Medical students ready for annual Match Day
Global warming lectures honor ECU professor
ECU sends 63 percent into primary care residencies
Pirates Fall To Scarlet Knights In First Round
ECU holds Youth Arts Festival
ECU conducting campus climate survey
Smith donation to fund $2 million chair at East Carolina Heart Institute
Fifth annual Brody Distinguished Lecture set for March 26
ECU students headed for friendly competition with other UNC schools
Eastern North Carolina Girl Scouts 'Scout Out Nursing'
ECU Police receive accreditation
Research focus of ECU weeklong celebration
Magazine ranks ECU sixth among primary care medical schools
April 2007
ECU's 2007 Women of Distinction named
Governor appoints Thomas to N.C. Institute of Medicine
Weight-loss surgery program receives national certification
ECU students rediscover rare frog
Bamboo bridge project holds first international meeting
Physicians spotlighted in national traveling exhibit
Officials cut ribbon on new TEDI BEAR Center
Matthew Mahar Inducted Fellow in AAHPERD Research Consortium
Marine commander to speak at ECU commencement
Faculty host simulation conference April 25-26
Healthy weight camp for girls coming to ECU
ECU Names interim police chief
Mahar receives UNC Board of Governors teaching award
Ammons papers establish new literary collection at Joyner Library
ECU named a "best value college" by Princeton Review
ECU receives national award for sending graduates into family medicine
May 2007
Grant funds new instrument at ECU
ECU physician to address medical graduates at convocation
Marine commander delivers ECU commencement address
Country Doctor Museum hosts African-American Heritage Day on May 26
Program on respiratory illnesses to be held
Convocations recognize health sciences graduates
Harriot volume joins Joyner Library collection
Grant will fund new therapist at child abuse center
ECU hosts campus emergency response training
Seven ECU students awarded Schweitzer Fellowships
College of Business establishes community spirit scholarship fund
Participation encouraged at May 22 community forum with health care leaders
Morris named to economic role
Two graduate students named N.C. Sea Grant/ECU Maritime Heritage Fellows
ECU announces recipients of Research Development Awards
June 2007
Officials mark construction milestone at heart institute
ECU to assess Mid-Currituck Bridge Project
ECU Physicians' Moye Medical Center now open
Provost Smith plans to return to the classroom
ECU College of Business to launch Cunanan Leadership Speake
Local students to participate in health careers program June 11-15
Medical school hosts camps for children with cancer, sickle-cell disease
High school students to participate in health careers program June 17-29
New study finds Carolina coastal economy vulnerable to sea level rise
Nursing faculty member gets federal grant to increase number and diversity of nurse practitioners in North Carolina
ECU students dig down almost five feet and 250 years
Metabolic Institute receives $1 million
Sheerer named interim provost, administrative changes announced
ECU master's of public health program accredited
ECU's College of Education launches E-Journal
Griffin named AVC for academic programs at ECU
Girls lose weight, build confidence at ECU camp
July 2007
Johnson named to student affairs role
Roeder named ECU's Dean of Students
Bunch named special assistant to provost
Latest edition of North Carolina Literary Review focuses on ECU
Physician assistant studies students create health promotion kits
Hardy named senior associate dean at medical school
ECU trustees elect leaders, welcome new members
Grant to help recovering substance abusers find jobs
August 2007
ECU officials reviewing request from NY attorney general
Wilmington Shipyard focus of ECU Library professor's book
Mini-med school offers public chance to learn about health, medicine
Medical foundation adopts new name
State budget includes $25 million for dental school
Pediatric preventive dental clinic to be established
Holland Introduces McCarthy As Acting Head Basketball Coach
ECU, PCC nursing faculty collaborate on simulation education grant
Brody welcomes Class of 2011
Software gift a boon for ECU's merchandising program
East Carolina welcomes back record numbers of students, enhances safety
Flu and pneumonia education program to be held Aug. 30
ECCNL officially designated university center; $250,000 grant to address nursing shortage
ECU chemist develops polymer for topical treatments
ECU College of Business receives $500,000 to establish new faculty chair
September 2007
ECU's Harriot College hosts "Voyages" lectures
Brody School of Medicine nurse named to Great 100
First medical humanities summer fellows share Costa Rican experience
ECU hosts fourth Literary Homecoming
Grant fosters musical exchange between ECU, Brazil
Book about ECU penned for prospective students
ECU Women Participate in UNC Bridges Program
Diversity survey results released
ECU biologist finds links between evolution,schizophrenia
Golden Living Centers donates $107,000 to Brody School of Medicine
Iron ships under study in Hawaii by ECU maritime group
Cokie Roberts to speak at "One Hundred Incredible Women" event
More than 100 attend ECU vascular screening
School of Nursing establishes giving program, emergency needs fund
ECU ROTC commander to run marathon, raise funds for wounded soldiers
October 2007
NCLR founders honored by ECU at Literary Homecoming
Nurse faculty members inducted as fellows in national education academy
ECU receives $1.1 million to study nanotubes' effect on hearts
ECU Physicians' general internal medicine now at Moye Medical Center
ECU professor calls for 'creative' curriculum development
ECU English professor receives Fulbright
ECU officials complete investigation on alleged noose
ECU welcomes Fulbright scholar from Pakistan
Art show and sale Oct. 18 benefits nursing scholarship, research
Nursing group earns top national award for research
Cokie Roberts speaks at '100 Incredible Women' event
FORUM SET FOR ECU CAMPUS SAFETY SURVEY
Plants, animals more closely linked, ECU biologist finds
ECU Hosts first ever HumorFest; Tickets on sale now
Allied Health Sciences, Nursing change name
Study: Eastern N.C. women find own breast tumors, and they're often larger
News Tip: ECU working to conserve water; faculty experts available to discuss drought
Smoking cessation program to be offered at ECU
ECU's RENCI/CCSIM Hosts Open House
ECU art professor wins design award
November 2007
ECU Foundation honors donors, recipients of first Access Scholarships
College of Nursing hosts nurse practitioners Nov. 7, celebrates national week Nov. 11-17
Nineteen Pitt County residents named to group of 40 distinguished alumni from College of Allied Health Sciences
Little changes take big bite out of weight, ECU study says
Adjusting to life with implantable cardiac devices focus of ECU researcher's work
Ninth annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to be Nov. 29
Country Doctor Museum sets Holiday Open House Dec. 1
ECU's "Countdown to Peace" exhibit seeks artists
Laupus Library hosts exhibits on African-American academic surgeons, eastern North Carolina physicians
Two ECU doctoral programs ranked in top 10
Heart institute receives $500,000 gift from Rocky Mount family
December 2007
Parrott to speak at ECU's Commencement Dec. 15
College of Nursing announces first endowed professorship named for former university Chancellor Emeritus Richard R. Eakin
Holland reimburses ECU for aid
College of Nursing announces first endowed distinguished professorship
ECU physicians named to annual Best Doctors list
Smokers can start kicking the habit Jan. 8 with ECU program
Seven projects receive nearly $254,000 in Brody Brothers research grants
Chancellor says he was mistaken about Holland e-mail
ECU graduates 3300 at fall commencement
ECU Family Medicine Center receives $1 million from Golden LEAF
ECU's maritime studies assesses ship in Bermuda
ECU gets "green" vehicles
Scientist receives $1.6 million to study ways to stop dangerous germ
ECU receives UNC development grant
