ECU News Archives for 2008
January 2008
ECU professor explores technology and 'space'
ECU business professors study laws about 911, emerging technology
Editor of North Carolina Literary Review recognized for accomplishments
Project to document oral histories of ECU graduates
Medical student recognition banquet to be held Jan. 19
Moldovan Minister of Health to visit ECU
4th annual Jean Mills Health Symposium to be held Feb. 15-16
ECU to host regional Campus Safety Symposium
Forum focuses on challenges, opportunities of diversity
ECU hosts MLK events
ECU, UNC experts want to hear people's ideas for cancer research, treatment
NC Sea Grant enables ECU to study emergency communication
Thomas elected vice-chair of state allied health council
ECU, UNC team up on cancer care, research
Concert to benefit Grimesland clinic
ECU announced enrollment task force
College of Nursing, College of Education named in the nation's top 10 largest graduate programs in distance education
ECU surgeon elected president of Society of Thoracic Surgeons
February 2008
Country Doctor Museum in Bailey reopens following renovations
Baker-Flowers named chief diversity officer
ECU student leadership focus of BB&T Center grants
ECU Physicians and Eastern Neurosurgical and Spine Associates to merge
ECU make strides on Million Step March
Immune deficiency and balance disorder result from single gene defect
Fairytale Boutique hopes to make prom dreams come true
ECU's HHP hosts Centennial leadership forum
Smiles all around as officials break ground for dental school
ECU student's coastal research honored
Study helps to understand risk for depression in pregnancy
Links between environment and obesity to be topic of Pediatric Healthy Weight Summit
Atkins joins ECU as vice provost for student affairs
March 2008
Wetherington named interim attorney
Winners of 17th annual Collaborative Nursing Research Day announced
UNC Board of Governors endorses plan to expand medical education in North Carolina
Smokers can learn how to quit beginning April 8
ECU hosts Jarvis Lecture
Medical students ready for annual Match Day on Thursday
ECU holds Youth Arts Festival
ECU sends 66 percent into primary care residencies
Research and Creative Activity recipients announced
ECU celebrates centennial
Magazine ranks ECU among top primary care medical schools
Two ECU medical students receive fellowships to work in Africa
ECU welcomes new police chief
April 2008
Second Century Campaign kicks off at ECU, receives first leadership gift
Microscope exhibit under the eye beginning April 4 at Laupus Library
ECU student's research receives award
Fifty-nine health sciences faculty recognized for published works
ECU Alum creates scholarships for College of Business students
Senator Obama to visit campus
Whitakers golf tournament to benefit ECU transplant surgery program
Microscope exhibit under the eye beginning April 4 at Laupus Library
Conde joins ECU focusing on special initiatives
Up with People CEO to speak at ECU commencement
Seven ECU students awarded Schweitzer Fellowships
ECU faculty, students work to authenticate Wright brothers artifact
Free skin cancer screenings to be offered May 3
First Unity Day held in the College of Nursing
ECU study shows casual video games relieve stress
May 2008
University honors excellence in teaching
Medical, nursing, allied health convocations to be this weekend
ECU biologist names "Young" spider
Three to receive honorary degrees from ECU
Payne named university attorney
ECU recognized for educating family doctors
Nursing, allied health students celebrate in convocations held Friday
Holoman named Brody Nurse of the Year
Brody class of 2008 graduates
ECU graduates 3,400 at spring commencement
Program aimed at mental health pros working with veterans
Pair headed to Honduras to hone medical skills
Laupus Library forms founding friends group
ECU researcher to study 'fun' with NIH
Bowles opens ECU global education conference
ECU's computer science master's a "best buy"
New antibody offers hope for treating ovarian, breast cancer
Garden party set for Country Doctor Museum's 40th anniversary
Internal medicine research day to be May 29
Two named master educators at Brody for 2008
NCDOT installs signs for ECU on Interstates
ECU's ITCS receives national recognition
Fitness focus of state health plan grant
ECU Professor to study bioterrorism in China
High school students, future health care leaders from across state attend conference at ECU
ECU to offer free online courses for students affected by Katrina
ECU Trustees award raise to Holland
June 2008
ECU professor's 'forgiveness' research featured on PBS
Camp helps youth achieve a healthy weight
Gift to College of Business enables new insurance, risk program at ECU
Pediatric hematology/oncology staff hosts summer camp
ECU surgeon completes 400th robot-assisted mitral valve repair
ECU approves new Board of Visitors members
Youth camps enliven a quiet ECU summer
ECU Physicians names pair to leadership posts
Award-winning teacher to deliver commencement address
ECU spider-naming goes 'late night'
ECU responds to contaminated water announcement
Latino community meets at ECU
July 2008
NIH awards ECU more than $2 million
ECU marks centennial of Jarvis Hall groundbreaking
ECU continues installing sprinkler systems
New dean appointed at ECU medical school
Exhibit offers insight into lives of state mental hospital patients
ECU trustees re-elect Greczyn
Humor focus of ECU's 2008 North Carolina Literary Review
Frelix to lead medical society
ECU alumnus creates diversity enhancing scholarship
Summer biology camp reaches out to eastern NC
Improvements made to entrance of ECU theater
ECU biologist, spider to appear on Colbert Report
August 2008
Patriarca appointed new College of Education dean
Hupp named to lead dental school at ECU
Olympic perspectives: ECU professors, students on the Beijing games
Beijing Bound: ECU grad aims for Paralympic gold
ECU students, faculty preview Olympic facilities
Poorman named director of financial aid at ECU
East Carolina welcomes students
Annual white coat ceremony scheduled for Friday
Brody welcomes Class of 2012
Pre-events, workshops mark ECU's literary homecoming
Distinguished professorship first in College of Allied Health Sciences
September 2008
Research could lead to new blood pressure treatment
Golden Living Center donates to Brody School of Medicine
ECU reopens Todd Dining Hall
ECU surgeon to give first talk in Voyages lecture series
Ride with the Voice of the Pirates Oct. 4 to raise funds for nursing scholarship
Raab brings cancer care home to ECU
ECU honor society hosts health care forum
ECU's Hi-tech "ROVER" van educational
ECU sets goals for state giving campaign
College of Nursing designated national Center of Excellence
ECU breaks ground for new Family Medicine Center
Country Doctor Museum hosts 2nd annual African-American Heritage Day Oct. 4
Projects receive Brody Brothers research grants
October 2008
NC archeologists convene at ECU; public invited
Reader's Theater explores family relationships in a forced living arrangement
Through the mouth? New surgeries promise faster recovery, fewer scars
Grants to aid Hobgood Clinic, HIV testing in China
Coastal hazards web site developed by ECU experts
ECU chemist receives NIH grant
Crowd welcomes Palin to ECU
Oct. 27 symposium focuses on rehabilitation challenges facing military personnel, veterans and their dependents
Experts discuss problems, solutions to health care system
Father's brain cancer leads student to Chicago Marathon
Election Perspectives: ECU political scientists on the presidential race
Teachers in ECU's TechMath program tour local businesses
ECU hosts Latino education conference
Holland's contract amended
Sheerer named provost
Health care policies of political parties to be examined Oct. 28
BB&T honors Ken Chalk with gift to ECU
ECU professor receives UNC Board of Governors award for public service
ECU students design Wounded Warrior barracks
Richmond Fed panelists to speak at ECU foreclosure forum
Brody School of Medicine recognizes leaders who helped establish school
Early voting begins at ECU's Newman Center
V.P. candidate Joe Biden visits ECU
ECU hosts first conference on Latino issues
Multiple challenges face military personnel during and after war
ECU hosts former U.S. Comptroller General
Fire closes Bate Building for afternoon
ECU holds powwow, lectures for Native American Awareness Month
ECU opens North Recreational Complex
ECU's FoodMASTER program receives $504,000 NIH grant
ECU 'Goes for the Gold' in Homecoming 2008
November 2008
ECU study shows HWY 17 benefits economy
Indian drums and storytelling part of fun at Brody
ECU surveys GLBT students, employees
40 outstanding students recognized in College of Allied Health Sciences
ECU student to spend semester at Ron Clark Academy
ECU conference to discuss climate’s effect on N.C. tourism
ECU celebrates International Education week
College of Nursing inducts Golden Lamp Society members
Wounded Warriors, Paralympians mark ECU’s Adapted Sports Day
ECU Physicians and Eastern Neurosurgical & Spine Associates complete merger
ECU holds fall commencement Dec. 13
Tenth annual ECU Neuroscience Symposium to be Nov. 25
College of Nursing faculty member wins state award for excellence by national nurse practitioners association
Program urges ECU students to donate household goods
UCLA School of Nursing dean is the keynote speaker for the 2008 Siegfried Lowin Visiting Scholar Lecture Series
Joyner exhibits art from ECU MFA students
ECU launches holiday drive
USDA supports FoodMASTER project
Trustees delay vote on undergraduate tuition, fees
The Country Doctor Museum hosts fourth annual holiday open house Dec. 6
Scientist eyes an end to pox
December 2008
Grant to help advance long-term care administrators' education
ECU launches Outreach Scholars Academy
ECU receives nod to install cardiac CT scanner
Professionalism in medicine topic of second annual Jose G. Albernaz Golden Apple Distinguished Lecture
ECU to host Great Decisions Program
Spider naming to support student scholarships
ECU physicians named to annual Best Doctors list
Five ECU students recognized as campus heroes
ECU, PCMH dedicate East Carolina Heart Institute
Trustees approve tuition, fee increase
Graduates, families celebrate at ECU's 100th fall commencement
ECU to test outdoor notification system
Long-lost cemetery handled with care before work starts on dental school
New book by ECU geographer examines Civil Rights memorials
ECU awarded Carnegie distinction
