http://www.ecu.edu/rss/news.xml East Carolina University - News feed. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:59:00 GMT en-us http://www.ecu.edu/news/cakes.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/cakes.cfm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:49:00 +0000 Pimento cheese and country ham are classic North Carolina favorites, but few Southerners expect to find those treats nestled near the pecan or pumpkin pies. http://www.ecu.edu/news/excel.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/excel.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 Students celebrating a successful first semester at East Carolina University were lauded over the last two weeks with inclusion in the ECU EXCELS program. This is the third year ECU has systematically honored new students who earned a 3.0 GPA or higher. http://www.ecu.edu/news/pirateread2012.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/pirateread2012.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 East Carolina University has picked the highly acclaimed "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot as its Pirate Summer Read for 2012. http://www.ecu.edu/news/tutoring2012.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/tutoring2012.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 It's a weeknight in January, and 50 East Carolina University students are at Joyner Library, learning. http://www.ecu.edu/news/techoutreach.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/techoutreach.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 Seven delegates from Halifax Community College crowded around a table at East Carolina University's College of Technology and Computer Science in mid-January staring at what looks like industrial junk. http://www.ecu.edu/news/millssymposium.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/millssymposium.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant. http://www.ecu.edu/news/barrows.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/barrows.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 ECU has hired Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Frank Barrows, former managing editor for the Charlotte Observer, to serve as interim advisor for The East Carolinian. http://www.ecu.edu/news/agrisafe.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/agrisafe.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 From schoolchildren to farm workers, people in eastern North Carolina will benefit from two health programs led by East Carolina University experts and funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/news/cnndocumentary.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/news/cnndocumentary.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 A successful partnership between East Carolina University and Pitt County Schools will be featured Sunday when CNN airs "Big Hits, Broken Dreams," a documentary about concussions in high school football. http://www.ecu.edu/news/poverty.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/poverty.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 About 50 students, most from East Carolina University's Department of Child Development and Family Relations, gathered at the Mendenhall Student Center on Wednesday to learn what it feels like to support a family on limited income. http://www.ecu.edu/news/arnold.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/arnold.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 Dr. Jennifer Arnold encouraged a midday audience in the East Carolina Heart Institute auditorium to achieve their goals by thinking big, her motto for overcoming obstacles. http://www.ecu.edu/news/godwin.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/godwin.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 East Carolina University Director of Athletics Terry Holland announced Tuesday that Pirate head baseball coach Billy Godwin will serve a two-week suspension without pay as a department-imposed corrective action for a self-reported National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) violation that involved impermissible housing benefits for volunteer coaches. http://www.ecu.edu/news/ribn.cfm http://www.ecu.edu/news/ribn.cfm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 High school seniors searching for an affordable nursing degree are being recruited for a new program this fall at East Carolina University and four area community colleges. http://www.ecu.edu/news/PPC112.CFM http://www.ecu.edu/news/PPC112.CFM Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:49:00 +0000 A committee tasked with assessing productivity, quality and centrality in the academic units across East Carolina University released its recommendations Wednesday, Jan. 18.