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44010
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"Diverse efforts aim to prioritize mental well being." According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, suicide is the second leading cause of death among persons aged 10-14. East Carolina University's Dr. Michael Lang states that access remains a problem because there aren't enough providers.
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43833
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Ohio native Jeff Charles Purtee initiated a fabled career as play-by-play for ECU sports in the late 1980s. Terry Holland lead the athletics deportment at ECU from 2004-2013.
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43409
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Brody family patriarchs, brothers Morris, Sammy and Leo never attended East Carolina University but for more than 60 years now, they and their offspring have contributed significantly to the institution, particularly its medical education and research programs. In 1999, the Brody Medical School was named in their honor.
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40646
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East Carolina University Anthropology department students found the ruins of a tavern with an artifact proving seeds of independence were planted decades before the Revolutionary War. One of many artifacts, the cufflink contained inscribed words indicating early support for independence from the British monarchy.
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40323
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Chancellor Cecil Staton’s vision was to continue bringing ECU to a nationally prominent university status. Forwarding ECU to that status were initiatives such as expanding the Department of Public Health into the School of Public Health and doubling the amount of external funding for research.
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40327
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An ECU Maritime Archaeology graduate snorkeled for a worthy cause. Part of a Sedna Epic Expedition team in the Canadian Arctic that year, she helped raise awareness for climate change, by taking note of microplastics levels and wildlife along with shipwrecks. Her passion for climate change is also expended Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
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40020
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Along with education, ECU is making a difference in fields such as medicine, life sciences, engineering, technology, and business. Graduates are a particular boon to rural communities, most vulnerable to the economic and occupational challenges the region has known the past few decades. Another industry noted as a potential booster to a region without textiles and tobacco as occupational powerhouses is ecotourism.
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22303
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ECU Dental School will soon open its seventh Community Service Learning Center in Lumberton in Robeson County. The center will bring dental care \"to limited-income, underserved residents.\" Fourth-year dental students and dental residents will hone their skills under the watch of experienced faculty members. The Dental School opened in 2008, and the center is the seventh of ten it will build across the state.
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25618
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A new East Carolina telemedicine program will link hospital emergency departments across North Carolina to mental health professionals who can provide treatment in mental health or substance abuse cases.
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25621
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Internationally renowned snake expert Dr. Sean Bush joins the faculty of East Carolina’s Brody School of Medicine as a professor of emergency medicine. Bush’s long time interest in reptiles and venomous creatures, along with his numerous publications and national recognition will be an asset to East Carolina’s interdisciplinary medical services.
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25854
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Researchers in East Carolina University’s Institute for Coastal Science and Policy are examining the effects of the BP Deep Horizon oil spill on the ocean food chain, and if how the spill may be affecting North Carolina waters.
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Edge (NoCar LD 1741 E44 E33), Vol. Issue , Fall 2011, p10-13 Periodical Website
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25851
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The East Carolina University and NC Cooperative Extension Service have created the Essential Life Skills for Military Families program. The interactive program aids citizen-soldier couples and families meet the challenges experienced when reservists deploy for active duty. Researchers in the ECU College of Human Ecology help military families improve skills in parenting, problem solving, resource management, and communication.
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Edge (NoCar LD 1741 E44 E33), Vol. Issue , Summer 2010, p20-23, il Periodical Website
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25434
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Geologist Stan Riggs, a professor at East Carolina University, has given nearly 100 lectures about his growing concerns about the coast. In addition, he urges people to do what they can to help.
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25844
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Researchers at the East Carolina Heart Institute are working on some varied and groundbreaking studies for eastern North Carolina. Examples include blood vessel disease, heart rhythm and failure, nanoparticles, air pollution’s role in heart attacks, and heart damage repair.
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Edge (NoCar LD 1741 E44 E33), Vol. Issue , Spring 2007, p12-15, il Periodical Website