East Carolina University News

Penicillin skin testing can be used to identify whether patients will tolerate I2-lactam, with a negative predictive value of 100 percent, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Hospital Medicine .

East Carolina University says an alert sent out last night via Twitter that the campus was on lockdown was sent out by mistake.

Richard and Lois White of Burlington, North Carolina, announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Catherine White, to Conrad Ellray Sierra, son of Fernando Sierra and Sherrie Sierra, of Kernersville, North Carolina.

Tom Butler, 72 of Butler Farms in Lillington, N.C., is a leader in an effort to convert the methane from hog lagoons into energy.

BORDENTOWN - Faculty, students, parents and parishioners bid teary-eyed farewells to St. Mary School yesterday as the institution closed its doors for good after some 150 years of education, leaving behind a shell of memories.

East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine is one of 11 schools in the nation selected for a $1 million grant from the American Medical Association to change the way it educates students while keeping its focus on rural and underserved populations.

But this week North Carolina became the latest state to veer back to tradition with the 'Back to Basics' bill, meaning that elementary school students will once again be taught to write in cursive.

The East Carolina University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society recently recognized Dominique Wilkins of Rocky Mount as a Finalist of Distinction for Outstanding First-Year Student at East Carolina University for 2012-13 He was awarded a certificate and a check for $200 from the chapter for his academic achievements.

The concert will be composed of both classical and semi-classical works. Among selections will be Prelude Sur L'Introit de Epiphanie , Premier Liver D'Rogue , Prelude and Fugue in G Major , Psalm - Prelude I, Op.32, No.

U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki said that veterans' discipline, skills and maturity can help both North Carolina's quality of education and its economy.

Marquis Spell, an assistant principal at Southern Nash High School, was named the new principal of Nash Central Middle School at the June 10 meeting of the Nash-Rocky Mount Board of Education.

Christie Turner has been named new principal at Glendale-Kenly Elementary School and will be officially assuming her duties on Monday, July 1. Turner previously served as assistant principal at Cleveland Elementary School since 2007 and prior to that was a third grade teacher, also at Cleveland, for 15 years.

An Edgecombe Community College instructor and staff member received special awards from the ECC Foundation at the college's graduation exercises on May 11. Mary Stocks, department chair of early childhood education, received the 2013 Excellence in Teaching Award.

With a .917 OPS, 11 home runs, and a .404 wOBA, McDonald represents a particularly strong day three pick, providing power and plate discipline.

UNC System Police Chiefs Issue Joint Statement on N.C. House Bill 937 Pertaining to Firearms on Campus; UNC Asheville Police Chief Eric Boyce Issues Additional Comment The following joint statement was issued today in Raleigh, N.C., by police chiefs of all UNC system campuses.

Matt Paske left Athens Drive High School dreaming of a career in professional baseball.

A man who unselfishly gave of his time to preserve North Carolina's river history is being remembered by the Neuse River Foundation.

Ashley Smith, the latest candidate to file election forms to set up a committee to run for a seat on the New Bern Board of Aldermen, said he thought he had the skills to make a difference on the board.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hyde of Raleigh, NC are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Sara Elizabeth Hyde, to Steven Robert Benedict, son of Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Benedict also of Raleigh, NC.

The Astros wasted no time looking for more pitching on Day 3, snagging high-school pitcher Devonte German of Bishop Manogue in Reno, Nev., with the first pick in the 11th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft on Saturday.