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Brody School of Medicine graduate Dr. Jon Kornegay helped to lead health care delivery efforts in the rural Duplin County after flooding and destruction from Hurricane Florence in 2018 blocked roads and knocked out power at Vidant Duplin Hospital.
Sep 08, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

THE BRODY DIFFERENCE

For nearly a half century, the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has been fulfilling its three-fold promise to North Carolina to increase the number of primary care...

Dr. Steven Manning stands in front of his family medicine clinic, AccessMedicine, in his hometown of Williamston.
Sep 08, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

HOMETOWN CARE

Dr. Stephen Manning began his education at East Carolina University as an undergraduate after he and his high school sweetheart — now wife — chose to attend ECU together over...

Dr. Holly Stegall at her practice in Monroe, North Carolina.
Sep 08, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

ANSWERING THE CALL

Holly Stegall spent most of her life living in rural Anson County, North Carolina. After matriculating through the local public school system from elementary school through high school, the Polkton native then...

Brody School of Medicine graduate Dr. Hannah Woriax '14 at the Scotland Cancer Treatment Center in Laurinburg, North Carolina.
Sep 08, 2022
  • Rob Spahr

PIONEERING SURGEON

For as long as she can remember, Hannah Woriax wanted to be a doctor and a scientist. Some of the Pembroke native’s earliest memories were scooting around her grandfather’s Robeson...

Sep 08, 2022
  • Caroline Barnhill

ECU alumnus, longtime physician establishes endowment

Dr. J. Mack Worthington ’64 has dedicated his career to educating and training the next generation of family medicine physicians. Before stepping down from full-time work in 2019, he served...

Drs. Sinan Sousan and Jo Anne Balanay discuss their research into the effectiveness of respirators and cloth masks in preventing the transmission of airborne viruses and other contaminants.
Sep 07, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

BREATHING EASY

A recent study by a team of East Carolina University researchers confirmed that while N95 respirator masks are more expensive and a bit less comfortable, they offer much greater protection...

Sep 07, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Group honors ECU professor with state safety award

An East Carolina University professor has been named the 2022 Safety Professional of the Year (SPY) by the North Carolina chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP). Dr....

Sep 06, 2022
  • Lacey L. Gray

ECU researcher brings problem gambling to light

Research by an East Carolina University professor shows that North Carolina has a high rate of problem gambling despite the lack of legalized gambling available in the state, said Dr....

Sep 02, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

Art exhibit celebrating Korean culture opens at ECU

An art exhibit celebrating Korean culture is open through Oct. 1 at East Carolina University. The ECU College of Fine Arts and Communication and the School of Art and Design...

Sep 01, 2022
  • ECU News Services

Art exhibit celebrating Korean culture opens at ECU

An art exhibit celebrating Korean culture is open through Oct. 1 at East Carolina University. The ECU College of Fine Arts and Communication and the School of Art and Design...