COVID-19 AND THE HOLIDAYS
As the holidays approach, COVID-19 infection rates continue to spike and political anxiety simmers following a contentious election. Consequently, families around the globe are being forced to make difficult decisions...
Coronavirus News and Updates Archives
MOBILE HEALTH SCREENINGS
An ECU Brody School of Medicine-led initiative that provides telehealth screenings to eastern North Carolina children has enlisted a creative way to bring health care to the students during the...
Student Testing Process: Winter Break/Spring 2021 Return
Please read this entire communication as it includes vital information before you leave campus for the conclusion of Fall 2020, as well as information about the Spring 2021 return to...
Guidelines for a Safer Holiday Break
Colleges and universities have seen cases and clusters of COVID-19 throughout the fall semester. While holidays are a time when families and others gather together, you should be careful and...
TESTED HERE FIRST
An East Carolina University infectious disease specialist at Vidant Medical Center was among the first to trial a new COVID-19 antibody treatment that was granted an emergency use authorization (EUA)...
BUILDING RENAMING
East Carolina University renamed two campus buildings in honor of former chancellors Steve Ballard and Richard Eakin during a ceremony Thursday at the Main Campus Student Center. The Student Recreation...
Student Health offering COVID-19 testing prior to break
East Carolina University’s Student Health Services is offering COVID-19 testing for students prior to leaving campus on Nov. 24, 2020. All students will have the option of being tested starting...
ECU Jean Mills Symposium explores race and medicine during pandemic, protests
Defining moments of the year 2020 have exposed the impact of health disparities and how they are perpetuated in health care and medical education, says Dr. Damon Tweedy. The Duke...
ECU announces furloughs for some employees
Because revenues have continued to decline significantly during the coronavirus pandemic, East Carolina University is placing some employees who work in impacted departments on furlough. This does not affect all...
PROTECTING FARMERS
While health care systems around the world were frantically searching for personal protective equipment (PPE) for front-line hospital workers during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Carolina...