DENTAL ALUMNI RESPOND
Since East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine (SoDM) opened its doors, many of its leaders, faculty, students and alumni have acted on the saying that “chance favors the prepared...
Dental Archives
ECU dental, medical students named NC Schweitzer Fellows
Seven students from East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences have been named to the 2020-21 class of North Carolina Albert Schweitzer Fellows, including four students from the School of...
Dental school receives $500K technology grant from USDA
The ECU School of Dental Medicine received a $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to upgrade and expand its teledentistry capacity in rural North Carolina communities. The school...
Pirate Nation raises nearly $40K for coronavirus relief on Giving Tuesday Now
East Carolina University raised nearly $40,000 on Giving Tuesday Now, a global day of philanthropy created to respond to the unprecedented need caused by the coronavirus. The May 5 initiative...
Faculty: Dr. Ford Grant
Among the limbs in Dr. Ford Grant’s family tree is a link to Daniel Boone. But it’s the roots of that family tree that guided the clinical associate professor in...
PREVENTING COVID-19 BURNOUT
As we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors, nurses and other health care providers are being faced with unprecedented challenges, including shortages of staff and equipment needed to provide care to...
Undergraduates earn research awards totaling nearly $50K
Thirty-two East Carolina University students have received Spring 2020 Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards totaling more than $50,000, the university’s Office of Undergraduate Research has announced. The awards provide support...
LEANING IN
As East Carolina University students switched from in-person to distance education-only classes last week, hundreds of faculty and staff worked from home. Face-to-face lectures or meetings were replaced by virtual...
ECU professor co-chaired task force that set state’s health goals for 2030
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released a report detailing health goals for North Carolinians by the year 2030. The report, “Healthy North Carolina 2030: A...
LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
When Ledyard E. Ross Hall, home of East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, opened in 2012, the man behind it served as an inspiration to future dentists committed to...