Health Sciences Archives

Two sisters in blue Navy T-shirts with similar builds and features stand shoulder to shoulder with their arms crossed, smiling at the camera.
May 28, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Twin U.S. Navy commanders from Pinetops earn doctorates together

A line the color of gold runs through the lives of twins Linda and Brenda Sharpe. It begins in their childhoods, when East Carolina University’s purple-and-gold sports teams and promotional...

May 28, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Bedford Falls Foundation invests in medic-to-nurse pathway at ECU

A generous gift from the Bedford Falls Foundation-DAF will launch a first-of-its-kind initiative at East Carolina University to establish a medic-to-nurse pathway that will bring military medics through the accelerated...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Kristen Martin

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Ava Williams

For Rocky Mount native Ava Williams, finding success was a huge motivator in her college decision process. “Selection Sunday was a day of excitement and nervousness, but after meeting everyone...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Brinkley-Lane Profile: DeShawn Standard Jr.

DeShawn Standard Jr. and his family moved to Ballantyne, a neighborhood in south Charlotte from Haverhill, Massachusetts, just north of Boston, when he was midway through high school. Ardrey Kell...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Kim Tilghman

Brinkley-Lane Profile: John Kumar

A self-described “British boy through and through,” John Kumar grew up in Bath, England, where his days were filled with fish and chips, cricket, field hockey and centuries-old architecture. In December...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Hannah Escobar

For as far back as she can recall, Hannah Escobar has been interested in learning about Japan. Now that she’s a Brinkley-Lane Scholar, she will get the chance to experience...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Drew Crumpler

Today’s traditional college students grew up in the era of the side hustle, and Andrew “Drew” Crumpler of Bentonville, Arkansas, is a man for this moment. A musician (guitar, bass...

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Korina Cortezano

A dedicated high school band member, Korina “Kori” Cortezano got word that the band was short a tuba player. A seasoned baritone player and two-year drum major, Cortezano had no...

May 15, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Nurses take the lead in health care innovation with DNP-MBA

Earlier this year, Ashley Elks became the first person to embark on East Carolina University’s newest graduate program, a dual-track Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Business Administration that...

A man wearing a white coat and tie stands in a lab holding a tray of test tubes.
May 13, 2025
  • Shelby Hudnall

Faculty: Dr. Alexandre R. Vieira

At East Carolina University’s School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Alexandre R. Vieira is leading efforts to expand and strengthen the school’s research enterprise. “Our school of Dental Medicine is relatively...