Health Sciences Archives

Apr 10, 2026
  • Spaine Stephens

Community college transfer agreement offers dental hygiene graduates new ECU degree option

When Ashleigh Tolin became a hygienist in the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine last year, she was confident in the training she received at Coastal Carolina Community College....

Apr 10, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Study explores group therapy for osteoarthritis relief

An interdisciplinary team composed of an East Carolina University physical therapist, an ECU Health doctor, and their physical therapy and nursing students recently wrapped up a pilot research study exploring...

Apr 07, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

ECU graduate programs among best nationally in new ranking

East Carolina University’s College of Nursing and the Brody School of Medicine are among the best in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 Best Graduate Schools...

A woman in a brown blouse leans on a table and smiles as she poses for a picture in front of a window.
Apr 06, 2026
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Suzanne Lea

On a quest to become an environmental lawyer, Dr. Suzanne Lea had a revelation. “It was more about arguing in and out of the regulations and not so much about...

Rows of medical students in white coats recite words from a program they’re holding in their hands.
Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Halfway to MD, students don white coats for front-line patient care

On March 28, the class of 2028 at ECU’s Brody School of Medicine gathered in a university ballroom surrounded by family, friends and physician leaders at the school to be...

The tour bus branded ECU Pirates is seen along with a couple riders disembarking.
Apr 02, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers deepen industrial, educational and community partnerships on annual bus tour

The high seas in a galleon or U.S. 17 in a motorcoach, a Pirate vessel fully loaded will turn heads. During spring break, it was important to East Carolina University...

Two dental students dressed in personal protective equipment provide care to a patient who is reclined in an operatory chair in a dental clinic.
Mar 26, 2026
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental school’s Sonríe Clinic creates smiles

The sixth annual Sonríe Clinic in Ross Hall breathed new life into a special event created through a labor of love. The student-led event, headed up by the school’s chapter...

A man holds the hands of his two yoåung daughters as he walks across a stage during the Brody School of Medicine’s Match Day.
Mar 20, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Bobby Ampezzan
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

Match Day 2026

Medical students across the country learned Friday where they will spend the next several years completing their residencies, the postgraduate training program for recent medical school graduates to gain specialized...

Mar 18, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Researchers named Senior Members of the National Academy of Inventors

Three longtime East Carolina University faculty members have been named to the 2026 class of senior members of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), joining more than 30 colleagues and...

A woman in a red shirt sits on indoor playground equipment.
Mar 17, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU grad transforms Pitt County through leadership, play

Tiana Berryman is a fixture in Pitt County. She wouldn’t have it any other way. Berryman currently serves the city of Greenville as the director of community and development services,...

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