Pirate nurse leads high-tech neonatal pain research
A Pirate nurse has traveled far from her North Carolina home to learn the skills needed to relieve the pain felt by the smallest patients entrusted to a nurse’s care....
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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 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 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 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 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 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...
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...
Doctoral nursing students advance ECU’s research legacy, global impact
Three East Carolina University College of Nursing doctoral students will graduate in May, bringing a wealth of innovation and knowledge to the profession through their research and scholarship in an...
Critical care lessons help bridge global health gaps
A plane ticket to Butare, Rwanda isn’t cheap, but it’s hard to put a price tag on the lifesaving skills that East Carolina University’s College of Nursing professor Dr. Kristie...