Nursing Archives

Sep 20, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing students welcomed into profession with Lamp of Learning Ceremony

The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s Class of 2024 were formally welcomed as initiates into the nursing profession during a ceremony Sept. 8 where they were presented with Lamp...

Sep 12, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

ECU business, engineering, nursing programs nationally ranked; campus recognized for ethnic diversity, social mobility

East Carolina University’s undergraduate programs in business, engineering and nursing are national leaders in preparing students for the workforce, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Colleges released...

Aug 08, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Nursing dean selected as American Academy of Nursing fellow

Dr. Bim Akintade, the new dean of East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, recognized by the nursing community...

Jul 26, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Lumbee Tribe STEM students visit ECU

High school students from North Carolina’s largest state-recognized Indian tribe — and who have particular interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields — visited East Carolina University’s Health Sciences...

Jul 11, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Erin Ward

Black nursing alumnae make scholarships, history with donations

Four distinguished Pirate nurses have reaffirmed their commitment, through generous scholarship endowments, to ensure that underrepresented nursing candidates from across eastern North Carolina get the education and training they need...

Dr. Courtney Caiola poses in front of a building.
Jun 30, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Courtney Caiola

With degrees in biology and anthropology, a 22-year-old Courtney Caiola set out on an uncertain future. “I came out of undergrad not knowing what I wanted to do,” she said....

Planted field of crops
Jun 08, 2022
  • Doug Boyd

KEEPING FARMWORKERS HEALTHY

Farmworkers encounter numerous toxic substances, whether from synthetic or natural sources. That’s why the Eastern Area Health Education Center is offering a continuing education program titled, “Farm Toxicology for Primary...

Jun 07, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Project designed to support health care for older adults

Helping older adults with their health while allowing them to live independently is the goal of a project led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers at East Carolina University. Called...

Jun 02, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

ENDOWMENT HONORS BROWN

A scholarship endowment established in honor of Dr. Sylvia Brown, dean of the East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, is already the largest in the college to date — and...

May 16, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Student: Teresa Hupp

Teresa Hupp wants to follow in her mother’s and grandmother’s footsteps and become a nurse — but she also wants to make her own unique impression on the field. Hupp,...