Nursing Archives

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,...

May 12, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Nora McCunney

A love for nursing runs strong through Nora McCunney because of volunteer experiences and family ties — but she hopes to make her own mark on the profession someday. McCunney,...

May 12, 2022
  • Kristen Martin

Marissa Diaz

For Marissa Diaz, East Carolina University was not a household name. The Naples, Florida native learned about ECU from close family friends who are also Pirate alumni. “They thought it...

May 12, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Annaleise Darrohn

Annaleise Darrohn is shaping her future nursing career from a worldly perspective. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased her passion to serve others, and she believes that a solid foundation in...