Aphasia support group meets on campus
A support group for people with aphasia and their caregivers will meet each Friday through Dec. 2 at East Carolina University. Aphasia is difficulty or loss in communication, usually the...
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Pressler to direct graduate programs in nursing
Dr. Jana Pressler has joined the College of Nursing as associate dean for graduate programs. In this role, she will provide leadership for the M.S.N. and Ph.D. programs. Her responsibilities...
Barnes Lecture set for Sept. 14
The Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Barnes Lecture will be held at 8 a.m. Sept. 14 at the East Carolina Heart Institute. Dr. Blase A. Carabello will present, “Tough cases in...
ECU honor society chapter to receive award
The East Carolina University Beta Nu chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International will receive its 10th Key Award during the organization’s 41st Biennial Convention, Oct. 29 through Nov. 2 in...
Fall 2011 Medical History Interest Group Presentations
The Fall 2011 Medical History Interest Group will present a series of presentations this semester on the 4th floor Evelyn Fike Laupus Gallery at the Laupus Library. Scheduled are the following: ...
Nursing students invited to free event
EVENT CANCELED DUE TO HURRICANE IRENE The North Carolina Association of Nursing Students will host a free event for nursing students Aug. 27 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. in...
Article published on disease classification
ECU faculty in the Department of Health Services and Information Management have published an article titled, "International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision: It's Coming, Ready or Not," in Health Care...
Portrait honors medical school advocate
PORTRAIT PRESENTED: Dr. Paul Cunningham, dean of the Brody School of Medicine at ECU, Ernest Furgurson III and Jo Aycock, from left, talk about Furgurson and Aycock’s father, the late...
Grant to fund student oncology group
East Carolina University has been awarded an Oncology Nursing Society Foundation grant that will develop a student oncology interest group to increase awareness of the oncology specialty and explore roles...
Published in Nutrition Today
An article by Family Medicine faculty Dr. Qing Cao and Dr. Kathy Kolasa, "Gut Check, Finding the Effective Dietary Approach," appeared in Nutrition Today. Cao is Assistant Clinical Professor in Family...