Health Sciences Archives

Mar 07, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU hosts annual gathering of reproductive biology experts

East Carolina University hosted nearly 100 participants from a variety of institutions Feb. 25 for the 31st annual Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology (TCRB) meeting. The event was chaired by...

The East Carolina University College of Nursing’s Courtney Caiola, Becky Bagley, and John Smoot played a pivotal role in helping a nursing student care for her newly adopted child.
Mar 02, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

DONATION OF LOVE

Sometimes it takes a village. And a caravan. And complete strangers. Julianne Szymanski has been a labor and delivery nurse for a decade and a half. She has had a...

Kuan-Hung Chen, an IT consultant with the East Carolina University College of Nursing, works on graphic elements of a virtual reality game used to teach students.
Mar 01, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

GAMING HEALTH EDUCATION

Sometimes gaming doesn’t mean playing a game. In June of 2022, Josh Peery, a game designer and instructional technology consultant for East Carolina University’s College of Nursing, was asked to speak...

ECU photography by Cliff Hollis
Mar 01, 2023
  • Michael Rudd

Student: Elena Uzun

Why not? That’s the can-do attitude that Elena Uzun took on when she asked herself if she wanted to pursue an MBA degree from East Carolina University and the Thomas...

Feb 24, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

COVID-19 immunity study shows natural immunity wanes quickly

Public health researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, led by Suzanne Lea, have finalized their findings of the Pirates’ Prevention and COVID-19 Testing Study (PiratePACT) study of...

Heather Panczykowski and her occupational therapy student team organized and ran a study of horse therapy options for neurodivergent children and young adults.
Feb 23, 2023
  • Benjamin Abel

EQUINE CONNECTIONS

The history of humans and horses has been intertwined for more than 5,000 years. Mongol horsemen spread an empire across Asia’s great seas of grass. Conquistadors reintroduced horses into North...

Feb 22, 2023
  • ECU Health News
  • ECU News Services

Unified Quality Improvement Symposium highlights projects focused on patient experience

The seventh annual Unified Quality Improvement Symposium was held on Feb. 1 at Eastern AHEC, showcasing 30 projects related to quality improvement, patient safety, population health and interprofessional practice at...

Feb 21, 2023
  • Meaghan Skelly

Life-changing research: 5 facts about the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute

What once started as a virtual institute more than 20 years ago has transcended into the East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute (ECDOI), a unique interdisciplinary research facility that is...

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine hosted the inaugural cohort of the Dr. Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Collaborative in Pediatric Dentistry, providing dentists skills they need to care for the youngest dental patients
Feb 20, 2023
  • Spaine Stephens

PEDIATRIC DENTAL COLLABORATIVE

After years of shaping a concrete idea from a vision, the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine hosted the inaugural cohort of the Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Collaborative in...

Feb 17, 2023
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU, Golden LEAF Foundation prepare scholars for regional impact

“Stand if you’re a first-generation student. Stand if you are majoring in education. Stand if you are a proud Pirate.” By the end of the list, everyone at the eighth...