COVID-PARKINSON’S LINK
A team of scientists, led by researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, have identified another problem stemming from COVID-19 infections — the potential for greater risk of...
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2022 WHITE COAT CEREMONY
Excitement resonated from East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus on Friday morning as the Brody School of Medicine officially welcomed 86 new medical students — all North Carolina residents —...
ECU School of Dental Medicine awards first endowed professorship
Dr. Michael Webb was named the inaugural recipient of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s Jasper L. Lewis, Jr. Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Dentistry during a July 21...
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...
DOCTOR OF OT
East Carolina University’s College of Allied Health Sciences is set to offer a doctoral degree program in occupational therapy — the first at any public university in the state. “As...
Brody School of Medicine dean named to AAMC’s Board of Directors
Dr. Michael Waldrum, dean of East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine and chief executive officer of ECU Health, has been named to the board of directors of the Association...
ECU Speech and Audiology Student Association earns gold honors from national association
East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences students studying speech-language pathology and audiology who comprise the East Carolina chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) have...
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...
NC AHEC partners to deliver statewide training for nurses treating sexual assault victims
When someone is sexually assaulted, they often feel very alone. Nurses who treat sexual assault victims in addition to their day-to-day duties can also feel isolated and overwhelmed. Nurses and...
ROSS LEAVES LEGACY
Dr. Ledyard E. Ross Jr., community orthodontist and benefactor of East Carolina University and the ECU School of Dental Medicine, died on the evening of June 28. He was 96....