Health Sciences Archives

ECU School of Dental Medicine clinical assistant professor and division director Nikki Tucker poses outside.
May 02, 2022
  • Ken Buday

Faculty: Dr. Nikki Tucker

Dr. Nikki Tucker grew up in Ayden, a small town near the borders of Craven, Lenoir and Pitt counties. Home to the annual Collard Festival, it’s the very definition of...

May 02, 2022
  • ECU News Services

PIRATE SUCCESS

Pirate success comes in many forms. For some, inspiration arises when they first set foot on campus, or experience one of East Carolina University’s unique programs like Semester at the...

ECU grad progile Ashley Guttenberger poses on the mall.
May 02, 2022
  • Jules Norwood

GIVING VOICE

STATISTICS Name: Ashley Guttenberger College: College of Allied Health Sciences Major: Master of Science in communication sciences and disorders Age: 32 Classification/Year: Graduate student Hometown: Allentown, Pennsylvania Hobbies/interests: Hiking, traveling...

ECU grad profile Luke Fogarty poses on the mall.
May 02, 2022
  • Michael Rudd

SEIZING THE MOMENT

STATISTICS Name: Luke Fogarty College: College of Business Major: Business administration with a concentration in business management, minor in composite natural science   Age: 21 Classification/Year: Senior Hometown: Greenville, North Carolina...

The ECU Board of Trustees met in the Main Campus Student Center on Thursday and Friday.
Apr 29, 2022
  • ECU News Services

NEW DEAN FOR NURSING

During the regular meeting of the East Carolina University Board of Trustees on Friday, Dr. Bimbola Akintade was named dean of the College of Nursing effective July 1. He will...

Apr 28, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Dental student nurtures lifelong interests toward a career in oral surgery

When Rachel Cantrell was 5 years old and on fishing trips with her father, she was fascinated by the process of cleaning the fish. Observing the parts of living things...

Brady Buchanan, a student in the Brody School of Medicine, talks with his Legacy Teacher, Carolyn Sutton Moore, during the Legacy Teachers celebration at the Murphy Center.
Apr 20, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

LEGACY TEACHERS

When Carolyn Moore found herself in the hospital late last year for the third time in a month, frustration was setting in. A group of medical students trooped into her...

Apr 18, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

Health sciences students gain valuable experience from interprofessional workshop

Students from every college and school on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus participated in the Truist Developing Future Interprofessional Healthcare Leaders workshop earlier this month at Eastern Area Health...

ECU Chancellor Philip Rogers and Dr. Michael Waldrum, CEO of Vidant Health, announce the new logo on April 14 for the ECU Health system.
Apr 14, 2022
  • ECU News Services

ECU HEALTH

Vidant Health and East Carolina University on Thursday announced a logo for the ECU Health system, which will launch in the region starting in May. “Eastern North Carolina’s vibrancy depends...

Apr 13, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

School of Dental Medicine organization holds annual Impressions Day

The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) held its fifth annual Impressions Day on March 26, welcoming close to 40 potential...