BLUE CROSS FUNDING
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is awarding $1.54 million to East Carolina University to provide telepsychiatry services over the next five years for students at Elizabeth City...
Health Sciences Archives
Rural Health Symposium highlights equity, oral health, COVID-19 impact
Health equity, oral health, resilience and the impact of COVID-19 on rural health care were some of many topics covered at the fifth annual Rural Health Symposium on Feb. 23-25....
DENTAL WHITE COAT
Before choosing dental school, Brianna Horne carefully considered a variety of different careers in the health care field. When she slipped on her white coat Thursday evening during the East...
SONRÍE MEANS SMILE
Elena Uzun sat transfixed by the developing conflict in Ukraine into the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 26. But when dawn arrived, she headed to the East Carolina University School...
MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Evidence increasingly supports the idea that plant-based dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, may play an important role in the risk reduction of many chronic diseases. To better educate...
PARKINSON’S DISEASE SURVEY
East Carolina University researchers are hoping to understand which resources are available to those with Parkinson’s disease (PD) in eastern North Carolina, how they are being utilized, and what types...
ECU dental clinics get $225K boost from Dogwood Health Trust
A large donation to the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine will allow the school to increase services for low-income patients in two rural clinics. The Dogwood Health Trust...
KEEPING HEARTS HEALTHY
New research on an image-assisted approach to radiation treatment of breast cancer conducted by East Carolina University’s Dr. Jae Won Jung accurately evaluates partial radiation exposure to the heart during...
ECU dental school hosts annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship
The East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine held its seventh annual Celebration of Research and Scholarship (CORAS) on Feb. 9, honoring student exploration and discovery through oral health focused...
ECU assistant dean elected to National Academy of Inventors Senior Members class
East Carolina University Assistant Dean for Dental Education and Informatics Robert Todd Watkins, Jr. was elected to the National Academy of Inventors Senior Members Class of 2022. The organization announced the...