Health Sciences Archives

Feb 01, 2021
  • ECU News Services

HISTORY MAKER: LEDONIA S. WRIGHT

A proponent of the health and wellness of minority and low-income populations, North Carolina native Ledonia Smith Wright was a trailblazer. Born on Jan. 5, 1930, in Rockingham, she went...

Jan 28, 2021
  • Erin Ward

COVID-19 RESPONSE

East Carolina University researchers and medical professionals continue to work diligently on the prevention, detection, treatment and long-term impacts of the coronavirus. Dozens of extraordinary projects are underway on the...

Jan 26, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

TOP ONLINE PROGRAMS

In a year when seemingly everything went virtual, online master’s degree programs in business, criminal justice, education and nursing at East Carolina University have been named among the best in...

Jan 26, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

13 Nurses receive 2020 Preceptor of the Year honor

The ECU College of Nursing recently recognized 13 nurses from hospitals and health care agencies throughout the state and beyond with the inaugural Preceptor of the Year honors. Each year,...

Jan 21, 2021
  • ECU News Services

ECU educational researcher secures patents for innovative student assessment technology

An East Carolina University educational researcher has secured two patents that provide practical analytics for student and instructor performance related to competence in addition to traditional grades. U.S. Patent 10,878,711...

Jan 19, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

‘GAME CHANGER’

East Carolina University will test wastewater from residence halls this semester in an effort to detect coronavirus as early as possible to reduce transmission and avoid outbreaks where students live....

Jan 05, 2021
  • ECU News Services

$50K grant will expand School of Dental Medicine care in Brunswick County

A $50,000 grant from the Cape Fear Memorial Foundation will help people with financial challenges receive urgent and restorative dental care at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine’s...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

WHITE COAT DRIVE-THRU

People all over the world were required to adjust their plans and traditions during 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s medical students were not immune. First-year...

Dec 21, 2020
  • Kristin Zachary

2020: YEAR IN REVIEW

Some may wish to pack the year 2020 and all of its contents into a box never to be seen again — no judgment here — but this year's 1,907...

Dec 16, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

CARRYING ON

As baby boomers age, some are outliving their ability to drive. That’s why it’s important to have a transportation plan, and East Carolina University occupational therapists are helping older drivers...