Health Sciences Archives

Aug 19, 2020
  • ECU News Services

UNSUNG HEROES

As the Return of Pirate Nation began, some staff at East Carolina University never left and paved the way for students and faculty to get back to campus. ECU Facilities...

Aug 18, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

Brody PhD student earns fellowship to study male contraceptive drug targets

A PhD student in the Brody School of Medicine has earned a highly competitive fellowship from the Male Contraceptive Initiative (MCI), supporting his efforts to identify potential male contraceptive drug...

Aug 13, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

SCHOOL RISKS

As children across North Carolina and nation prepare to return to school, the parents of children with underlying health conditions – such as cancer, blood disorders and asthma – are...

Aug 13, 2020
  • Erin Ward

SAFER PREGNANCIES

Pregnant women in North Carolina’s rural communities increasingly face a lack of access to quality maternal health services. East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine is working hard to address...

Aug 12, 2020
  • Natalie Sayewich

COVID-19 Q&A

As we entered August still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we spoke with three of our faculty experts from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine to get answers to...

Aug 07, 2020
  • Rob Spahr

STAYING SAFE

In the coming days, thousands of East Carolina University students will officially return to campus and in-person instruction for the first time since COVID-19 caused the university to shift to...

Aug 04, 2020
  • Erin Ward

FISCAL YEAR END

Donor support in the last year helped East Carolina University continue its transformative education and regional impact and respond to the coronavirus pandemic by offering relief funds to students. In...

Aug 04, 2020
  • Lacey L. Gray

Peralta appointed director of Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine, Chemistry

Dr. Ariane Peralta, assistant professor in East Carolina University’s Department of Biology, has been appointed director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Biology, Biomedicine and Chemistry (IDPBBC) housed in the...

Aug 03, 2020
  • Matt Smith

Funding opportunities announced for biomaterial researchers

East Carolina University’s Biomaterials Research Cluster announced that it will provide seed funding for up to four faculty-supported research projects this academic year, totaling up to $12,000 per project. Projects...

Jul 30, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

SoDM yields awards, leadership roles during national convention

The ECU School of Dental Medicine’s chapter of the Student National Dental Association (SNDA) was awarded the “Medium Size Chapter of the Year” honor for the second consecutive time at...