Summer Study Abroad
East Carolina University students took advantage of study abroad opportunities this summer. They took solo journeys, developed friendships, learned from the top designers and fine-tuned their voice while visiting destinations...
Health Sciences Archives
Nursing immersion in Guatemala
Nine students and two faculty members in the Nursing 4220 Perspectives in International Community Health Care course spent three weeks in Guatemala. “This course was begun by Dr. Kim Larson...
Tuscan travelers
A birthday to remember One could say that international travel runs in Kendall Pixley’s blood. Pixley, a public health and biology major from Indian Trail, is the daughter of a...
Nurse extern program gives students real-life experiences before graduation
The summer break was no break for more than two dozen East Carolina University College of Nursing students who got to see what their post-graduation life could be like with...
Tech-laden assessment program preps first responders
Brandon Locklear, a captain with City of Greenville Fire/Rescue, has benefited for decades from the East Carolina University cardiovascular health assessment program. Locklear can recall when earlier versions measured body...
Grant provides training for needed older adult care
East Carolina University’s College of Nursing has been awarded a $900,000, multi-year contract to help educate and train members of the regional health care workforce to more effectively care for...
ECU researchers guide heat stress app development
East Carolina University is acknowledged in the settings of an American Industrial Hygiene Association heat stress mobile app, which uses weather forecasts and emphasizes wet bulb globe temperature as the...
ECU medical school’s newest class kicks off their Brody experience
Members of the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine’s Class of 2028 spent last week gearing up for medical school, establishing friendships and connections and getting a closer look...
Nursing students visit Guatemala to expand cultural understanding
Sometimes the best way to understand how to care for those who are outside of the mainstream, those who aren’t privileged in a society, is to learn how to communicate...
Students can take alternate paths to an ECU degree
(Video by Rich Klindworth) Earning a bachelor’s degree doesn’t always follow a traditional course from graduating high school to starting as a freshman on campus. Some students take an alternate...