Health Sciences Archives

Feb 16, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

Study reveals hidden reproductive pressure facing pregnant teens

Dr. Cheryl Kovar, an East Carolina University associate professor of nursing, is working to establish a baseline understanding of a bedeviling social dilemma that isn’t a common topic of discussion:...

A man wearing a blue suit jacket and purple tie holds a glass award in front of a white projector screen
Feb 13, 2026
  • Steven Grandy

Board of Trustees honors Womack, acknowledges student achievements

The East Carolina University Board of Trustees honored Vern Davenport and David Womack with the Trustees Award for Distinction during its first meeting of 2026. The Trustees Award for Distinction...

Feb 12, 2026
  • Benjamin Abel

New $1.12M grant combines disease prevention, employment support and recovery

A pair of East Carolina University outreach initiatives that work to reduce communicable disease and help employ people in recovery in eastern North Carolina recently received a $1.12 million, three-year...

Jan 27, 2026
  • Crystal Baity

Online graduate programs in nursing, criminal justice, education and business rank nationally

East Carolina University’s nursing program remains in the top 10 nationwide and is the No. 1 online master’s program among public universities in North Carolina in a new ranking by...

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Jan 26, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Two medical school alumni take top careers to the Motor City’s health department

DETROIT — It is said of the East Carolina University Pirates’ football fanbase that it travels well. The same could be said of our best trained health and medical professionals....

Graphic reading “Save the Date: 3.4.26” promoting ECU’s 10th Pirate Nation Gives Day of Giving, with purple and gold branding.
Jan 12, 2026
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation to celebrate milestone day of giving

Since 2017, Pirate Nation Gives has raised more than $50 million for East Carolina University initiatives. On March 4, supporters can cap that decade of success by participating in the...

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Jan 06, 2026
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Student finds a job offer and career at the end of work-study program

Ebrahim Rezk “Abe” Al Quhshi could be anywhere right now. Born in Yemen and raised for a time in Sudan, he moved to New York City as a youngster before...

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Jan 05, 2026
  • Ronnie Woodward

Faculty: Dr. Tony Kulas

An East Carolina University student in the Department of Kinesiology who is interested in furthering their research profile could lean on Dr. Tony Kulas, who can walk the hallways of...

Dec 18, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Society inductees spark a bright future through planned gifts

What is the outcome and impact of a charitable planned gift in an estate plan? For East Carolina University Bea Chauncey Scholarship recipient Caroline Kuskowski, a planned gift created the...

Dec 17, 2025
  • Bobby Ampezzan

Dr. Michael Warren leads March of Dimes’ plan of action against premature births

Is medical school the place for big-picture topics like population health and public policy? Opinions differ, and many satisfied students say they did not get such training. Dr. Michael Warren...

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