Health Sciences Archives

Jan 16, 2020
  • Spaine Stephens

SNIFFING OUT SICKNESS

Harley the beagle refused to run rabbits—a character flaw that left her future uncertain. Now, the wayward hunting dog has finally found a worthy prey—but not of the woodland variety....

Jan 16, 2020

Interprofessional clinical simulation program receives provisional accreditation

The Interprofessional Clinical Simulation Program at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine has achieved provisional accreditation in teaching and education by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). Provisional...

Jan 14, 2020

New Brody anatomy chair named

Dr. Peter Koch has been named chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, effective Jan. 30. Most recently, Koch was...

Jan 14, 2020
  • Crystal Baity

NATIONALLY RANKED

Online graduate programs at East Carolina University have been recognized among the nation’s best in a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. ECU’s master’s programs in business, criminal...

ECU postdoctoral scholar Byron Aguilar is studying a compound that could help Alzheimer’s patients. (Photos by Doug Boyd)
Jan 09, 2020
  • Doug Boyd

CONQUERING DISEASE

Byron Aguilar is studying how a group of signaling proteins called Rho GTPases, which play a role in several common cellular functions, might affect the development of not only cancer...

Dec 18, 2019
  • Erin Ward

ABOVE AND BEYOND

In his 35 years at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, Dr. James Peden has helped patients in clinics, supervised residents, served as an attending on medical services and...

Photography by Rhett Butler
Dec 06, 2019
  • Janiya Winchester

Student: Dana Cea

Dana Cea, a second-year East Carolina University doctoral student in rehabilitation counseling and administration, is an advocate for people with disabilities and the LGTBQ community. Cea’s passion for advocacy stems...

Dec 05, 2019
  • ECU News Services

SHIPSHAPE FOR THE FUTURE

East Carolina University’s graduating class of fall 2019 includes nearly 2,300 students who will receive their degrees during the Friday, Dec. 13 commencement ceremony. The students are unique and ambitious....

Dec 05, 2019
  • Kelly Rusk

MAKING WAVES

Volunteering at a water sports event helped Emily Laxson, recreational therapy major in the College of Health and Human Performance, chart the course for her future. “School had just started,...

Dec 05, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

MONSTER FINISH

Morgan Kane has performed in 18 countries across five continents driving Grave Digger, an off-road, competitive racing monster truck with a huge fan base. When Kane’s not driving, he works...