SPOOKY STORIES
Still trying to get into the Halloween "spirit"? Or just can't get enough of #ECUFrightWeek? Trick or treat yourself to these ECU spooky stories – from a how-to safety guide...
Health Sciences Archives
GROWING BRAINS
When people ask Dr. Karen Litwa what she does for a living, her response is unique. “I say that I’m a brain builder,” she says through a smile. Litwa, an...
IN YOUR SHOES
A free foot clinic organized and staffed by ECU’s Brody School of Medicine students for Greenville’s homeless population has grown to provide additional services and better access to care for...
Inaugural gala to support research and treatment for pediatric diseases
Tickets are on sale now for the inaugural Child Health Champion Gala, which will help support research and treatments for pediatric illnesses. The event will be held from 6–9 p.m....
‘Green Bioethics’ explores sustainable health care and related topics
An ECU Brody School of Medicine faculty member has published a book about the impact of individual medical techniques, procedures and developments on the environment and ideas for advancing equality...
ECU to pilot interactive software as part of suicide prevention grant
A three-year, $302,629 grant is helping the Department of Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies at ECU address the risk factors associated with suicide on campus. The grant, Suicide Education and Prevention...
HEALTHIER BABIES
Newborn babies whose mothers exercised during their pregnancy have improved motor skills, heart function and body composition, East Carolina University researchers have found. Understanding the health benefits of exercise for...
Research team works to prevent blood donation spoilage
Every two seconds someone in the United States needs blood and, despite nearly 6.8 million domestic blood donors each year, blood banks face a serious problem. Blood has a very...
ECU/Vidant surgical resident earns national honor
Dr. Ruchi Amin, a chief resident for the ECU-Vidant Medical Center surgical residency program, was recently awarded the 2019 Jameson L. Chassin, MD, FACS, Award for Professionalism in General Surgery....
‘In that moment, I felt 100% myself’: ECU marks National Coming Out Day
East Carolina University students, faculty and staff shared laughs, tears and coming out stories over lunch during the annual National Coming Out Day celebration at the East Carolina University Health...