Health Sciences Archives

Oct 14, 2019

ECU School of Dental Medicine to host free dental screenings, exams

Free dental screenings and select X-rays will be available at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine through Feb. 26, 2020, for individuals 18 and older who are interested...

Oct 09, 2019
  • Ken Buday

SURGICAL SUPPORT

For the first time, a company started by East Carolina University faculty members has received a Phase II Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health....

Oct 08, 2019
  • Rob Spahr

TEACHERS OF QUALITY

The Brody School of Medicine’s innovative Teachers of Quality Academy (TQA) – which trains healthcare professionals to improve quality in health care delivery – recently welcomed its fourth cohort. The...

Oct 07, 2019
  • Grady Dillon

Student: Liz Blumthal

Liz Blumthal wants to leave her legacy at East Carolina University while preparing to care for others. Blumthal, a junior from Suwannee, Georgia, is an Honors College student with a...

Oct 04, 2019

ECU College of Nursing celebrates 122 student scholarships provided by generous donors

An annual scholarship reception at the ECU College of Nursing on Sept. 27 celebrated 122 students receiving nursing scholarships totaling $327,550 – all made possible through the generosity of donors....

Oct 02, 2019
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

VIRTUAL REALITY COMES TO ECU

User-friendly virtual reality has arrived on ECU’s Health Sciences Campus. Laupus Library has unveiled a new Virtual Reality Lab, a virtual reality learning, experimentation and development workspace on the second...

Oct 01, 2019
  • Crystal Baity

HEALTHY FARMWORKERS

Heat-related illnesses, pesticide exposure and other occupational hazards face migrant and seasonal farmworkers each day. But a new three-year, $427,551 health disparities grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National...

Sep 27, 2019
  • Erin Ward

DEDICATED TO DENTISTRY

On a hot summer day in New Bern, long lines of people waited to get into the Garber United Methodist Church, but not to worship. On this day, the pews...

Sep 27, 2019

ECU faculty member joins leadership of National Nursing League

ECU faculty member Dr. Mark Hand has been elected to serve as a member of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Board of Governors for a three-year term beginning this...

Behavioral health consultants provide ongoing services for short-term behavioral health concerns. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Sep 26, 2019
  • Spaine Stephens

COLLABORATIONS IN CARE

A unique grant celebrates East Carolina University’s commitment to using interprofessional collaboration to address emerging and challenging trends in health care, including opioid use and substance abuse prevention and treatment....