GEOGRAPHY MATTERS
Health disparities among demographic groups are a well-researched topic, but disparities among geographic groups may be just as significant. That was the message of Dr. Brian Smedley, the keynote speaker...
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REACHING OUT
Seven delegates from Halifax Community College crowded around a table at East Carolina University’s College of Technology and Computer Science in mid-January staring at what looks like industrial junk. The...
BETTER HEALTH
From schoolchildren to farm workers, people in eastern North Carolina will benefit from two health programs led by East Carolina University experts and funded by the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable...
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER
East Carolina University has hired Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Frank Barrows, former managing editor for the Charlotte Observer, to serve as interim advisor for The East Carolinian, the student-run newspaper....
‘BIG HITS, BROKEN DREAMS’
A successful partnership between East Carolina University and Pitt County Schools will be featured Sunday when CNN airs "Big Hits, Broken Dreams," a documentary about concussions in high school football....
Jean Mills Health Symposium will be Feb. 3
Participants at the eighth annual Jean Mills Health Symposium on Feb. 3 will learn about past and present day efforts to reduce health disparities and increase access to care for...
MAKING ENDS MEET
About 50 students, most from East Carolina University’s Department of Child Development and Family Relations, gathered at the Mendenhall Student Center on Wednesday to learn what it feels like to...
Accessible, affordable nursing degree
High school seniors searching for an affordable nursing degree are being recruited for a new program this fall at East Carolina University and four area community colleges. Beaufort County, Lenoir,...
SELF-REPORTED
East Carolina University Director of Athletics Terry Holland announced Tuesday that Pirate head baseball coach Billy Godwin will serve a two-week suspension without pay as a department-imposed corrective action for...
THINKING BIG
Dr. Jennifer Arnold encouraged a midday audience in the auditorium of the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University to achieve their goals by thinking big, her motto for...