News Archives

Jun 23, 2010
  • Crystal Baity

Nurse faculty, staff assess needs of Haiti’s nursing school

GREENVILLE, N.C.  —   Faculty and staff members from East Carolina University’s College of Nursing are in Haiti assessing the needs of the country's only nursing school. Dr. Nancy Stephenson, associate professor...

Jun 18, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Study shows racial disparities in lung cancer treatment

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A new study that looks at newly diagnosed lung cancer patients and follows them after diagnosis is one of the first to give reasons why patients don't...

Jun 17, 2010
  • ECU News Services

East Carolina University first in U.S. to offer interdisciplinary master’s degree in sustainable tourism

GREENVILLE, N.C. — As summer officially begins June 21, East Carolina University faculty will be hard at work on the institution’s newest degree offering. The first in the nation, ECU’s...

Jun 16, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU scientists offer insight on Gulf oil spill

GREENVILLE, N.C. —   Several East Carolina University faculty experts are available to discuss the Gulf of Mexico spill and its implications. David Kimmel, PhD, assistant professor of biology Thomas...

Jun 15, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

ECU among nation’s best for putting doctors in underserved areas

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University ranks among the top medical schools in the country for producing primary care doctors who practice in places...

Jun 15, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Grant to boost primary care education

GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina University medical students who have an interest in family medicine will be among those who may benefit from a new program funded by the Blue...

Jun 14, 2010
  • Crystal Baity

Group supports stroke survivors and their families

GREENVILLE, N.C.   —   Jackie Mills couldn’t say a word the first two months after her stroke in October. But now, she talks on the phone and has made great...

Jun 11, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Sculpture honoring Brody unveiled at heart institute

GREENVILLE, N.C.  — A sculpture at the East Carolina Heart Institute at East Carolina University honors the legacy of one of the school’s founders while also symbolizing his and the...

Jun 08, 2010
  • ECU News Services

ECU professors research effects of BP oil spill in Gulf of Mexico and beyond

GREENVILLE, NC.  —   The BP oil spill, also known as the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, has riveted the attention of the public since an explosion April 20 aboard an...

Jun 08, 2010
  • Doug Boyd

Top nurse chosen at medical school

GREENVILLE, N.C. — A cardiovascular nurse has been named the best in her field for 2010 at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and its medical group...