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Photo of ECU student Abby Coderre
Nov 21, 2022
  • Hannah Eccleston

Student: Abby Coderre

East Carolina University nursing student Abby Coderre always knew she wanted to work in health care. As she grew up, challenges thrown her way showed her that nursing is what...

East Carolina University police officers Michael Fecteau, left, and William Brown were honored by the Board of Governors on Thursday with the University of North Carolina System's Valor Award.
Nov 21, 2022
  • Crystal Baity

COURAGE AND COMPASSION

East Carolina University police officers William Brown and Michael Fecteau have received the Valor Award from the University of North Carolina System. The officers were recognized Thursday by the UNC...

A van from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine travels through rural eastern North Carolina enroute to providing free health screenings and COVID-19 vaccines to patients in underserved communities.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • ECU Health News
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda
  • Spaine Stephens

RURAL HEALTH DAY 2022

Beginning in 2010, organizations across the United States have reserved the third Thursday in November to celebrate National Rural Health Day and highlight unique challenges residents of rural communities face...

The School of Dental Medicine’s community service learning center in Spruce Pine is one of eight such centers in rural areas across the state, where students gain valuable patient experiences.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Spaine Stephens

RURAL DENTAL INNOVATION

Mount Airy, North Carolina, sits three miles south of the Virginia state line, a community of 10,000 so prototypical of Southern charm that it’s accepted as the basis for the...

College of Nursing Assistant Professor Dr. Courtney Caiola leads research into the HIV epidemic in eastern North Carolina.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

RURAL RESEARCH

Doctors, nurses, therapists — none can do their clinical jobs without facts: proof, by way of blood tests, X-rays and hands-on observations in order to determine a clear path forward...

Dr. Amy White-Jones, one of the first residents in Brody and ECU Health’s Rural Family Medicine Residency program, examines a patient at Goshen Medical Center in Beulaville.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

RURAL HEALTH EDUCATION

The college and schools on East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus share a mission produce top-notch health care professionals to serve North Carolina. A key component of that commitment is...

Stephanie Fiust, who has a high-risk pregnancy, receives an ultrasound at Carteret Ob-Gyn as part of East Carolina University's MOTHeRS Project.
Nov 17, 2022
  • ECU Health News

RURAL PATIENT CARE

ECU Health serves a vast rural region made up of 29 counties and is home to more than 1.4 million people. Like many rural regions, people across eastern North Carolina...

East Carolina University Master Patrol Officer William Brown escorts the ECU football team onto the field before a game.
Nov 17, 2022
  • Matt Smith

Staff: William Brown

No two days are the same for East Carolina University Master Patrol Officer William Brown, but that’s not unusual for the ECU Police officer in his 14th year patrolling campus....

MrBeast and ECU logos
Nov 16, 2022
  • ECU News Services

A BEAST OF A PARTNERSHIP

East Carolina University and MrBeast are announcing an exclusive partnership aimed at developing a credentialing program to help solve the creator industry's growing demand for a skilled workforce pipeline. Valued...

ECU Students awarded the Rivers Foreign Exchange Scholarship stand with Provost Robin Coger and Dr. Jon Rezek.
Nov 10, 2022
  • Jamie Smith

INTERNATIONAL GROWTH

To help kick off International Education Week, East Carolina University recognized faculty, staff and students for their outstanding work in pursuing international opportunities during its International Awards Ceremony. “As you...