Nursing Archives

Brinkley-Lane Scholar medallion in front of purple flowers.
May 21, 2025
  • Spaine Stephens

Brinkley-Lane Profile: Korina Cortezano

A dedicated high school band member, Korina “Kori” Cortezano got word that the band was short a tuba player. A seasoned baritone player and two-year drum major, Cortezano had no...

May 15, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Nurses take the lead in health care innovation with DNP-MBA

Earlier this year, Ashley Elks became the first person to embark on East Carolina University’s newest graduate program, a dual-track Doctor of Nursing Practice and Master of Business Administration that...

Apr 30, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Doctoral nursing students advance ECU’s research legacy, global impact

Three East Carolina University College of Nursing doctoral students will graduate in May, bringing a wealth of innovation and knowledge to the profession through their research and scholarship in an...

Apr 28, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Critical care lessons help bridge global health gaps

A plane ticket to Butare, Rwanda isn’t cheap, but it’s hard to put a price tag on the lifesaving skills that East Carolina University’s College of Nursing professor Dr. Kristie...

Apr 17, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

Outstanding faculty honored at 2025 University Teaching Awards

East Carolina University celebrated faculty members who excel in the classroom and beyond at the 2025 University Teaching Awards ceremony Tuesday in the Main Campus Student Center. “Our students, region...

Apr 09, 2025
  • Crystal Baity

ECU graduate programs earn high rankings

East Carolina University’s master’s and doctoral programs in allied health sciences, medicine and nursing earned high rankings once again this year in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Graduate...

Two women, dressed in purple scrubs, hold the side of a cake beneath the face of a man seated between them.
Mar 07, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Donor support burns brightly during Pirate Nation Gives

More than 2,300 alumni, friends and students took the cake to support East Carolina University during Pirate Nation Gives on March 5. Gifts came from far away and right in...

Mar 04, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

ECU set to celebrate ninth day of giving Wednesday

Students on the East Carolina University Club Volleyball team intend to compete in nationals this year in Phoenix, Arizona. They are counting on donations and bonus money earned during Pirate...

Mar 03, 2025
  • Patricia Earnhardt Tyndall

Pirate Nation Gives offers many ways to support university

Scan the code and give to an area of East Carolina University that is important to you. Using the QR code embedded on signs around campus and seen in this...

A man in a gray shirt and black apron holds a coffee order.
Feb 06, 2025
  • Benjamin Abel

Awaken Coffee expands to ECU: Empowering the differently abled, one cup at a time

As of Feb. 3, the East Carolina University Health Sciences Campus is fully caffeinated again. Awaken Coffee, which offers premium coffee brewed and served by members of the greater Greenville...