Benjamin Abel Archives

Dr. Jeffrey Eells, Brody School of Medicine associate professor of anatomy and cell biology, led a study on the relationship between COVID-19 exposure and the likelihood of development of Parkinson’s disease.
Aug 04, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

COVID-PARKINSON’S LINK

A team of scientists, led by researchers from East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine, have identified another problem stemming from COVID-19 infections — the potential for greater risk of...

First-year medical student Haris Shehzad receives his white coat during The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University’s annual White Coat Ceremony on July 29.
Jul 29, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Kelly Rogers Dilda

2022 WHITE COAT CEREMONY

Excitement resonated from East Carolina University’s Health Sciences Campus on Friday morning as the Brody School of Medicine officially welcomed 86 new medical students  — all North Carolina residents  —...

Jul 26, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

Lumbee Tribe STEM students visit ECU

High school students from North Carolina’s largest state-recognized Indian tribe — and who have particular interest in science, technology, engineering and math fields — visited East Carolina University’s Health Sciences...

Jul 21, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel

ECU Speech and Audiology Student Association earns gold honors from national association

East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences students studying speech-language pathology and audiology who comprise the East Carolina chapter of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) have...

Jul 11, 2022
  • Benjamin Abel
  • Erin Ward

Black nursing alumnae make scholarships, history with donations

Four distinguished Pirate nurses have reaffirmed their commitment, through generous scholarship endowments, to ensure that underrepresented nursing candidates from across eastern North Carolina get the education and training they need...