Kathryn Kennedy Archives

Oct 16, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

HUNGRY FOR EXPERIENCE

It was early on a Friday morning, but East Carolina University nutrition student Kara Massotti was wide awake and focused on her patient at ECU’s Family Medicine Center. George Broussard...

First year nursing students, left to right, Cara Benedue, Kevin Beasley and Lauren Baker prepare for pinning each other at the Lamp of Learning ceremony held on campus on Thursday (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Aug 28, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

LAMP OF LEARNING

A new class of East Carolina University nursing students was encouraged to pursue knowledge, emphasize service, and be honest and ethical in all matters during an Aug. 27 ceremony welcoming...

ECU alumnus Dan Kane, seated, prepares material for demonstration at the Mitochondrial Physiology School held on campus Aug. 10 - 13. Kane is assistant professor of human kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Photos by Gretchen Baugh)
Aug 19, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘SUMMER CAMP’ FOR SCIENTISTS

Scientists from around the world converged on East Carolina University’s health sciences campus Aug. 10-13 to get a crash course in an organelle that powers all human cells. Mitochondrial Physiology...

ECU School of Dental Medicine professor Dr. Kimberley Gise, left, and Zachary Swanner, fourth year dental student, assist a dental patient. Gise is director of the emergency care clinic. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Jul 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

EMERGENCY SERVICES

An East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine clinic is now treating local patients experiencing oral emergencies. The Emergency Care Clinic, located in Ross Hall at 1851 MacGregor Downs Road,...

UNC Pembroke Chancellor Kyle Carter and East Carolina University Chancellor Steve Ballard sign a memorandum of understanding that will establish a satellite program for ECU's doctorate in physical therapy at UNCP. The agreement aims to prepare more physical therapists for eastern North Carolina. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Jun 24, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

SOUTHEAST SATELLITE

A new partnership between East Carolina University and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke aims to increase the number of physical therapists working in eastern North Carolina. ECU Chancellor...

At left, Dr. Meghan Scott, a Brody School of Medicine graduate and second-year family medicine resident at ECU, stands with Dr. Jonathon Firnhaber, ECU's family medicine residency program director. ECU has again been ranked as among the top ten in the nation in producing family care physicians. (Photo by Gretchen Baugh)
May 15, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

FAMILY MATTERS

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University was recognized again this year for the high percentage of its graduates pursuing residency training in family medicine. The American Academy...

Apr 14, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

WORLD-CLASS WOMEN

Ten inspiring women were honored April 13 in a ceremony at the Murphy Center that celebrated the impacts women have – large and small – on East Carolina University and...

ECU hematology/oncology professor Dr. Myon-Hee Lee, pictured above, will apply private funding to acquire new data for his research on cancerous tumors and how they develop. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Feb 06, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘INNOVATIVE IDEAS’

The renewal of a private funding source for research at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine will support work related to diseases that most impact the lives of eastern...

Moved inside due to inclement weather, the ribbon cutting ceremony for ECU's seventh dental community service learning center was held in Spruce Pine Jan. 30. The center will improve access to oral health care for the underserved region situated in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina. (Photos by Jay Clark)
Jan 30, 2015
  • Kathryn Kennedy

‘FOCUSED ON WELLNESS’

A light snow fell on East Carolina University’s newest dental service learning center in Spruce Pine on Jan. 30, as stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to celebrate the facility...

Officials from ECU and Davidson County join in the ribbon cutting ceremony for the ECU School of Dental Medicine community service learning center Dec. 15. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 15, 2014
  • Kathryn Kennedy

DENTISTS FOR DAVIDSON

For appointments call: (336) 236-0165 East Carolina University’s dental community service learning centers are core to the School of Dental Medicine’s unique educational model – create more dentists for North...