Natalie Sayewich Archives

Undergraduate students Marina Boatman and Lauren Johansen position tubes and air filters to collect air samples that will be tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Nov 09, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

AIRBORNE DETECTION

Researchers at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine have found a new way to detect the virus that causes COVID-19 by testing the air passing through building ventilation systems....

Nov 03, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

STARTING STEM EARLY

If you happened to see Dr. Virginia C. Stage on the ground, digging through the dirt to find roly-polies outside ECU’s Health Sciences Building this past summer, you might not...

Oct 29, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

HEALTH CARE, EN ESPAÑOL

As students in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University learn to earn their patients’ trust and look for ways to better serve the underserved, many are honing...

Oct 11, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

UNDERSTANDING ‘LONG COVID’

A team from ECU’s Brody School of Medicine is collaborating with health care providers from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth to understand the extended effects of COVID-19, and to...

Sep 08, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

LEAVING A LEGACY

Charles Baldwin — “Chuck” as he was known to family, friends and colleagues at East Carolina University — loved to learn. As the son of two educators, Baldwin believed in...

Sep 07, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

College of Nursing welcomes new undergraduate students with pinning ceremony

The East Carolina University College of Nursing celebrated nearly 300 new baccalaureate students on Sept. 2, welcoming each with a golden Lamp of Learning pin to wear on their uniforms....

Aug 26, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS

In eastern North Carolina, where hurricanes and tropical events are common in the late summer and early fall, it’s crucial to understand how to prepare for their potential impacts. Not...

Jul 01, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

EMERGENCY EDUCATION

UPDATE, JANUARY 2022: The certificate program referenced in the story below was approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and is now accepting applications. All...

Jun 11, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

MAPPING COVID-19

When limited resources prevent everyone from having immediate access to COVID-19 vaccines, how do you determine who needs them most urgently? Where are they located? How can you get the...

ECU graduate and U.S. Navy veteran Travis Barton looks forward to a service-oriented civilian career in clinical laboratory science.
May 03, 2021
  • Natalie Sayewich

SERVICE IN HIS BLOOD

Travis Barton knew that he was meant to help people since childhood. At the time, he didn’t know exactly what that would look like. Joining the military allowed him to...