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Fourth-year ECU School of Dental Medicine student Victoria Hardy prepares to perform a root canal on her mother, Barbara Hardy. The School of Dental Medicine is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. (Photos by Rhett Butler)
Nov 04, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

DECADE OF DENTISTRY

Several years ago, Victoria Hardy stared out the window of an East Carolina University Transit bus at Ledyard E. Ross Hall, the new home of the School of Dental Medicine...

Dr. Tom Irons, East Carolina University's associate vice chancellor for health sciences, was awarded the 2021 Jim Bernstein Community Health Career Achievement Award on Oct. 22 by the Foundation for Health Leadership & Innovation (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 26, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

CAREER KUDOS

Wherever Dr. Thomas G. “Tom” Irons goes, his reputation as a tireless advocate for health care access for all North Carolinians precedes him. Irons is an East Carolina University fixture,...

Oct 14, 2021
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ECU researcher explores bacteria behaviors

A professor in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the structural and functional properties of bacterial enzyme...

Oct 08, 2021
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ECU dental school dean named president-elect of international group

Dr. Greg Chadwick, dean of the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, has been elected president-elect of FDI World Dental Federation, the premier representative body for more than one...

Sep 27, 2021
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ECU occupational therapy provides screenings, activities for children

Students and faculty in the East Carolina University College of Allied Health Sciences’ Department of Occupational Therapy provided free screenings, educational games and activities to children on Sept. 18 during...

Aug 20, 2021
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5 questions with ECU leukemia researcher Myles Cabot

As project leader for a recently renewed National Cancer Institute Program Project Grant focused on exploring therapeutics for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), Dr. Myles Cabot brings another perspective of national...

Aug 19, 2021
  • Spaine Stephens

ECU dental Schweitzer Fellows address needs in oral health care

As they overcame challenges presented by the pandemic, the School of Dental Medicine’s 2020-21 cohort of North Carolina Schweitzer Fellows made significant progress in addressing oral and overall health challenges...

Aug 11, 2021
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ECU researchers target cell mitochondria for potential leukemia therapies

Researchers at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University are exploring how differences in mitochondria — the powerhouse of cells — in cancer cells versus normal cells could...

Aug 06, 2021
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ECU medical, dental students showcase research, distinction track projects

East Carolina University medical and dental students in the Summer Scholars Research and Distinction Track programs showcased their scholarly work on Aug. 2 during the 24th Annual Medical Student Scholarship...

Jul 30, 2021
  • Rob Spahr
  • Spaine Stephens

WHITE COAT CEREMONY 2021

The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University officially welcomed 86 new medical students — the most diverse class in the school’s history — during the school’s annual White...