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Nov 04, 2020
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ECU Jean Mills Symposium explores race and medicine during pandemic, protests

Defining moments of the year 2020 have exposed the impact of health disparities and how they are perpetuated in health care and medical education, says Dr. Damon Tweedy. The Duke...

Oct 30, 2020
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Virtual health disparities roundtable features ECU public health experts

A virtual roundtable hosted by Laupus Library featured three East Carolina University public health experts who presented and answered questions about health disparities in eastern North Carolina. The event, “Virtual...

Oct 26, 2020
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ECU dental school names assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion

Dr. Wanda Wright has been named the inaugural assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion for the ECU School of Dental Medicine (SoDM). Wright, who has been with the school...

Oct 16, 2020
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ECU researcher earns $1.8M grant to study brain, immune system links to hypertension

A researcher in the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how communication between...

Oct 08, 2020
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ECU Division of Health Sciences faculty, residents and students earn accolades

When it comes to awards and accolades, East Carolina University’s Division of Health Sciences faculty, staff, residents and students continue to achieve in their fields. Recent honors include grants, organizational...

Sep 30, 2020
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Brody School of Medicine researcher receives NIH funding for skeletal muscle research

A faculty researcher with Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University has received a $750,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to further explore the implications of a...

Sep 24, 2020
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MENTAL HEALTH EXPANSION

An East Carolina University team in the Brody School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine has received a $1.2 million federal grant to expand telehealth-based mental health services...

Sep 18, 2020
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EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS

During any ordinary year, the ECU School of Dental Medicine’s residency programs provide a rigorous learning experience for dental school graduates. This year, those residents earned invaluable experience serving during...

Sep 16, 2020
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ECU’s Center for Health Disparities names director

Dr. Keith Keene has been named director of the East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine Center for Health Disparities (CHD), effective Aug. 1, 2020. He has served as the...

Sep 10, 2020
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TREATING RARE CANCER

By all accounts a typical teen, Luke Haithcock loved to high-five his friends. The school-hallway equivalent to a handshake, the greeting punctuated Haithcock’s days at South Central High School in...