Kevin Syers Archives

Jun 10, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

Victorian Era Mental Health Exhibit on Display Through July 21

Laupus Library is hosting the traveling exhibit “The Literature of Prescription: Charlotte Perkins Gilman and ‘The Yellow Wall-paper’” in the Evelyn Fike Laupus gallery on the fourth floor of the library....

Apr 30, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

Making “Madness in America:” A Student’s Guide to Archival Exhibits

Contributed by Tess Will, Laupus Library History Collections Intern As a part of my internship in the History Collections at East Carolina University’s Laupus Health Sciences Library, I have been...

Mar 25, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

“The Transformations of Autism” Lecture on Tuesday, April 9

As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture Series, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend “The Transformations of Autism,” sponsored by Dan Shingleton. This lecture,...

Pierre Fauchard
Mar 06, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

“Pierre Fauchard: The Father of Modern Dentistry” Lecture on Monday, March 25

As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture Series, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend "Pierre Fauchard: The Father of Modern Dentistry." This...

Feb 12, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

“A History of Public Health Nursing in North Carolina” Lecture on Monday, February 25

As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture Series, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend "A History of Public Health Nursing in North...

Feb 01, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

Race and Medical History in the South

With the start of Black History Month, The Country Doctor Museum interprets the legacy of medicine along racial lines in a new exhibit, Race and Medical History in North Carolina,...

Jan 30, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

Civil War Medicine Demonstration and Lecture on Monday, February 11

We invite you to join us on Monday, February 11, when Chris Grimes, a local Civil War reenactor visits Laupus Library. From 1-3:30pm, he will offer informal demonstrations of various Civil...

Jan 23, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

Civil War Medicine Exhibit on Display Through February 25

Laupus Library is hosting the traveling exhibit Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War. This exhibit will be on display through February 25, 2019 in the Evelyn...

Jan 16, 2019
  • Layne Carpenter

“A Dark Chapter in Military Medicine: Nazi Physicians and Holocaust Medicine” Lecture on Monday, January 28

As part of the Ruth and John Moskop History of Medicine Lecture Series, the Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend “A Dark Chapter in Military Medicine: Nazi Physicians...

Dec 13, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Designing “The Plague of Piracy”

Contributed by Sara Mackenzie Parkin, Laupus Library History Collections Graduate Assistant 2018 is the 300th anniversary of Blackbeard’s death in North Carolina. In commemoration of this, a series of exhibits...