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Oct 09, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

“Entering a White Profession: Black Physicians in the Turn-of-the-Century South” Lecture on Monday, October 22

The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend Entering a White Profession: Black Physicians in the Turn-of-the-Century South presented by Todd Savitt, PhD, Professor, Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies, Brody...

Oct 05, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Volunteers needed for Laupus Library Trick or Treat event!

Laupus Library is hosting the 4th annual Health Sciences Trick or Treat event on the evening of October 26th! We would like to extend the opportunity to you and your...

Oct 01, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

From the Archivist: Developing “The Spanish Influenza Is Here” Exhibit

2018 marks several historical centennial anniversaries. Earlier this year, I curated an exhibit for the one-hundredth anniversary of World War I and described the experiences of North Carolina doctors and...

Sep 20, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

Models of Care: Stories of Eastern North Carolina Physicians and Nurses from The Country Doctor Museum’s Collections

Chartered in 1967, The Country Doctor Museum (CDM) holds over 4,500 artifacts and documents related to rural healthcare in America. Because many of these objects were donated by heirs and...

Sep 17, 2018
  • ECU Contributor

Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Monday, September 24

The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend "Paleopathology: Rewriting the History of Plagues and Diseases with Modern Molecular DNA Methods" presented by Richard J. Baltaro, MD, PhD, Professor...

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Sep 05, 2018
  • Kelly Dilda

Laupus welcomes new faces

Laupus Library welcomed Mary Roby, assistant director for user services on June 29. She comes to ECU with extensive experience, most recently as dean of the Library at Gardner-Webb University....

Aug 15, 2018
  • Layne Carpenter

Medical History Interest Group Lecture on Tuesday August 28

The Medical History Interest Group invites you to attend The Health Principles Practiced at John Harvey Kellogg’s Battle Creek Sanitarium presented by Roman Pawlak, PhD, RD, Associate Professor, Department of Nutrition...

Jul 24, 2018
  • Kelly Dilda

Recent ECU graduate wins national research contest

A research paper by a 2018 graduate of East Carolina University’s Master of Public Health program has won a national contest. Preventing Chronic Disease, a medical journal established by the Centers...

Jul 11, 2018
  • Kelly Dilda

ECU Systematic Review explains higher incidence of respiratory diseases in LGB community

A systematic research review conducted recently at East Carolina University sheds light on why sexual minorities have a greater chance of developing respiratory diseases. Dr. Joseph Lee, assistant professor in...

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Jul 02, 2018
  • Michael Tucker

Register for the 2018 Health Sciences Author Recognition Awards

Register now for the 2018 Health Sciences Author Recognition Awards Laupus Library created the program in 2005 as an opportunity for both faculty and staff to be honored for their...