Health and Human Performance Archives

Aug 09, 2021
  • Matt Smith

SUPER SERVICE

East Carolina University students made their impact felt across eastern North Carolina this summer as part of the North Carolina State Employees’ Credit Union Public Fellows Internship program. The program...

Aug 09, 2021
  • Matt Smith

WITH THE FLOW

East Carolina University Pirates pride themselves on two things: service and grit. That’s why College of Health and Human Performance senior Will Shingleton wasn’t afraid to get a little dirty...

Aug 09, 2021
  • Matt Smith

LASTING IMPRESSION

During a humid summer morning in Greenville, Brittany Turner sits at a picnic table under the shade of a tree in the community garden she’s tended over the last several...

Jun 29, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

ECU recognized for promoting physical activity on campus

East Carolina University’s Exercise is Medicine – On Campus (EIM-OC) program has been recognized by the American College of Sports Medicine as a “COVID Conquerer” for demonstrating creative ways to...

Jun 15, 2021
  • Crystal Baity

EARLY DETECTION

East Carolina University’s successful wastewater testing program for COVID-19 has paused for the summer but will start again when students return to campus in August. “The wastewater program was an...

May 26, 2021
  • Ken Buday

BITING RESEARCH

Every time a hand slaps skin at an outdoor summer barbecue, a mosquito loses its wings. Dr. Stephanie Richards, a professor in the East Carolina University College of Health and...

May 21, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Air Force and Army ROTC programs commission new officers

Five cadets from East Carolina University’s Air Force ROTC program and 15 cadets from its Army ROTC program were commissioned as officers in ceremonies on May 8. In his remarks,...

May 17, 2021
  • Matt Smith

Health Behavior research cluster announces seed funding

East Carolina University’s Health Behavior research cluster announced research project seed funding for a pair of faculty-led projects in April. Kori Brewer, associate chief of research in the Brody School...

May 14, 2021
  • Kelly Rusk

Ashby Dickerson

Ashby Dickerson had an insider’s view of the EC Scholars experience — her older brother Cole. “I feel like the EC Scholars program is about being part of a family...

May 14, 2021
  • Kristen Martin

Noah Watkins

A love of East Carolina University started early for Noah Watkins. The Asheboro native visited ECU in eighth grade and fell in love with the campus and overall atmosphere. “Everyone...