BREATHING CLEAN AIR
Preserving and improving the quality of breathable air is the life work of Dr. R.K.M. Jayanty, adjunct professor of biological and agricultural engineering at N.C. State, who spoke at East...
Health and Human Performance Archives
WHEN I GROW UP
When I grow up, I want to be a… dentist, business owner, author. For most children, the idea of what they want to be when they grow up starts with...
ECU School of Social Work to celebrate 50 years; honor Reggie York
Dr. Reggie York has been named the 2019 recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Legacy Award from the School of Social Work at East Carolina University. He will be honored at...
Recreation Sciences: This is no play on words.
What’s in a name? As Shakespeare wrote in “Romeo and Juliet,” “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But what if a name...
Design for Disability initiative kicked off with a kickball game
Judy Byrd has three goals. “I want every child to be included in their PE class. I want every child to have the opportunity to learn how to play sports....
HEALTHY FARMWORKERS
Heat-related illnesses, pesticide exposure and other occupational hazards face migrant and seasonal farmworkers each day. But a new three-year, $427,551 health disparities grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National...
ENJOYING WATER SPORTS
Adapting to a new way of life is something Brent Carpenter of Greenville has had to do for the past decade and a half. He was once an avid wakeboarder;...
Student: Irma Lappin
East Carolina University senior Irma Lappin does more each day than the typical college student. Lappin, originally from Mexico, came to the United States at the age of 6 and...
DESIGN MATTERS
East Carolina University researchers hope their findings on consumers’ views of packaging design will impact the FDA’s review of a new heated tobacco product expected to be sold in the...
HEELING IS HEALING
Brent Carpenter says he sometimes feels like a duck out of water, but research at East Carolina University is helping him get back in his element by learning to sail....