Health and Human Performance Archives

Sep 12, 2012

Counselor education students train outside the classroom

Students in two counselor education classes left the classroom behind Sept. 9 for an experience in team building and accomplishing tasks that require group effort and group decision-making. Counselor education...

Sep 05, 2012

ECU graduate takes third silver medal at Paralympic Games

East Carolina University graduate Elexis Gillette won a silver medal Sept. 4 in the men’s long jump at the 2012 Paralympics Games in London....

Aug 30, 2012

ECU professor stresses gimmick-free diets in new book

Many weight loss diets are extremely unhealthy and leave dieters poorly nourished, East Carolina University nutrition science professor Dr. Roman Pawlak said in his new book, “Healthy Diets without Secrets.”...

Aug 29, 2012

Hospitality Leadership professor wins best paper of the year at international meeting

ECU hospitality leadership professor Cynthia S. Deale and co-authors received the Best Paper of the Year award for their work in the Journal of Hospitality and Tourism. The award was...

Aug 29, 2012

ECU campaign offers chance to honor military service, support

A campaign under way at East Carolina University presents an opportunity to commemorate military service with a permanent memorial on campus. The 2012 Service to Nation Campaign is offering engraved...

Jul 05, 2012

Food, bugs lead to ECU lessons in math and science

  Twenty-eight middle school students from the Pitt County Boys and Girls Clubs took lessons on fractions, pizza and lady bugs this summer at East Carolina University. The hands-on math...

Jun 15, 2012

Grant helps grow Greenville garden network

  A $15,000 grant from the Vidant Medical Center Foundation will support the Greenville Community Garden Network, a project directed by East Carolina University nutrition science professor Beth Wall-Bassett. The...

Jun 12, 2012

ECU alumnus wins contest for technology business owners

  East Carolina University hospitality management graduate Spencer Barrick ’11 was selected as the winner of BootStrap, a Wilmington Downtown contest for start-up technology companies. Barrick’s company, EyeBar, is a...

May 10, 2012

ECU alumni selected for NC Sports Hall of Fame

Two East Carolina University alumni are among eight new members of the NC Sports Hall of Fame. Dr. Jerry McGee and Mr. Henry Trevathan will be inducted May 10 at...

Apr 30, 2012

KUSHA: Iran’s use of police hinders modernization

East Carolina University criminal justice professor Hamid R. Kusha said that an ancient system continues to impede Iran’s efforts to modernize its national police force. In his case study “Impediments...