Health and Human Performance Archives

Jun 15, 2012
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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
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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
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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
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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...

Apr 10, 2012
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ECU nutrition science students unveil pizza sauces, aim for commercial success

East Carolina University nutrition science students will share their own pizza sauces from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. April 11 in the Golden Corral Culinary Center in the Thomas W....

Apr 04, 2012
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ECU research shows involved grandfathers experience less depression

Grandfathers who are more involved with their grandchildren have fewer symptoms of depression than grandfathers who are less involved, according to a new study by East Carolina University researcher Alan...

Mar 22, 2012
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ECU professor inducted to N.C. Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame

 By Kathy Muse Katie Walsh, director of athletic training at East Carolina University, was inducted to the North Carolina Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Fame. She is one of three...

Mar 19, 2012
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ECU researcher finds heavy debt burdens among college graduates

East Carolina University social work professor Dr. Intae Yoon found high levels of debt among college graduates in research published in the Journal of Social Work Education. In a study...

Feb 22, 2012
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Blood challenge draws large response

The Health 1000 class in East Carolina University's College of Health and Human Performance was this semester's winner of a blood donation competition. The Health 1000 and Kinesiology 1000 classes...

Feb 16, 2012
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New book guides family life professionals working with diverse populations

  East Carolina University certified family life educators Sharon M. Ballard and Alan C. Taylor have compiled strategies for working with 11 diverse family groups in their new book, “Family...