Health and Human Performance Archives

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...

Apr 10, 2012

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

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

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

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...