Health and Human Performance Archives

Jan 03, 2012
  • ECU News Services

ECU’s Advising Center offers training to promote health and wellness

The East Carolina University Advising Center in the College of Health and Human Performance recently took steps to fight back against the ill effects of a sedentary work environment with...

Jan 03, 2012
  • ECU News Services

ECU staff members co-author book on Haiti

East Carolina University staff member Elaine Hughes in the Department of Kinesiology and Christina Ruotolo of Eastern AHEC at ECU, with additional co-authors, developed “The Day the Earth Moved Haiti:...

Dec 12, 2011
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Board on Human Sciences Award presented to ECU professor

An East Carolina University faculty member was honored in November for her contributions to research and human sciences in higher education. The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities named Dr....

Dec 08, 2011
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ECU Environmental Health Society Honors New Members

The fall 2011 induction ceremony for the East Carolina University chapter of Epsilon Nu Eta recognized undergraduate and graduate students who have shown exemplary scholastic achievement as environmental health majors...

Dec 02, 2011
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ECU eye-tracking research examines gaze changes while viewing art

Collaborative work by Dr. Cynthia Bickley-Green (Art Education) and Dr. Nicholas Murray (Kinesiology) examines the relation between vision, cognition and language by collecting eye-tracking data from individuals viewing art work....

Nov 08, 2011
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ECU Recreation and Park Management Program Reaccredited by National Group

The ECU Recreation and Park Management Program in the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, College of Health and Human Performance has received a formal seven-year reaccreditation from the Council...

Nov 01, 2011
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Carolina Ale House fulfills donation promise to ECU Department of Hospitality Management

Greenville’s new Carolina Ale House made good on its promise to donate 10 percent of its first week’s profits to East Carolina University’s Department of Hospitality Management. Mindy Amerson, corporate...

Oct 25, 2011
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Ground-breaking article defines family life education

East Carolina University professor Sharon M. Ballard collaborated with colleagues on an article that defines family life education and differentiates the field from other family-related areas of study. The article,...

Oct 18, 2011
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ECU professor develops methods to better teach lighting in interior design

An East Carolina University interior design professor has published an article that examines the unique and complex properties of light, its behavior and its interactions with other elements in interior...

Oct 04, 2011
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'Aging in place' offers benefits for aging population and for job-seekers

By Peggy Novotny East Carolina University researchers are calling for more awareness and more dedicated professionals who will develop options to allow aging Americans to spend their later years in...