Kathy Muse Archives

Jun 27, 2013
  • Kathy Muse

‘SERVIRE’ OVERSEAS

East Carolina University professor Dr. Thom Skalko is extending the university mission of service to South Africa, where he’s collaborating on a project that will create new jobs and enhance...

Apr 16, 2013
  • Kathy Muse

BREATHING EASY

Summer months in eastern North Carolina mean hot, sticky days with heat indexes that can take the breath away, particularly for those who work outdoors. Add to that a respirator...

Martin and Next Level owner Trent Britt, an ECU alumnus, look over data.
Feb 25, 2013
  • Kathy Muse

BUILDING BONDS

East Carolina University students are reaching out to youth and senior adults through a newly founded ECU student organization called MUVE (Motivating and Uplifting via Exercise). LaBarron Burwell, a health...

Mar 09, 2012
  • Kathy Muse

HEALTHY AGING

  One out of every three adults aged 65 and older will fall this year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Of those seniors who fall, 20...

ECU graduate student Christina Brown-Bochicchio traveled across the country to join ECU's recreational therapy program, where she is now working on research to help wheelchair athletes improve their sports performance. (Photo by Chuck Baldwin, Health and Human Performance)
Dec 16, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

SEEKING SUBSTANCE

Christina Brown-Bochicchio left Hollywood – and a career that catered to film and television celebrities – to enroll as a graduate student at East Carolina University. While she enjoyed planning...

Dec 08, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

EVERYONE IN THE GAME

On a basketball court at East Carolina University, 9-year-old Tolbert Wangila gets a firm grip on the ball, bends forward, manipulating his legs, arms, and wrists for a smooth release....

At far left, Dr. Brock Niceler, clinical assistant professor of family medicine at the Brody School of Medicine, performs a test for neurological wellness with a Rose High football player during afternoon practice. ECU graduate student Becky Grant, center, an athletic trainer assigned to Rose High School, looks on during the procedure. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Dec 05, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Playing Safe

When a North Pitt High School athlete is injured in competition, the first person rushing on the field is not the team’s coach or a worried parent. It is Jeff...

ECU student Kimberly Chadwick steers a kayak down the Tar River in Greenville. Chadwick had worked through ECU service-learning connections to develop a kayaking educational tour in the community. (Photo by Cliff Hollis)
Oct 07, 2011
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  • Kathy Muse

Service-Learning: Community connections steer students in right direction

East Carolina University senior Kimberly Chadwick followed a path from campus straight down Fifth Street toward the Tar River, where she guides kayak tours for teenagers through a community service...

Dr. Parmalee Hawk, center, former associate dean from the ECU College of Education, competes with Jeanne A. Stone in a virtual game of bowling, as part of research under way by ECU graduate student Whitney Sauter. (Photos by Cliff Hollis)
Aug 22, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Wii are Fit: Study Helps Seniors Stay on their Feet

Swinging her arm back, Claudine Humphrey releases the ball down the alley toward the pins. She’s bowling again. But this time it’s different. Humphrey is one of 15 seniors who...

Taking part in the ECU athletic conditioning camp are, left to right, Korim Topping, Duncan Long, Marnie Jones, Sammy Lucas, Dave Kemble, Nicole Mallard and Kirk Roberson. (Contributed photos)
Jul 08, 2011
  • Kathy Muse

Kids work out and shape up at ECU

Local school children who play sports recently had the opportunity to get a leg up on their competition. Athletes in grades 6-12 spent a portion of their summer on the...