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News Archive

• March 2011 : Dr. Mike Perko of PHE. is interviewed by FOX 8 news about his interview with fitness icon Jack LaLanne. Watch news clip. Read the interview (PDF)...
• March 14, 2011 : Graduate clinician, at the UNCG Speech and Hearing Center, Gretchen McGinty is featured in the Charlotte Observer.
• February 23, 2011: Bernard Posey a student in Kinesiology, just made the World Team in Tae Kwon Do. Read more ...
• February 23, 2011: Presentation (PDF), Health and Human Sciences Careers and the GCS Middle College, from the first Forum on the GSC Middle School.
• February 2011: Information forums about the New GCS Middle College will be held on Feb. 23 and March 1 in the Elliot center. Read more ...
• January 2011 : Jerry Tolley, UNCG alumnus and board member of the HHP Alumni Association, has been inducted to The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame. Congratulations Jerry !
• January 2011 : Fitness icon Jack LaLanne gave one of his last interviews before his death to Dr. Mike Perko of PHE. Read the interview (PDF)...
  
• January 2011 : HHP creates a health care program for highschool students thanks to more than five years of hard work on the part of Tom Martinek from Kinesiology. Watch video about the new GCS Middle College at UNCG.
• January 20, 2011: Dr J. Etnier from Kinesiology is interviewed by Health Radio. Read more ...
• January 3, 2011: Researchers from a range of disciplines, including Dr. Lundgren from CSD are working together at the Greensboro Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering in North Carolina to design a portable device for detecting mild traumatic brain injury. See story ...January 2011: See Dr. L. Buettner 's publication Breaking the stereotype: Recreational activity as therapy for disturbing behaviors in dementia
  published in Alzheimer Society's Research e-journal Issue 11.Oct. 28, 2010: Drs. Paul Davis and Cody Sipe partner with Moses Cone in research to help weight-loss patients. Read more.
• Oct. 19, 2010: Doctoral Program in the Dept of Kinesiology ranked 15th overall in the nation. For more details see the full ranking at the National Academy of Kinesiology (formerly the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education) web site.
• Oct 1, 2010: Shout out for shut outs, Goalkeeper Kelsey Kearney is on pace for career record in shutting down opponents.
• Sept. 7, 2010: First annual Veterans and Military Expo, co-planned by Dr. Kristine Lundgren, Department of Communication Science Disorders.
• Sept. 28, 2010: Dr. Leandra Bedini receives this year's American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) Distinguished Fellow Award. This is the highest honor that ATRA has to offer.
• Sept. 17, 2010: Dr. Linda Buettner receives this year's single American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) Presidential Award. She is the only ATRA member to have received this award 3 times.
• Sept. 2, 2010: Back in the Saddle how professor Mark Schulz has used his story to raise awareness about the dangers of distracted driving.
• Aug. 15, 2010: Public Health alumni, Stephanie Milroy, is featured in the News and Record.
• Aug. 2010: Dr. Diane Gill has been selected as the Women's and Gender Studies Linda Arnold Carlisle Distinguished Excellence Professorship awardee, beginning August 1, 2010 and continuing through July 31, 2014.
• June 2010 : With its Cognitive Rehabilitation Program for traumatic brain injured veterans, CSD partners with Horsepower Therapeutic Learning Center.   See story.
• June 2010 : Dr. David Wyrick of PHE, sells online alcohol abuse prevention program for college students to Outside The Classroom. See story.
• March 2010 : Dr. L Buettner receives prestigious 2010 Barry Reisberg Award for Alzheimer’s research. See Chancellor's Report and read more here. See also story in News and Record
• May 2010: Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Nichols of PHE, who has just been named a 2009-2010 Alumni Teaching Awardee!
• April 2010: 2010 Student Excellence Awardees from HHP are announced. Congratulations !!
• April 2010: Dr. Susan Stinson form Dance is featured in Meet the Artist of the News and Record.
• March 14, 2010: Dr. Lin Buettner of RTH is featured in News and Record article about Alzheimer's. See story.
• March 2010: Cody Talbert Wins Physical Education Major of the Year Award from NASPE!
• Feb 2010: Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Telfair for his work in applied research and evaluation in health, human, and community services. See story in University News.
• Dec 2009: Notes from Abroad: International Service-Learning Courses in HHP (HTM 445 and HEA 407) , an article in Make your Mark , p4 - p5
• Nov 6, 2009: Dr. William Dudley and a team of experts scrutinize hundreds of grant applications from across the country...all wanting federal funding from the National Institutes of Health. But first, they must prove their merit. ... read moreSept. 30 2009: A team led by Dr. Lovelady of the Department of Nutrition and Dr. L Wideman of the Department of Kinesiology find that Exercise Can Protect Bones of Nursing Mothers.
• Sept. 6 2009: Dr. L. Buettner of RTH talks about pet therapy in The Dog Who Changes Lives (Parade)
• Aug. 2009: HHP alumni Brian Betts interviewed (BS in PE in '89) on the online PBS NewsHour.
  
• Aug. 2009: Dr. W. Dudley of HHP Office of Research is named a member of NIH review... read more
  
• July 23, 2009: Chicago Tribune interviews Dr. D. Wyrick about his web-based program, myPlaybook, used to prevent drug and alcohol abuse by student athletes. See article: NCAA turns to myPlaybook to clarify drug policies.
• July 1, 2009: Former police officer takes therapeutic ride. CSD faculty members Perry Flynn, assisted by Kristine Lundgren, Lyn Mankoff, and CSD graduate students run a riding program in collaboration with Horsepower to help language impaired children, and recently, have expanded the program to help adults.
  
• Congratulations !! Dr. Catherine Ennis (Kinesiology) was named the 2010 Alliance Scholar by the 25,000-member American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. Dr Ennis has also been elected as the 2009-10 AAHPERD Research Consortium President-Elect.
• The Department Kinesiology (formerly Exercise and Sport Science) changes its name to the Department of Kinesiology! see p4 Campus Weekly (PDF)
• Congratulations RTH!! The Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusive Networks (TRAIN) program at UNCG has been named the best new therapeutic recreation program by the N.C. Recreation & Park Association. The award was announced at the annual meeting of the association’s Therapeutic Recreation Section in Salisbury. The program is led by Dr. Stuart Schleien and Kimberly Miller
  
• The Department Kinesiology (formerly Exercise and Sport Science) changes its name to the Department of Kinesiology! see p4 Campus Weekly (PDF)
• May 15 HHP 2009 Graduation information !
  Nov. 17, 2008: Diane Gill from the Department of Kinesiology (formerly Exercise and Sport Science) is the recipient of the NAKPEHE 2009 Distinguished Scholar Award that will be presented at the NAKPEHE 2009 National Conference. Congratulations Dr. Gill !
• Nov. 12, 2008: Joseph Telfair is one of three newly elected members to the American Public Health Association's executive board.  Read more...
  
• Nov. 6, 2008: Duane Cyrus is featured in Go Triad Go of the News and Record for a work that commemorates the Greensboro-sit ins though dance.
  
• Oct. 13, 2008: Expert cautions soldiers on use of nutritional supplements. Kent Harris of Stars and Stripes talks with Dr Perko from Public Health.
• Oct. 9, 2008: Dr. Van Dyke is featured in Go Triad Go of the News and Record for winning the 2008 Dance Teacher Award for Higher Education
• Aug. 2008: Dr. Van Dyke Receives National Teaching Honor for her 20 years of teaching at UNCG and for helping students discover their artistic identities.
  
• July 2008: The Uneven Playing Field by Michael Sokolove of New York Times Magazine cites Sandra Schultz from ESS on p7
  
• July 2008: An ounce of education... by Gary Brown in the NCAA magazine cites the "myPlaybook" program of Professor David Wyrick from PHE and Professor Melodie Fearnow-Kenney
• July 1, 2008:  Dr. C. Hooper, New Dean of School of Health and Human Performance
• March 2008: Thomas Martinek's Project Effort wins Those Who Care award - Watch Interview by Sandra Hughes from WFMY News2.
• Celeste Ulrich Alumni Breakfast Comments - Three Score and Counting
• China and Tourism, what is UNCG's role? Questions and Answers with Dr. Yu-chin "Jerrie" Hsieh
• Now Hear This - CSD Research Focuses on Hearing Loss From Electronic Devices
• A Leg Up - $1 Million NIH Grant Fuels Knee Research

Notice Board Archive ...

• Fri. March 25 from 2-3 p.m. in HHP Rm. 340 : Presentation by Dr. Marvin W. Scott and Dr. Marcia S. Scott called : Utilizing Mobile Technology in Education and Research Read more ...
• Thursday March 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the Bryan Auditorium: The 2011 Lawther Lecture (PDF) features Dr. Steven N. Blair. He will talk about: Physical Inactivity: The Biggest Public Health Problem of the 21^st Century
• Fri. Feb. 18, 2011, 1-3 p.m. in 100 Ferguson Blg: Telerehabilitation presentation - Leveraging Advancements in Technology to Improve Access to Rehabilitation Services - Call 336-217-5120 to reserve space. Read more ...
• On Feb. 12, 2011 The Program for the Advancement for Girls and Women in Sport and Physical Activity (PAGWSPA) at UNCG is hosting National Girls and Women in Sport Day. For information contact Erin Reifsteck. Also see the PAGWSPA events page.
• Nominate an excellent HHP faculty member or Graduate Teaching Assistant for a Teaching Award!
• Fall 2010 Horizons is on online!
• See HHP Alumni Association upcoming events for this fall !
• Horizons Spring 2010 newsletter is now available.
• Dr. Jenny Etnier of Department of Kinesiology featured in an interview on Voices and Viewpoints , WFDD (NPR 88.5). Read transcript of interview.
• HHP now has an Alumni Association !
• Wed. March 3, 2010: The Department of CSD invites you to a presentation by Scott D. Miller. Read more (PDF).
• Advising and Registration by Appointments for Fall 2010
• HHP Graduation information - 2010.
• Wed. March 3, 2010: The Department of CSD invites you to a presentation by Scott D. Miller. Read more (PDF).
• Thank you !! to everyone who helped Public Health Education honor society students, Eta Sigma Gamma, with the recent stairwell project in HHP. HHP now has a beautiful stairway encouraging people to walk, rather than ride the elevator. Stop By (signs in the front entrance of the building) !!
• Nominate your favorite faculty member or graduate student for a teaching award.
  Nominations due by Feb. 1, 2010
• John Gamble's Dance company wins first place in Go Triad's 2009 Reader's Choice Awards
• The HHP Horizons Newsletter will soon be published only online. To receive email notification we invite you to update alumni information.
• Congratulations!! Dr. L. Buettner (RTH) is awarded funding by the Alzheimer's Association for her 3-year project: Mentally Stimulating Activities (MSAs) to Treat Apathy in Early Stage AD . For more information contact Dr. L. Buettner.
• Photos from the HHP Student Poster Expo - 2009 !!
• Newly admitted adult and transfer students: Schedule a registration appointment for Fall 2009
• Dr. Sharon Morrison and HEA 407 students in Public Health Education Department head to Zambia ! See course website for details.
  
• Congratulations RTH!! The Therapeutic Recreation and Inclusive Networks (TRAIN) program at UNCG has been named the best new therapeutic recreation program by the N.C. Recreation & Park Association. The award was announced at the annual meeting of the association’s Therapeutic Recreation Section in Salisbury. The program is led by Dr. Stuart Schleien and Kimberly Miller
• Tuesday, May 5, 4:00-6:00 p.m. HHP Atrium, 2^nd Floor : 2009 School of Health and Human Performance Student Poster Expo (PDF)
  >>> See video for 2008 poster session
• Therapy for Memory Program starting at Gateway Research Park. Interested participants please contact contact Dr. Lin Buettner at UNCG. Email: llbuettn@uncg.edu Tel.: 336-334-4131.
• Thursday, Feb. 5, 2009 at 2:00-3:30: Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara, author of Faculty Priorities Reconsidered will be speak on Taking Faculty Learning Seriously: Implications for Reward Systems, Professional Development, and Community in the EUC Auditorium.
• Congratulations Vicki Simmons ! of Gateway Education Center. Ms. Simmons wins 2008 Adapted P.E. Teacher of the Year Award from the Physical Education Association Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, and Dance

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