August 31, 2017 The cover story for the Sept. 4, 2017, print edition of Time magazine is headlined, “How Kids’ Sports Became a $15 Billion Industry.” The article explains: “Across the nation, kids of all skill levels, in virtually every team sport, are getting swept up by a youth-sports economy that increasingly resembles the pros at …
Kevin Crombie, a dissertator in Dr. Kelli Koltyn’s Exercise Psychology Lab, was recently selected to receive the Dr. Raymond A. Weiss Research Endowment Grant from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The Dr. Raymond A. Weiss Research Endowment Grant has been established for ACSM student members wishing to advance research into the health benefits …
August 22, 2017 A recent report from Andy Baggot of UWBadgers.com puts a spotlight on the service learning aspects of a class offered through the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The course, “Kinesiology 508: Lifestyle Redesign and Health Promotion for College Students,” is led by Elizabeth Larson, an associate professor with the Department of Kinesiology’s Occupational Therapy Program. …
UW-Madison’s Kelli Koltyn is leading a team of researchers that recently received funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study titled “Translating a ‘Stand Up and Move More’ Intervention by State Aging Units to Older Adults in Underserved Communities.” Koltyn is a professor of exercise psychology with the School of Education’s Department …
Our PETE Alum, Jacob Breunig, is the State Rep for this amazing program that brings cutting edge technology into Sauk Prairie School District’s Physical Education curriculum! He has been a Physical Education teacher for 14 years with 12 in Sauk Prairie. He enjoys working with K-5 students. In his spare time he enjoys coaching soccer …
Three UW-Madison graduate students with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology were honored by the American College of Sports Medicine for their scientific abstracts/posters at the ACSM Annual Meeting in Denver May 30 to June 3. Those being recognized, and their projects, are: • Adam T. Corkery -– “Cerebral Pulsatility and Habitual Exercise.” • Ryan J. Dougherty …
UW-Madison’s David Bell on Tuesday received the 2017 New Investigator Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) Research and Education Foundation. Bell was recognized at the NATA Clinical Symposia in Houston. The New Investigator Award, according to the foundation’s website, “recognizes a researcher who is likely to continue to make significant contributions to the body of knowledge …
UW-Madison’s Alexandra Carl is one of six students from across the country to be named a 2017 Undergraduate Research Excellence Fellow (UGREF) by the American Physiological Society (APS). Fellowship recipients spend the summer in the laboratory of an established scientist and APS member, with the UGREF program recruiting undergraduate students worldwide. Carl conducts research with …
June 19, 2017 UW-Madison’s Andrew Winterstein is being awarded the 2017 Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award from the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s Executive Committee on Education. This prestigious honor recognizes individuals who follow Miller’s example and exemplify excellence in the field of athletic training education. Award recipients excel in promoting athletic training education beyond …
Many of our Kinesiology Faculty, Staff and Students attended the American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting in Denver May 30-June 3 to promote and share the wonderful research being done here in Madison. 3 Graduate Students were honored by the ACSM for their scientific abstracts/posters! Congratulations! Adam T. Corkery Abstract Title: Cerebral Pulsatility and …