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Two Kinesiology B.S. students, Jordan Langen and Angela Ziemer, are presenting their research and posters at the U of M TRIO Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program’s Nineteenth Annual Poster Presentation and Reception. Jordan and Angela are two of twenty students from the U of M-Twin Cities and Carleton College who are conducting research this summer […]

Stacy Ingraham, Ph.D., lecturer in Kinesiology, has been invited to present a day-long course September 24 for the Minnesota chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association. The course, “Today’s Athlete and the Science of Sports Performance Meet on the Field,” will address issues related to the current culture of sport and how training of the […]

Lesley Scibora, recent Ph.D. graduate in Kinesiology, has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship for 2011-2012. Dr. Scibora will be working in collaboration with faculty and graduate students in three Kinesiology exercise science laboratories: Laboratory for Musculoskeletal Health, Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science, and Human and Sport Performance Laboratory. A significant part of her […]

Kinesiology lecturer Stacy Ingraham, Ph.D., was interviewed recently on the Good Question segment of WCCO-TV news. Answering the question "Why Are the Last 10 Pounds So Hard to Lose?", Ingraham described the difficulty in losing weight as we grow older and strategies for compensating for our slowing metabolism.

Greg Rhodes, Kinesiology PhD, contributed last month to the TRIA Orthopaedic Center blog, Your Cycling, with an entry on physiology testing. To read Greg’s discussion of the types of physiology testing to develop and assess cyclists’ training programs, go to this link: http://triablog.naturevalleybicyclefestival.com/2011/05/physiology-testing-is-not-only-for-the-pros/ Greg does testing in the School’s Human and Sport Performance Laboratory under […]

Kudos to Jennifer Bhalla, Ph.D, lecturer in Sport and Exercise Psychology in the School of Kinesiology, and Greg Rhodes, Kinesiology Ph.D. student, for going the distance along with 26,907 others in the Boston Marathon on April 18. Rhodes completed the race with a time of 3 hours, 10 minutes, followed by Bhalla with a time […]

The Human and Sport Performance Laboratory (HSPL) has officially launched its new Web site with details on how the lab provides sports performance testing to enhance outcome measures for athletes. Since its launch last summer, HSPL has tested athletes from the NHL as well as professional athletes in endurance sports.

FreeMotion Fitness™, a global manufacturer of fitness equipment, has donated six pieces of fitness equipment to the School of Kinesiology’s new research facility, the Human and Sport Performance Laboratory (HSPL). The donation will enable Kinesiology researchers and students to use specialized equipment to conduct their studies in strength and cardiovascular training and interventions; metabolism and […]

Chris Lundstrom, kinesiology Ph.D. student and elite marathoner, was a proud member of Team USA in the World Mountain Running Championships in Slovenia recently.

Patrick Wilson, Kinesiology M.A., was featured in an article on supplements in the Twin Cities Daily Planet. Wilson, who is a registered dietitian, commented on the prevalent use of supplements, often in very high doses, that many weight lifters take to increase performance. “When you talk about these high doses, it is alarming,” said Wilson. […]

A recent Minnesota Daily article describes a popular PE course taught by adjunct professor Chris Lundstrom (M.Ed., '07). Kinesiology lecturer and exercise physiologist Stacy Ingraham leads the research component of the class, which includes having students log data as they train.