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Will Juckett, PhD, postdoctoral student in the School of Kinesiology's Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Labor...
04/30/2026

Will Juckett, PhD, postdoctoral student in the School of Kinesiology's Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory (SMPRL), is the lead author of "Relationships between adiposity measures and heart rate variability in children and adolescents" recently published in the Pediatric Cardiology. The study examined associations between specific adiposity deposits and heart rate variability among children and adolescents. Donald Dengel, PhD, a professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, was a co-author on this article.

(z.umn.edu/JPC)

Doctoral student Yugo Yamaoka and Candace M. Hogue, PhD, assistant professor of sport and exercise psychology and direct...
04/29/2026

Doctoral student Yugo Yamaoka and Candace M. Hogue, PhD, assistant professor of sport and exercise psychology and director of the Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology Lab (SEPPLab) in the School of Kinesiology, have published experimental research in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology. Learn more about their findings here: z.umn.edu/Y-H_JSEP

Master's student Eri Lee presented a part of her thesis project, "Sporting Dreams on the National Team," at the Associat...
04/29/2026

Master's student Eri Lee presented a part of her thesis project, "Sporting Dreams on the National Team," at the Association for Asian American Studies annual conference in Honolulu, Hawai'i. Find out more about her presentation here: z.umn.edu/Lee_AAAS

Congratulations to our own Will Juckett, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration ...
04/28/2026

Congratulations to our own Will Juckett, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Skeletal Muscle Plasticity and Regeneration Laboratory (SMPRL) for his recent appointment to serve on the American Physiological Society's Exercise & Environmental Physiology Section Trainee Committee!
(z.umn.edu/juckett_APS)

Bernard Sam, doctoral student in the NeuRAL Lab and advised by Rachel Hawe, PhD, was selected to be the recipient of the...
04/28/2026

Bernard Sam, doctoral student in the NeuRAL Lab and advised by Rachel Hawe, PhD, was selected to be the recipient of the 2026 CATSS Summer Fellowship in Translational Sensory Science, a competitive fellowship for undergraduates and graduates researching sensory science. His research aims to focus on the role of proprioception for bilateral movements in individuals with chronic stroke and older adults.

(z.umn.edu/Sam_CATSS)

Donald Dengel, PhD, professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, is the auth...
04/27/2026

Donald Dengel, PhD, professor of kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology, is the author of a recent blog post entitled "What Happens to a Collegiate Football Player’s Body During a Season – Part II?" Dengel discusses the changes in total ratio as well as muscle-to-bone ratio that occur over the course of a collegiate football season.

(z.umn.edu/Dengel_m2br)

A recent podcast titled, "Move your body: Finding routines that work for you," featured the School of Kinesiology's Beth...
04/27/2026

A recent podcast titled, "Move your body: Finding routines that work for you," featured the School of Kinesiology's Beth Lewis, PhD, professor of sport and exercise psychology and the University's Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs. Find out about the interview here: z.umn.edu/lewis_MPR

If you believe you meet the eligibility guidelines of this study and are interested or have questions, please contact, K...
04/22/2026

If you believe you meet the eligibility guidelines of this study and are interested or have questions, please contact, Kaitlyn Adams.

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 612-626-8752

Later this year, Dr. Nicole LaVoi, PhD, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and Founder...
04/21/2026

Later this year, Dr. Nicole LaVoi, PhD, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport and Founder of Coaching HER, will be speaking at the 2026 Global Summit On Women & Sport in Birmingham. The IWG Global Summit provides a platform for sharing the best practices and latest insights effecting women and girls in sport and physical activity, while uniting global voices around a common goal. Head here to learn more about the summit and the changes it promises to bring: https://iwgglobalsummit2026.org/

Earn credit toward your Kinesiology, Sport Management, or Physical Activity & Health Promotion degree or School of Kines...
04/20/2026

Earn credit toward your Kinesiology, Sport Management, or Physical Activity & Health Promotion degree or School of Kinesiology minors while studying abroad!

Join us this Wednesday, April 22, as the Learning Abroad Center and School of Kinesiology invite majors and minors to an info session about study abroad opportunities. Discover unique programs like studying sports in France, earning KIN/PAHP credit in Argentina, or a sport management internship in Australia!

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