Kinesiology and Health Education News

Congratulations to Professor Jody Jensen for receiving the 2018 Civitatis Award.

Kinesiology and Health Education's Tolga Ozyurtcu has been appointed to the North American Society for Sport History's executive committee.

College of Education faculty and student part of the winning teams for the Africa, East Asia, and Latin American regions of the President's Award for Global Learning.​

Four Sport Management undergraduate students advanced to the finals in the Sport Marketing Association Case Cup competition.

Discover the "labor of love" involved in strength training through Jan and Terry Todd's newest documentary, Fullsterkur.

The Stark Center and Rogue Fitness documentary "Fullsterkur" will be shown as a Marquee Feature for the 25th anniversary of the Austin Film Festival

Rehabilitation and Movement Science doctoral student Dhruv Gupta has been awarded third place for his presentation at the 36th annual International Society of Biomechanics in Sports conference in Auckland, New Zealand.

Kinesiology and Health Education Professor Alexandra Loukas has received the 2018 Dean’s Distinguished Faculty Award.

This year, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education is joined by Hao-Yuan Hsiao and Galia Tzvetkov.

Kinesiology and Health Education alumnus Nate Boyer discusses how his experiences as a U.S. Special Forces Green Beret, University of Texas Longhorn and NFL player led him towards activism

Increases in binge-watching are causing increased health risks. Provost's Teaching Fellow Dixie Stanforth speaks to Consumer Reports on these risks and how to reduce them.

Kinesiology and Health Education student Sarah Chavez explains the benefits of learning new curriculum in a new country through the University of Texas at Austin study abroad programs.

Kinesiology and Health Education Assistant Professor Liesl Nydegger discusses how rising housing costs are putting domestic violence victims at greater risk.

This is awarded to one volunteer per location each year and is given to someone who has great communication with the staff, is loyal to their position, connects with families, and is a great example of a volunteer.

Is HIV even still a problem? The answer is yes and that is part of the problem because we don’t talk about it.

Steinhardt’s research focuses on the determinants and methods for building resilience and strength when challenged with change and stressful situations.

Terry Todd is interviewed by NPR's Texas Standard podcast about his friendship and meeting with André the Giant

Ann-Katrin Grotle, a Ph.D. student in the exercise science program in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, has won three awards at the most recent meeting of the TACSM

"What you hear again and again and again is of someone who doesn't measure up in terms of what we think is fit and beautiful and transforming themselves through exercise."