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Why We Need Ethics in Sports

May. 03, 2018

The winter Olympics may have wrapped up earlier this year, but charges of doping still reverberate. With all of the scandals surrounding this year’s Winter Olympics, it’s hard to ignore the importance of ethics in sports. Between Russia being barred from the Olympics for doping and former U.S. gymnastics doctor…

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Undergraduate’s Fine Motor Research Can Give Physical Therapists a Hand

Apr. 26, 2018

It can be difficult for those with a fine motor disability to complete certain gestures. An undergraduate researcher is studying how different forces or force combinations may be more strenuous to conduct than others. By having volunteers perform specific motions, his research has the ability to assist physical therapists in…

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Kinesiology and Health Education Ph.D. Candidate to be Featured on The Dr. Oz Show

Apr. 24, 2018

A casual conversation on a flight from back to Austin from Newark led to an appearance on the Dr. Oz Show for Tim Fleisher, a Ph.D. candidate in exercise science in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education. On an episode set to air May 16, 2018, Fleisher shares his research and exercise…

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KHE Graduate Student Wins Several Awards at the Texas ACSM Annual Meeting

Apr. 17, 2018

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

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Kinesiology and Health Education Professor Jan Todd quoted in Forbes "The Body Beautiful Business"

Apr. 12, 2018

"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."

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Jan Todd and Terry Todd Inducted Into the International Sports Hall of Fame

Mar. 12, 2018

The International Sports Hall of Fame inductees for the class of 2018 include some of the most elite athletes and contributors to the world of sports. They have made their mark on the world and are being honored for thei

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Graduate Student Wins North American Society for Sport History Graduate Essay Prize

Mar. 05, 2018

Duckworth is the third recipient from Texas since 2012 to receive this award. He is also a consecutive winner from Texas, as the 2017 Graduate Essay Prize was awarded to Ben Pollack

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Liesl Nydegger: Federal vacancies and faulty beliefs exacerbate HIV prevention efforts

Mar. 05, 2018

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

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Associate Professor Thomas Hunt Featured in Pittsburg Post-Gazzette Article on Russian Doping in the Olympics

Feb. 24, 2018

Associate Professor Thomas Hunt offers insight on the political strategy behind Russian doping in the Olympics.

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Athletic Training Students Win SWATA Student Quiz Bowl

Jan. 31, 2018

Students Ralph Alvarez, Tushar Patel, Ronald Ramon and Erin Backus (team alternate) participated in the tournament on January 26th. They defeated 11 other teams, including those from graduate Athletic Training programs.

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