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KHE Department Recognizes Distinguished Members in Hall of Honor Ceremony
Apr. 19, 2017
KHE Department honors students, faculty, alumni and community members at Hall of Honor and Alderson Lecture Ceremonies

UT Powerlifting Team Takes Home the Hardware
Apr. 10, 2017
The UT Powerlifting Team placed in the top five for all four team categories at the Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals

KHE Alumna Stephanie McCoy Receives Horizon Award as a Promising Career Health Educator
Apr. 06, 2017
KHE Alumni Stephanie McCoy has received the Horizon Award from SOPHE for distinguishing herself as a promising health educator. Stephanie has received both her bachelor's and master's degrees from the KHE department

Phillip Salazar and Beverly Anderson Receive UT Service Awards
Apr. 05, 2017
Kinesiology and Health Education Staff recognized for years of service

Watch Assistant Professor Matt Bowers Interview on Today Show’s Baseball and the American Dream segment.
Apr. 03, 2017

A Step in the Right Direction
Mar. 31, 2017
Dr. Johnathan Dingwell is researching interventions utilizing virtual reality simulations that can be implemented to improve balance and walking control in elderly populations. Falls account for 95% of hip fractures, and

Bowers Presents Research on SXSW Panel
Mar. 24, 2017
Dr. Matt Bowers was one of four presenters at the recent SXSW conference in Austin on a panel, Raising the 21st Century Athlete. Together with Christine Bolger, US Olympic Committee; Emmanuel Acho, NFL player and College of Education alumnus; and Tom Farrey, Aspen Institute sports & Society Program, Bowers talked…

To Catch a Shapeshifter
Mar. 13, 2017
New nicotine delivery products change game for those working to lower tobacco use among young.

KHE Jeopardy Team Wins 4th Championship
Feb. 20, 2017
Two teams from UT’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, coached for the third year by Lecturer Michelle Harrison, wanted to establish Texas as the first back-to-back winner in the competition.

“Teachers Learning Together” Gives New Insights to KHE Faculty
Feb. 20, 2017
Teachers Learning Together was a two-day event in which KHE faculty observed their colleagues--not to evaluate but to learn.