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KHE Recent Graduate Earns Volunteer Appreciation Award at Ronald McDonald Family Room
Jun. 07, 2018
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.
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…
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…
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…
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
