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2017 UK/Ireland Trip

Students share photos of their summer trip to London and Dublin where they have been studying the rapidly expanding global sport marketplace.
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Dr. Dennis Vacante wins Muriel R. Sloan Communitarian Award

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Exercise Study Offers Hope in Fight Against Alzheimer’s

A new study led by Dr. J. Carson Smith offers hope that walking exercise may help older adults with MCI to reestablish some protective neuronal connections.
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Kinesiology study names car riding as kids' most common sedentary behavior

This finding is specific to the D.C./Maryland/Virginia metropolitan area, which has the third longest commute time among U.S. cities.
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Congrats to Alfsono Alfini!

August 4, 2017
Congrats to Alfonso Alfini (advisor: Dr. Smith) for successfully defending his dissertation...

SPH alum earns his wings as naval aerospace operational physiologist

July 17, 2017
In August, Logan Aronhalt (MA ’15) will report to Naval Air Station Patuxent River in southern...

Kinesiology professor and strength training pioneer Ben Hurley retires after 34 years

July 10, 2017
In 1983, while most people were “aerobicizing" in neon leg warmers, Dr. Ben Hurley arrived at UMD’s...

Designing the School of Public Health to fulfill expanding needs

May 31, 2017
The School of Public Health turns 10 this year, and we’re experiencing a growth spurt. Public...

Congratulations to Harry Li, MA for Successfully Defending Master's Thesis

May 24, 2017
The department of Kinesiology would like to congratulate Harry Li for having defended his Master's...
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