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Running Fast Isn’t Necessarily Linked to Stress Fractures

Researchers investigate the effect running speed has on the strain placed on shins
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Ultramarathon

Pushing the Body to Extremes

Kinesiology researchers begin a pioneering study of how ultra-endurance sports affect the body
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Kinesiology Researchers Show Light Rail Transit Contributes to Gentrification, Negative Health Impacts

October 11, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Roberts , assistant professor of kinesiology at the University of Maryland School of...
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Seminar Series Continues with Dr. Jette

October 8, 2019
On Friday, October 4th, the Department of Kinesiology hosted its second First Friday Speaker Series...
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Dissertation Proposal Meeting: Daniel Shill

September 19, 2019
DISSERTATION PROPOSAL MEETING Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 at 1:00PM KNES Conference Room (SPH 2334...
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KNES Launches First Friday Seminar

September 9, 2019
The Kinesiology department began the semester with a successful First Friday Seminar, hosted by Drs...
Jennifer Roberts

Contexts: Op-Ed “There is no Green Book for Walking” by Dr. Jennifer Roberts

September 5, 2019
Dr. Jennifer Roberts , an assistant professor of kinesiology, published an op-ed in the social...
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2019 School of Public Health Graduate Student Open House

Friday, October 25, 9:15 am - 2:30 pm
slideshow with information on Dr. Gregory Heath's talk

No Physical Activity, No Public Health

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