UAH acquires DXA system for joint, bone and tissue research
Jul 24, 2017
While training to become a professional mountain bike racer, researcher Dr. Shannon Mathis discovered cyclists spend numerous hours exercising each week — yet most have low bone density. Since then, the UAH kinesiology professor has been consumed...
UAH Department of Kinesiology conducts advanced Diabetes research with aquatic treadmill
Jun 16, 2017
A kinesiology professor at UAH is using underwater treadmill exercise to break new ground in type 2 diabetes research. ...
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Kinesiology professor an “early adopter” of collaborative learning techniques
Jun 15, 2017
When Collaborative Learning Center director Dr. Dan Rochowiak began meeting with faculty members across the campus of UAH to share collaborative learning techniques they could implement in their classrooms, he found an early adopter in Dr. Shannon ...
UAH’s sports performance team offers comprehensive approach to student athlete care
Apr 25, 2017
The Athletic Department’s sports performance team at UAH comprises seven professionals who are tasked with ensuring the physiological well-being and successful performance of the 380 student athletes who make up UAH’s NCAA 18 athletic teams. ...
UAH’s wheelchair basketball team to compete at national tournament
Mar 24, 2017
The junior varsity wheelchair basketball team at UAH has received a coveted invitation to play in the 2017 National Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Louisville, Ky., March 30-April 2. The honor is a huge one for the first-year team, which also t...
4 UAH researchers get total of $336,926 in infrastructure improvement funds
Mar 01, 2017
Four faculty and research staff at UAH have been awarded a total of $336,926 in Research Infrastructure Fund (RIF) program funds by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. ...
UAH 2017 JMI, Fitbit® Challenge begins in two weeks!
Jan 11, 2017
UAH's 2017 Just Move It! (JMI) fitness initiative and the first university-wide Fitbit® Challenge will kick-off on Monday, Jan. 23. ...
Lancers have served as “the student face” of UAH for more than 40 years
Oct 31, 2016
For the 16 students selected to serve as Lancers at UAH for the 2016-2017 academic year, the mandate is twofold. The first is to serve as the university’s official ambassadors at formal functions throughout the fall and spring, among them Convoca...
UAH fitness program JMI celebrates 11 year anniversary
Dec 14, 2015
UAH annual fitness program , Just Move It (JMI) is celebrating 11 years of promoting healthy lifestyles and wellness in the university community. The campus-wide health and fitness competition is open to all faculty, staff, students, and alumn...
UAH student will be among the first to graduate with new kinesiology degree
Nov 05, 2015
Melody Brown's interest in fitness began when she attended high school in Japan and was one of just a handful of girls on the wrestling team. The UAH student also played on the volleyball team and ran cross-country. So it's no surprise that when UA...
