The Confucius Institute at Michigan State University (CI-MSU) is gearing up for the Chinese Language and Culture Camps held each summer for K-12 students. The program includes camps at three different levels: Kindergarten through grade 5, 6th grade through 8th grade, and 9th grade through 12th grade. The camps feature engaging Chinese language and...
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Can’t find anyone to exercise with? Don’t despair: New research from Michigan State University reveals working out with a virtual partner improves motivation during exercise. The study led by Deborah Feltz, chairperson of MSU’s Department of Kinesiology, is the first to investigate the Kohler effect on motivation in health video games; that phenomenon explains...
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Kimbo Yee, a doctoral student in kinesiology, received an award for best poster presentation during the 10th Annual Pediatric Research Day at MSU. Yee’s poster described the effectiveness of Fit Kids 360, a weight management program developed by the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital Healthy Weight Center, community groups and local advocates, including two pediatricians:...
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Jim Pivarnik, a professor of kinesiology and national expert on pregnancy and physical activity, has been tabbed to help shape federal policy and drive program development on fitness, sports and nutrition. He has been appointed to the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition’s science board, formed in 2003 to ensure the messages and...
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P.J. Stahl, who received his bachelor’s in kinesiology from Michigan State University in 2004, is appearing as a personal trainer to weight-loss reality star Ruby Gettinger on her hit Style network show, Ruby, this season. The first episode aired Sunday, March 27. Stahl is a native of Mount Pleasant, Mich. who came to MSU...
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Professor of kinesiology Dan Gould leads efforts at Michigan State University to study and enhance the benefits of youth sports, including their potential to teach important life skills. Learn more about his work and the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports, which he directs, in his featured Faculty Conversation with MSU News.
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