On Tuesday, April 10, at 12:00 p.m., in Erickson Hall room 133F, Dr. Ma Wanhua will present on Higher Education and U.S.-Sino Relations as part of the Center for Higher and Adult Education’s Spring Visiting Scholars Brown Bag Series. Dr. Ma is a Full Professor and Director of the Center for International Higher Education,...
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Meredith Whitley, MSU sport psychology student Austin Thornton, senior and co-captain of the MSU Spartan Basketball Team, doesn’t solely rely on skill to make points when he steps up to the free-throw line; he also has to master control of his own thoughts and concentrate on the task at hand over the anticipatory whispers wafting from...
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Larry Lauer, coaching director at the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports (ISYS) and MSU kinesiology researcher, recently appeared on the Indiana-based Kids Count Radio Show. The program, which is produced by the Indiana Youth Institute, recruited Lauer to give an expert opinion about the important roles that coaches play in the lives of youth athletes...
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John W. Powell, Sally Nogle and Dave Carrier, instructors in the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University, have been selected as the 2012 recipients of the GLATA Outstanding Educator Award. The Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association (GLATA), provides this award to honor contributions to the education of its members. As part of the criteria,...
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Alan L. Smith, a leading researcher on the links between physical activity and youth development, has been selected as the next chairperson of the Department of Kinesiology at Michigan State University. Pending approval of his faculty appointment by the university Board of Trustees, he is set to begin the job on Aug. 16, 2012....
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Michigan State University hosted the 22nd annual Midwest Sport & Exercise Psychology Symposium (MSEPS) on Feb. 17-18, 2012 at the Kellogg Center. The purpose of the annual event is to highlight student work in the field and provide unique opportunities for critical feedback and discussion, according to the MSEPS website. The symposium showcases the work of upcoming scholars in...
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