To view the video of Jim Pivarnik running the Olympic torch relay on YouTube, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlnshs9rWF4.
Dan Gould receives honorary doctorate from University of Brussels
At the occasion of its 40th anniversary, the Vrije Universiteit Brussel bestowed on December 9, 2009 Dr. Daniel R. Gould, Professor of Applied Sport Psychology in the Department of Kinesiology and Director of the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports at Michigan State University, the honorary degree of Doctor Honoris Causa. In the presence… Read More »
Measuring physical activity: Pfeiffer studies issues with accelerometers
By Nicole Geary Karin Pfeiffer felt compelled to promote fitness long before public concerns about child obesity reached critical mass. She was the kid in the backyard organizing all kinds of games, the high school basketball captain and the undergrad who played every intramural sport. It seemed natural to become a kinesiology scholar focused, firmly,… Read More »
Kinesiology prof. Jim Pivarnik, Ph.D. student Nicole Forrester carry Olympic torch
To read the article “MSU kinesiology professor carries Olympic torch” from Michigan State University News, please visit: http://news.msu.edu/story/7151/.
MSU researchers study motivational impact of virtual workout partners (Dr. Deborah Feltz)
To read the article “MSU researchers study motivational impact of virtual workout partners” from Michigan State University News, please visit: http://news.msu.edu/story/7087/.
Kristen Renn recently named ACPA Diamond Honoree
Dr. Kristen Renn has been selected as a Diamond Honoree of the American College Personnel Association. Honorees are nominated in recognition of their outstanding and sustained contributions to higher education and to student affairs. Dr. Renn joins several others connected to MSU’s Student Affairs Administration program including alums, current and past faculty and staff.
Herbel-Eisenmann wins AMTE Early Career Award
Associate professor of teacher education Beth Herbel-Eisenmann has received the 2009 Early Career Award from the national Association of Mathematics Teacher Educators (AMTE). The award recognizes one early career AMTE member each year for their contributions as a mathematics teacher educator in the areas of teaching, service and scholarship. Herbel-Eisenmann will be recognized at the… Read More »
In Memory of Jere Brophy
Jere Brophy It is with great sadness that I write with the news that our dear colleague, Jere Brophy, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at his home in Okemos from an apparent heart attack. There are no words to express the loss of this intellectual giant to the field of education, but more importantly, we… Read More »
MSU professor dies, honored by colleagues as field pioneer
To read the article “MSU professor dies, honored by colleagues as field pioneer” from The State News, please visit: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/10/msu_professor_dies_honored_by_colleagues_as_field_pioneer
MSU professor Barbara Schneider is using federal grant to change high schoolers’ career dreams into reality
To read the article “Program might help high school students pursue science careers” from The State News, please visit: http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2009/10/program_might_help_high_school_students_pursue_science_careers.