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Use of this noninvasive biomarker tool could lead to new ways of testing treatment of the progressively debilitating movement disorder, said senior author David Vaillancourt, Ph.D., a professor of applied physiology and kinesiology in UF’s College of Health and Human Performance.
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HHP's department of Tourism, Recreation and Sport Management at the University of Florida is honored to announce that Jeremy Foley, University of Florida’s athletics director emeritus, will serve as a Professor of Practice in Sport Leadership beginning Fall 2017.
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The Center for World University Rankings publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without relying on surveys and university data submissions.
HHP’s Dr. David Vaillancourt ranked among the 34 UF faculty members honored as UFRF professors. The recognition goes to faculty who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda that is likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields.
On Monday, Dr. Scott Powers found out Fuchs had selected him as UF’s Teacher/Scholar of the Year, which Powers considers the university’s most prestigious honor for a faculty member. According to the UF website, the selected nominee will also be UF’s nominee for the SEC Professor of the Year award.
University of Florida researchers have developed a template showing the brain’s superhighways and how they are impacted by a stroke. The brain images required to create the template were processed on HiPerGator, UF's supercomputer.
Being active at a young age is key to developing a healthy lifestyle, said Trevor Bopp, an assistant professor in the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida. "Recess allows kids to experiment with different sports and different kinds of play, which hopefully would promote physical activity and somewhat of a physically healthy lifestyle that they could then carry on," Bopp said…
The Bouchet Society seeks to develop a network of preeminent scholars who exemplify academic and personal excellence, foster environments of support, and serve as examples of scholarship, leadership, character, service, and advocacy for students who have been traditionally underrepresented in the academy.
Dr. Delores C.S. James was awarded a 2016 Study Abroad Innovation Grant with the UF International Center. The 28-day, 6-credit course will be offered during Summer A (2018): UF in Antigua and Barbuda: Community-Based Research and Service Learning.