Kinesiology professor Kevin Milne and master's student Craig Harwood are investigating whether dehydration may contribute to increased rates of concussion among collegiate athletes.
Kevin Milne and Craig Harwood have a pretty strong suspicion that dehydration may result in a greater likelihood of concussion for many athletes.
Proving it, however, is the hard part.
A group of students and faculty members from Hogeschool Rotterdam pose for a photo at Comerica Park before heading in for a Tigers game against the Houston Astros.
After having spent a couple of days in Windsor, it didn’t come as any surprise to Maarten Uwland to learn that the University’s Masters of Human Kinetics program in sport management is ranked among the best in the world.
Michael Holmes and Yasina Somani pose with the trophies they won in the UWindsor’s Three Minute Thesis competition.
Researchers have to be able to present their work in a way people can understand, says the winner of the UWindsor’s Three Minute Thesis competition.
The inaugural class of SWORP grant recipients: Sabrina Botsford, Matthew Galati, Christopher Langley, Danielle Mackenzie, Kristin Mayrand, Jasmin Nari and Shihan Rajasingham.
A new program that will fund medical students to conduct research under the supervision of UWindsor faculty is intended to foster a proficiency in the research process.
The Schulich-UWindsor Opportunities for Research Excellence Program (SWORP) provides funding for first- and second-year students in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry-Windsor Program to undertake projects in any area of biomedical, medical or health-related research. The awards are valued at $5,000 each, with UWindsor and Western splitting the cost.
The inaugural seven recipients are
HK Book Award winner Catarina Romero of Holy Names High School and her mother Nora.
The Faculty of Human Kinetics recognized students from local high schools with the HK Book Award at a reception Friday.
UWindsor grad students pose atop the K-120m ski jump in Lake Placid.
A group of HK students toured Olympic facilities in Montreal and Lake Placid.
Kinesiology graduate student Sara Santarossa, right, leads a group of high school girls through a high intensity cardio workout at Assumption high school last week.
Hundreds of high school girls across Windsor-Essex are discovering they can make a lifelong commitment to staying healthy by being physically active even if they don’t play sports.
“A lot of these girls don’t realize how capable they really are, so when they find out what they can do, that’s very motivating for them,” said Jenn Stefanczyk, a fourth-year kinesiology student who volunteers with the Females Using Energy for Life (FUEL) program.
A scientist with Public Health Ontario will discuss school-based health promotion, Friday in the Human Kinetics Building.
Richard Pound will deliver the free public talk “Paradigm Shift: the New Olympic Economics,” at 11 a.m. Friday in room 143, Human Kinetics Building.
Doug Koomson, Mike Sartor and Justin Staffiere are the three organizers of the HK Student Society Tri4Life event, which takes place March 30 at the St. Denis Centre.
Growing up in Ghana, Doug Koomson used to play soccer as much as he could. He got pretty good at it, and by the time he moved to Oakville, Ontario, his favourite sport became a great way to break down barriers that can make it difficult for new Canadians to integrate.
“When I came here, that’s how I made friends,” said Koomson, now a third-year kinesiology student. “Sports really give kids a chance to meet each other.”
