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ACL injuries may be prevented by different landing strategy

Women are two to eight times more likely than men to suffer a debilitating tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee and a new study suggests that a combination of body type and landing techniques may be to blame.

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Faculty and Staff Kinesiology News

Mark Hoffman named NATA Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs Mark Hoffman has been named the National Athletic Trainers’ Association’s (NATA) 2013 Most Distinguished Athletic Trainer.

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Video: The power of learning outside the classroom

For the first time as a new College of Public Health and Human Sciences, the college formally recognized preceptors and site supervisors on June 11 and thanked them for providing internships and learning opportunities for students. Internships can take many forms, are held at several different locations and have varied effects on each student. Some […]

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Alumni Public Health

Video: 2013 CPHHS graduates offer advice to incoming students

The College of Public Health and Human Sciences proudly sends off more than 700 undergraduates, about 65 masters and more than 20 Ph.D. students into the workforce after the 2012-2013 academic year.

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Kinesiology Students

Athletic Training students provide real-life emergency care

Three Athletic Training students didn’t think twice when they witnessed a real-life emergency on campus – they immediately jumped into action, providing emergency care.

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Alumni Kinesiology

Athletic Training alum takes career abroad

Finding your own route through life can sometimes be a challenge, but it’s a tenet Athletic Training alum Gabe Fife lives by. It’s something he learned while studying athletic training in the CPHHS, and followed it to become what he says is the first full-time American athletic training assistant professor in Korea.