Latest Health and Human Sciences News
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October 14, 2021
From the Department of Kinesiology, Katie Heinrich, professor and interim department head and Director of the Functional Intensity Training Lab and Travis Haug, program/project administrator will present the second in a series of EIM-OC Lunch and Learns today, Thursday, October 14th at 12 pm. The discussion will center on the “Evolution of exercise programs during […]
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October 11, 2021
Exercise is Medicine On-Campus to Host Student Scavenger Hunt This Week
Find a friend, decipher clues, and get active by completing a campus scavenger hunt this week! Follow the clues to all five destinations and you will be entered into a raffle to win prizes including a zipline adventure, K-State water bottle, and gift card to the K-State Student Union. To see the first clue, please […]
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October 11, 2021
The Kansas Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research, KIECER, and the Center for Child Development, CCD, have been awarded a renewal for the Child Care Access Means Parents in School grant from the U.S. Department of Education which will provide $679,000 over four years. The grant funds subsidies for childcare costs at the Center […]
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October 7, 2021
Brad J. Behnke, associate dean of research and graduate studies and professor in kinesiology, and David C. Poole, university distinguished professor in kinesiology and anatomy and physiology, were recently awarded a three-year, $456,000 grant from the National Institute of Aging. The grant, originally submitted in early 2020, will support a project set to investigate how […]
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October 6, 2021
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) will present the first in a series of EIM-OC Lunch and Learns today, Wednesday, October 6th at 12 pm. CAPS panelists will include Daniel Salceda and Vanessa Fox, licensed professional counselors and Stephanie Judy, health service psychology intern. The discussion will center on the role of physical activity in managing […]
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October 6, 2021
K-State researchers publish journal article on data collection of maternal mortality due to violence
Jennifer Miller, director of the bachelor’s degree in public health program, and Susan Rensing, teaching associate professor in gender, women and sexuality studies, were recently published in the Journal of Women’s Health. Their research, “Integrating National Violent Death Reporting System Data into Maternal Mortality Review Committees”, examined the NVDRS-RAD data from 2014 to 2017 and […]