Feb. 20, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Responsibilities included preparing the NBA’s command center for visiting dignitaries Chatting with Bill Murray was a highlight. Seeing NBA owners such as Mark Cuban up close was dazzling. Finding themselves in a room with more than $1 million in NBA merchandise was overwhelming. But for three students in the […]
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Mattie gets grant to study children with fragile X syndrome
Feb. 20, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Fragile X syndrome is an inherited genetic condition that causes a range of developmental delays, including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment Speech and Hearing Science Department assistant professor Laura Mattie is launching a study in August in hopes of developing ways to help children with fragile X syndrome communicate […]
Tim Nugent honored by Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Feb. 14, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo It is the Hall of Fame’s highest honor outside of enshrinement Tim Nugent, considered the “Father of Accessibility,” and the founder of the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services at the University of Illinois, has been posthumously awarded the John W. Bunn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Naismith […]
ORPR gets contract to study lake need in Springfield
Feb. 11, 2020 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The Office of Recreation and Park Resources (ORPR), a unit within the College of Applied Health Sciences’ Recreation, Sport and Tourism Department, was awarded a $90,000 contract by the Springfield City Council to study whether there is a need for a second lake in the city. ORPR director K. […]
Jeff Woods Named First Mottier Family Professor
Nov. 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan The professorship was made possible through an estate gift of Charles and Audrey Phyllis Mottier Dr. Jeff Woods, internationally renowned scholar in the area of exercise physiology, was named the first Mottier Family Professor of Applied Health Sciences in an investiture ceremony in the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on […]
Rogers, Mudar receive $4.6M grant to establish center focused on older adults with cognitive impairment
June 27, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The funding is for a Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center entitled ENHANCE (Enhancing Neurocognitive Health, Abilities, Networks, and Community Engagement) The University of Illinois is part of a team receiving a $4.6 million grant aimed at helping adults with cognitive disabilties deal with challenges associated with everyday activities. The grant […]
Undergraduate Jocelyn Solis shares her story
April 03, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Solis won the Margaret K. and Edward W. Harvey Scholarship in Parks and Recreation Grit. This is the word that describes Jocelyn Solis. When she decided to come to the University of Illinois as a first-generation student, her extended family asked, “Are you just going to last a semester […]
How recreation programs can be used to mitigate youth gang involvement and violence
Aug. 28, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Researchers at AHS argue that recreation can be an effective piece of addressing youth gang violence Recreation programs, in addition to other strategies, can potentially be effective in addressing youth gang involvement and violence, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The study, titled, […]
Can exercise help cancer survivors overcome negative effects of treatment?
Aug. 15, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Cancer-related cognitive impairment, in memory and focus, is an understudied phenomenon Cancer survivors have many obstacles to overcome to achieve a sense of normalcy. A University of Illinois researcher believes she can help combat some of these problems with a cost-effective tool of exercise. Kinesiology and Community Health assistant […]
A Quiet Place
July 26, 2019 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The Lombard effect describes the unconscious attempt speakers make in noisy environments to maintain a level of speech that allows them to be understood Baseball Hall of Fame member Yogi Berra once famously said, “It’s so crowded, nobody goes there anymore.” For restaurants, it’s not the crowd but the […]