Oct. 11, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Marni Boppart’s trajectory to named professorship at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign began as a kid playing in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Boppart, a professor in the Department of Health and Kinesiology in the College of Applied Health Sciences, was named the Saul J. Morse and Anne […]
Category: College of Applied Health Sciences
SHS student follows her love of languages to Brazil
June 05, 2024 | Darina Lubenov Sylvia Techmanski’s favorite subject in high school was Spanish, but it wasn’t until a spring break trip to Puerto Rico that she realized her love for languages could take her farther than that. Now a student in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science and in the Department of […]
Illini 4000 hits home for SHS student
May 28, 2024 | Sam Rink Illini 4000, started as a theoretical conversation between two Illinois students in 2007 and has since become a massive annual fundraising drive that has raised more than $1.3 million since the first ride more than 15 years ago. When Izzy Perpich committed to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in […]
KCH changes name to HK
Aug. 16, 2024 | Beginning August 16, 2024, the name of the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health (KCH) will officially change to the Department of Health and Kinesiology (HK). The new name better reflects significant changes in our disciplines, research interests and educational mission. Health and Kinesiology allows for a broader, more inclusive representation […]
The Martens pledge support to KCH grad students
May 20, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Giving back to the institution that helped launch their careers makes all the sense to Julie and Rainer Martens University of Illinois alums Rainer and Julie Martens are retired, but they can hardly stay still. From their current home base of Ormond Beach, Florida, the pair have stayed busy […]
Long-time RST faculty member Espeseth remembered for work and friendship
May 22, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo It’s no surprise that a man who was as outgoing as Bob Espeseth dedicated his life to creating opportunities for others to be outdoors. “When we grew up, we were always doing stuff, always camping a lot, being outdoors,” said Robert Espeseth, one of Bob’s five children with wife […]
Men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball to play for gold in Paris
Sept. 06, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Team USA’s wheelchair basketball teams have two shots at gold this weekend. Illinois alum Brian Bell had 31 points as the Team USA men overcame an early deficit to beat Canada 80-43 Friday to advance to the gold medal game of the Paralympics in Paris. The American men will […]
Illini athletes lead the way for Team USA
Sept. 1, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In a big night for wheelchair racing and jumps, Americans—led by athletes from the University of Illinois—brought home five medals in front of another electric crowd at the Stáde de France in Paris. Illini Paralympians Susannah Scaroni, Brian Siemann and Daniel Romanchuk all brought home bronze in their wheelchair […]
Health Technology program undergoes leadership change from Rogers to Mejia
Sept. 10, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Wendy Rogers said she always planned to get the Health Tech program established and build a strong foundation before passing it on Health and Kinesiology Professor Wendy Rogers, the founding director of the Health Technology Education Program in 2017, stepped aside in the summer of 2024 and Shannon Mejía, […]
SPICE-Healthcare: Dietary assessments for culturally diverse older adults
March 07, 2024 | Ethan Simmons SPICE-Healthcare is meant to assist the growing population of older adults from culturally diverse backgrounds who are enrolling in long-term care services A cross-campus team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, led by Kinesiology and Community Health Assistant Professor Mina Raj, has received two grants to test […]