Department of Kinesiology

In The News

Barry Braun cautions that   post-workout snacks may   hamper weight loss

Heart Association Awards Research Grant to Debold

Patty Freedson to Receive a Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine

Jane Kent-Braun, Professor in Kinesiology, will give a President's lecture

Umberger Visits the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam

Chipkin Appears on Cable TV Program on Nutrition and Health

Graduate Student Kirsten Granados is Awarded Travel Award to National meeting

Kinesiology PhD Student Awarded $5,000 Grant

Ryan Larsen, a Doctoral Student in Kinesiology, was Awarded a 2009-2010 Graduate Fellowship by the Graduate School.

Kinesiology PhD Student Receives Research Grant

Graduate Students Receive NEACSM Awards

Students Compete in New England ACSM College Bowl

Department Featured in Recent Popular Press Reports

Kinesiology Studies Question Value of Post-exercise Nutritional Strategies

Kinesiology Graduate Students Receive APS Travel Awards

 

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Department of Kinesiology

Mission

To generate new knowledge and educate society, within and beyond the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as to the scientific principles that underlie the role of movement in attaining optimal human health and well-being.

By our study of the structural and functional interactions between movement and health, we will:

• promote the understanding of benefits of physical activity
• provide high quality education for undergraduate and graduate students
• extend the boundaries of knowledge through innovative and integrative research
• translate research results to practical applications beneficial to society

The Department of Kinesiology is committed to promoting diversity.

 

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The University of Massachusetts Department of Kinesiology

is a founding member of the American Kinesiology Association.