University of Michigan School of Kinesiology

It's Giving Blueday! This year you can get an awesome Kinesiology flag for all gifts $100 and up, and the Dean's Office is offering a $4000 match. Gift link: myumi.ch/JPk9x! #GivingBlueday #GoBlue

It's Giving Blueday! This year you can get an awesome Kinesiology flag for all gifts $100 and up, and the Dean's Office is offering a $4000 match. Today's the day and here is the gift link: myumi.ch/JPk9x! #GivingBlueday #GoBlue

Congratulations to architect and urban planner Janet Marie Smith! The linked video provides an overview of her baseball stadium projects. Janet Marie is a member of the U-M Kinesiology Sport Management Advisory Board (SMAB).

Lara A. Boyd, PT, PhD, fCAHS, professor and distinguished university scholar at the University of British Columbia, will speak on, “Exploiting Neuroplasticity to enhance motor learning in healthy and damaged brains" at an upcoming research seminar. Friday, April 4 2:30-3:30pm SKB room 2200 Light refreshments RSVP: myumi.ch/W6REd Abstract: This talk will review recent data illustrating how neuroplastic change takes place in the human brain. It will discuss how interventions can be applied to stimulate motor learning. Data illustrating these processes in healthy human brain will be contrasted with that from individuals who suffer from brain damage such as stroke.

What an unforgettable experience volunteering at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin, Italy with the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology! Special Olympics community members from 100+ counties came together to celebrate inclusion and the pure love of sports. Volunteering alongside such dedicated Special Olympics athletes, coaches, clinicians, and disability advocates was incredible. As volunteers in the Healthy Athletes Program, we had the opportunity to interact with many teams to ensure they received proper medical care and check-ups before their competition began. I am lucky to have participated in not only the Michigan Special Olympics State games earlier this winter, but also apply what I learned on an intentional level in Turino. Throughout the competitions, each country also exchanged pins with one another. My pins will continue to serve as reminders of the Special Olympics community, and each hold lasting memories from meaningful interactions and conversations that I had with athletes and coaches. I look forward to continuing to work with Special Olympics at the University of Michigan, and am excited to apply what I learned through this experience to my Movement Science studies, research interests, and other endeavors! #InclusionRevolution #SpecialOlympics #UniversityofMichigan #Kinesiology #Turin2025 #goblue

New insights from the CARE Consortium are set to take center stage in Part 1 of the Seventh Annual NCAA-U.S. Department of Defense Grand Alliance Concussion Conference. This session will examine how a history of concussions, head impact exposure, and sports participation influence long-term health outcomes in collegiate athletes and military cadets. Speakers include researchers Allyssa Memmini, PhD, LAT, ATC from the University of New Mexico, Adrian Boltz and Reid Syrydiuk from the University of Michigan, and Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC from the Uniformed Services University, who will share their latest findings on concussion risks and recovery. ?? Date: April 10, 2025 ??? Format: Virtual Register now to stay informed on the latest research: https://lnkd.in/gSKvvEsQ #ConcussionConference #CAREConsortium #ConcussionResearch #NCAA #UniversityOfMichigan #UMichConcussionCenter #AthleteHealth #SportsMedicine

You are cordially invited to our annual Research Showcase, featuring research presentations by Kinesiology PhD and master’s students, on Friday, April 11, 2-5 p.m., in SKB 2600. Refreshments served. No RSVP needed!

Research Seminar: "Accelerating Impact: Resource Mobilization and Innovation in Sport for Development" Per G. Svensson, PhD Associate Professor, Sport Management Louisiana State University Friday, March 21 10-11 a.m. SKB 2080 Light refreshments will be served RSVP: myumi.ch/ny52k Abstract:? The field of sport for development and peace has attracted significant attention and has become increasingly formalized during the past 25-30 years. These types of organizations intentionally leverage sport for the purpose of achieving a set of social change-focused outcomes. The aim of this presentation is to share my personal journey of seeking to help such community-based sport organizations better serve their social missions. First, I will highlight the unique context of sport for development and peace organizations for studying resource mobilization and organizational capacity. Second, I will explore how these sport organizations have enabled important advances on social innovation within resource-constrained environments. Third, I will discuss the development of experimental ways for advancing knowledge and developing more impactful ways for supporting the future generation of sport for social change organizations. Last, I will reflect on my experience in publishing across top-ranked journals both within and outside of the sport management discipline on non-mainstream topics and contexts. In doing so, I aim to identify key lessons learned for accelerating impact both in practice and in scholarship through sport management research. Additionally, I will endeavor to identify expected future trends in flagship journals within sport management.?

I'm always impressed by the ability of my students who compete on (or work for) athletic teams to balance the demands of their sport with the rigors of academics at the University of Michigan. This "Day In The Life" article by Anna Miller about Josh Eernisse gives you a glimpse into this rigorous balancing act. https://lnkd.in/g7BU_M85