Professor Richard Wells was named a Fellow of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA) at the annual National Council Meeting in Singapore last week.
Two Kinesiology professors are among 10 researchers at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ who will receive $792,614 for infrastructure to support research.
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ study finds moving from manual to powered stretchers could reduce the number of injuries to paramedics by 78 per cent.
With sadness, the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences announces that Fran Allard, retired professor in the Department of Kinesiology, died on Tuesday, March 21.
University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ researchers have created a tool aimed at decreasing the rate of malnutrition in hospitals. Known as the Mealtime Audit Tool (MAT), it will help dietitians, doctors and nurses identify why a third of patients in acute care settings don’t eat the food on their trays.
Two new studies are part of the Biomechanics: The Machine Inside exhibit, which gives visitors a hands-on look at the marvels of natural engineering that drive human and animal movement.
Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
Michael (Mike) Sharratt, distinguished professor emeritus, former dean of applied health sciences and president of the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, died on Friday, December 23, 2016.
Incoming À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Science student Nooran AbuMazen has won second place at the 2016 Brain Bee World Championship in Copenhagen before she even attended her first university lecture.
Human Resources has reported that Professor Emerita Ruth Priddle died June 8.