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8/30/2018 Featured Story

Back in Motion: PT Prof. Advises on Easing Back Pain

Back in Motion: PT Prof. Advises on Easing Back Pain

Clinical Assoc. Prof. Edgar Torres of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology lends advice on how to keep our backs healthy to prevent lower back pain.

8/30/2018 Featured Story
4/24/2018 Featured Story

‘Exercise is Medicine’ Supports Students’ Well-being

‘Exercise is Medicine’ Supports Students’ Well-being

A collaboration between Campus Recreation, the Wellness Center and the Exercise Physiology department, the Exercise is Medicine program teaches students how exercise can improve their overall well-being by providing them with 16 personal training sessions – free of charge.

4/24/2018 Featured Story
2/2/2018 Featured Story

Researcher Headed to Winter Olympics

Researcher Headed to Winter Olympics

Alexandre Lopes, associate professor of physical therapy, is conducting research, blogging and posting photos about his experiences at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

2/2/2018 Featured Story
11/9/2017 Featured Story

Billerica High School Students Gain Insight into Exercise Physiology Careers

Billerica High School Students Gain Insight into Exercise Physiology Careers

Students who take a sports injury management class at Billerica Memorial High School recently visited UMass Lowell’s exercise physiology labs to meet professors and participate in demonstrations.

11/9/2017 Featured Story
9/18/2017 Featured Story

Faculty Teaching Methods Raise the Grade

Faculty Teaching Methods Raise the Grade

Faculty Teaching Circle Fellows integrate innovative teaching methods in classes to help students succeed.

9/18/2017 Featured Story
8/18/2017 Featured Story

Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond

Co-op Scholars Explore Infinity – and Beyond

Every year, more than 200 first-year students receive merit-based, $4,000 Co-op Scholarships in their acceptance packages. The scholarships pay them to do research with a faculty member, intern at a community agency or study abroad.

8/18/2017 Featured Story
7/31/2017 Featured Story

Students Teach Healthy Eating

Students Teach Healthy Eating

Students studying dietetics gain valuable work experience during their summer community internships.

7/31/2017 Featured Story
1/17/2017 Featured Story

Spinal Cord Recovery Center Scoops Up Exercise Physiology Majors

Spinal Cord Recovery Center Scoops Up Exercise Physiology Majors

Spinal cord recovery center Project Walk has hired three exercise physiology graduates as trainers in its Stratham, N.H., facility.

1/17/2017 Featured Story
1/4/2017 Featured Story

Students Find Collaborative Care is the Best Care

Students Find Collaborative Care is the Best Care

A new “Interdisciplinary Experiential Learning” course gives students from five different majors — nursing, medical laboratory science, nutritional sciences, exercise physiology and public health — experience working in teams at Summit ElderCare in Lowell.

1/4/2017 Featured Story
11/7/2016 Featured Story

Improving Health Starts Here

Improving Health Starts Here

From improving rehabilitation for stroke survivors to reducing inflammation through diet in older adults, faculty members in the College of Health Sciences are conducting studies that have the potential to make a powerful impact on people’s lives.

11/7/2016 Featured Story
8/18/2016 Featured Story

Freshmen Gain Lab Experiences in Solving Real-World Problems

Freshmen Gain Lab Experiences in Solving Real-World Problems

At UMass Lowell, high-merit students in the Co-op Scholars Program are given opportunities to conduct summer research after their freshman year.

8/18/2016 Featured Story
5/18/2016 Featured Story

Young People with Disabilities Master Bike Riding

Young People with Disabilities Master Bike Riding

Exercise physiology students apply their expertise to teach children, teenagers and young adults with disabilities how to ride a bike.

5/18/2016 Featured Story
4/10/2015 Featured Story

Wheelchair Basketball Gives Students Insight

Wheelchair Basketball Gives Students Insight

Physical therapy students recently took part in a wheelchair basketball game, competing against the New England Blazers to help students gain an understanding of their future patients.

4/10/2015 Featured Story
7/8/2009 Featured Story

Teaching and Learning Council Grants Announced

Teaching and Learning Council Grants Announced

The recipients of the 2009 Teaching and Learning Council Grants have been announced.

7/8/2009 Featured Story

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