Dr. Melissa Kwon, a research associate with CAREI, recently received funding to work with the Minnesota Young Women’s Collaborative on Asian American community health issues and research. The grant was designed in collaboration with the National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum (NAPAWF). The funded project will include the course “Asian American Health and Research,” in which University of Minnesota students will gain experience in community based research, advocacy, and leadership development. Kwon will be evaluating the effects of the project on students’ learning of social science research methods, advocacy skills, and leadership skills. The grant is funded by the Minnesota Department of Health’s Eliminating Health Disparities Initiatives.
Kane appeared on MPR’s The Daily Circuit
Dr. Mary Jo Kane, School of Kinesiology professor and director of the Tucker Center, was a guest on Minnesota Public Radio’s The Daily Circuit on Tuesday, July 3. Kane was joined on the program by Dave Zirin, writer for the Nation Magazine and host of the Edge of Sports for Sirius Radio, discussing how sports can enhance or hurt a culture.
Stoffregen gives invited talk
Dr. Tom Stoffregen, movement science professor, gave an invited talk on “Motion sickness and the definition of postural stability,” at the Liberty Mutual Institute for Safety, in Hopkinton, MA on Friday, June 29.
Ji appointed Visiting Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China)
Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and professor and director of Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science, recently accepted the appointment as a Visiting Chair Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China’s fourth-ranked university. SJTU Vice President Xu Fei issued the appointment letter and conducted the ceremony. Prior to the ceremony, Ji gave the keynote address, “Exercise is Medicine: Based on the Theory of Molecular Biochemistry.”