By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – In the 2000s, video games as a source of exercise and physical activity were taking over American basements and living rooms. Dance Dance Revolution. Nintendo Wii and Wii Sports. Kinect for Xbox. It was a new phenomenon, said Greg Brown, professor of Kinesiology and Sport Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. But after four or five years of research on the subject, Brown’s work stymied. “Two things happened. One, those video … [Read more...]
Greg Brown, Todd Bartee receive RFI grants for rural health, wellness projects
KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty Gregory Brown and Todd Bartee have received Rural Futures Institute grants for projects addressing challenges and opportunities facing rural populations in areas of family health, wellness and health science education. They are among nine award recipients receiving almost $400,000 in grants, which engage faculty and students from across the four University of Nebraska campuses as well as Kansas University, Purdue University, Peru State … [Read more...]
Exercise science students help Boy Scouts earn merit badges
By ANDREW HANSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – When the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Wellness Center opened in 2014, the possibilities to partner with the public were endless. It opened the doors to enhanced learning experiences, community wellness programs and, recently, a Boy Scouts merit badge program. Greg Brown, professor in exercise science and a scoutmaster himself, was approached a few years ago by an area troop about offering a personal fitness merit badge to area … [Read more...]
Zombies, vampires find their way to UNK classroom
New capstone course uses pop culture to examine disease By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – They walk with a wide shuffle, almost dragging their feet along the ground. Their skin is decaying, open wounds exposing bleeding muscle tissue and the white of their bones. Their speech is slurred, words mostly unrecognizable. What illness or illnesses could this person have? Students in a new The Living Dead in Fact and Fiction capstone course at the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...]
Expanded wellness lab will enhance UNK teaching, research
By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kate Heelan remembers teaching several exercise science labs on bleachers inside Cushing Coliseum. “Students were on top of each other,” said Heelan, professor of kinesiology and sport sciences at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. “Our whole department has really been restricted with space. This new facility provides an awesome opportunity to bring in more students.” The new facility – the $6.5 million UNK Wellness Center that houses a … [Read more...]
