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On March 22, 2016, School of Kinesiology doctoral candidates, Jessica Holst-Wolf (biomechanics emphasis) and Tianou Zhang (exercise physiology emphasis), along with six other CEHD PhD students had three minutes to concisely and effectively explain their research project in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience in CEHD’s new Research Day competition, Three Minute Thesis (3MT). Presentations […]

Two Kinesiology doctoral candidates are finalists in CEHD’s new Research Day competition, Three Minute Thesis (3MT), which will be held March 22  from 10-11 a.m. in the McNamara Alumni Center Heritage Gallery. Jessica Holst-Wolf (biomechanics emphasis) and Tianou Zhang (exercise physiology emphasis) will be competing with six doctoral students from across the college for a first prize of […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director and professor in the School of Kinesiology, is featured on CEHD’s ImprovingLives.org. Ji’s research on the antioxidant properties of oats shows their positive effects in reducing inflammation and improving health, and may have important implications for the food industry.

Tianou Zhang, Kinesiology PhD student advised by Li Li Ji, PhD, presented his research on “Absorption and Elimination of Oat Avenanthramides (AVA) in Humans after Acute Consumption of Oat Cookies” at the Journey Through Science Day December 14 in New York. The event was sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences and PepsiCo.  Fifty exceptional students and early […]

Dr. Li Li Ji, professor and director in the School of Kinesiology, has a number of recent publications. His co-authored article in the European Journal of Applied Physiology entitled  Avenanthramide supplementation attenuates eccentric exercise-inflicted blood inflammatory markers in women reports the finding that human subjects consuming oats containing a high level of the antioxidant avenanthramides were protected from blood […]

Dr. Li Li Ji, professor of kinesiology and director of the School of Kinesiology, was an invited speaker at the 7th International Congress of Stress Biology and Medicine  (ICSBM), held September 16-19 in Huangshan City, China. Dr. Ji organized a symposium entitled “Stress and Exercise” and gave a lecture, “Skeletal muscle disuse atrophy is caused by discord […]

Dr. Arthur Leon, MD,  professor in the School of Kinesiology, and director emeritus of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), has published an article, “Attenuation of Adverse Effects of Aging on Skeletal Muscle by Regular Exercise and Nutritional Support,” in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. According to the abstract, Leon’s article “reviews the underlying biological […]

A delegation of physical activity directors led by Dr. Li Li Ji, director of the School of Kinesiology,  visited four universities in China this month to share strategies for promoting physical fitness among university students.  The American Culture Center (ACC) in Sports delegation included Ms. Brandi Hoffman from Kinesiology, director of the Physical Activity Program […]

School of Kinesiology students and faculty have a prominent presence at this year’s American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Conference in San Diego, California. School alumni are also co-presenters in several of the poster presentations. Symposiums Mitochondrial Remodeling Resulting from Muscle Contraction and Disuse: Role of PGC-1 and Sirt3 – Dr. Li Li Ji Thematic Poster Presentations Competitive Marathon Runners […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., professor and director of the School of Kinesiology and Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), will give South Dakota State University’s Lardy Distinguished Lecture in Chemistry on April 22 and 24. The Lardy Distinguished Lecture Series in Chemistry was established through a grant provided by SDSU alum Dr. Henry […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science, has recently delivered two lectures abroad. At the invitation of Seoul National University, Dr. Ji organized a symposium of “Mitochondrial Biogenesis” and gave a speech entitled “Role of redox signaling in mitochondrial biogenesis and […]

Dr. Li Li Ji, director of the School of Kinesiology, has recently published online articles in Gerontology and Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. “Role of PGC-1α in Sarcopenia: Etiology and Potential Intervention – A Mini-Review” by Li Li Ji and Chounghun Kang will appear in an upcoming online edition of Gerontology. Dr. Kang, the co-author, […]

The Twin Cities Pioneer Press has profiled the School of Kinesiology’s China Champion Program, in a local story, “Homeroom: China’s champs hit the books at UMN.” The China Champion Program brings former Olympians from China to study in the school for a year, providing classes in English as a second language, American culture and kinesiology as […]

Arthur Leon, MD,  professor of kinesiology, and director emeritus of the Laboratory of Pysiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), had his lifetime of exercise science research included in the newly published textbook, History of Exercise Physiology, edited by Charles M. Tipton and published by Human Kinetics (2014).

Arthur Leon, MD., professor of kinesiology and emeritus director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), presented at the International 22nd Puijo Symposium that was held June 24-28 in Kuopio, Finland. Leon has been invited to the conference regularly since 1982 and was highlighted in the local newspaper. The conference attracts the top names within the […]

Arthur Leon, MD., professor of kinesiology, and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), has been named editor of the International Journal of Food and Nutrition. Dr. Leon has also been invited as a presenter at the 22nd International Puijo Symposium in Kuopio, Finland, held June 24-28. His topic is entitled, “Independent and additive  effects of  […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), recently participated in an interview with Access Minnesota titled “Fighting Inflammation with Oats.” In the interview Dr. Ji explained how oats and other types of foods can help protect people from inflammation. Prior to […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), recently received a nearly $200,000 grant from PepsiCo to study the bioavailability and healthy benefits of oat avenanthramides (AVA), a phytoalexins that exist predominantly in the hulled kernels of oat seeds. Phytoalexins are […]

Professor Michael Wade, Ph.D., recently visited the American Cultural Center for Sport at Tianjin University of Sport (TUS) and gave a lecture, “Life time motor development: Movement by design and movement that informs,” to over one hundred graduate students and faculty members. TUS President Yao Jiaxin was Wade’s translator when he visited China in 1989. […]

Li Li Ji, Ph.D., director of the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Physiological Hygiene and Exercise Science (LPHES), presented an invited keynote at the annual Chinese Physiological Society conference held in Guangzhou on November 8, 2013. The title of his lecture was “Physiological and pathological response of skeletal muscle to contraction […]