Kirk Cureton, professor and head of the Department of Kinesiology, will receive a Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine at its 2009 annual meeting in Seattle, Washington in May. The Citation award is given for outstanding scientific and scholarly contributions to sports medicine and/or the exercise sciences throughout a career.

Michael Ferrara, professor and director of the athletic training education program in the Department of Kinesiology, has been selected for the National Athletic Training Association's Hall of Fame, the organization's highest honor, for distinction as a leader in the organization. He will receive the award at the NATA annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas in June. Dr. Ferrara also will be a Fullbright Scholar in Ireland during the spring semester, 2009.

Elaine Cress, faculty member in Kinesiology, is interviewed in the spring 2009 issue of the UGAResearch magazine.

The Department of Kinesiology recently completed a merger of its Exercise Science and Physical Education and Sport Studies majors into a major in Kinesiology. This major will be offered under the M.S., M.S.–nonthesis and Ph.D. degrees.

Latino middle-school students in Athens were introduced to the science of exercise and sport by visiting the Kinesiology Biomechanics and Metabolism and Body Composition Laboratories. Brad Bowser, Ph.D. student specializing in biomechanics, and Kevin Bigelman, Ph.D. student specializing in exercise physiology, talked to the students about Kinesiology research and demonstrated laboratory tests. Read more.

Rod Dishman, professor in the Department of Kinesiology, is the lead author of an article titled, "Move to Improve: A Randomized Workplace Trial to Increase Physical Activity" in the February 2009 issue of the /American Journal of Preventive Medicine/. He and co-authors David DeJoy, Mark Wilson and Ron Vandenberg from UGA write that their research shows that a workplace program that encourages employees to set exercise goals substantially increases workers physical activity. Read more.