Kineseology Lab reopens in new location | ULM Forum 2-24-11
The University of Louisiana at Mornoe's Human Performance Lab celebrated its grand opening in the Department of Kineseology on February 24. ULM President Dr. Nick J. Bruno commended the kinesiology administration, faculty, and students during a special event in the lab's new location in Brown Hall.
Open to ULM faculty, staff, students, and the external community, the lab is also the exclusive testing facility for firefighters from Monroe, West Monroe and Ouachita Parish.
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Lab director Dr. Lisa Colvin says the facility is also heavily involved with research on innovative new fitnes projects.
The lab is filled with equipment to gauge such health-related issues as aerobic fitness, muscular fitness and flexibility, along with total body composition. Under the guidance of a graduate student, clients may participate in a computer-guided treadmill stress test to determine how "heart healthy" they really are.
The lab already contracts with area businesses to perform health assessments of its employees, but is able to extend its services to the general public at reduced rates. The primary purpose of the laboratory is to advance the science of exercise through teaching, research, and public service.
ULM offers the only exercise science undergraduate and exercise physiology graduate programs in Louisiana. The graduate degree is one of only six accredited master programs in the United States and the only American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) endorsed program in Louisiana. For more information about the program or the lab, visit
ulm.edu/kinesiology.
ulm.edu/kinesiology.
Air Date:
Fri, 02/24/2012