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Top News Stories | | Dr. Dawn Lowe Awarded K02 Career Development Award from NIH
The Physical Therapy Program proudly announces Dr. Dawn Lowe, Associate Professor, has been awarded a K02 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Aging (NIA). NIA is a part of the National Institute of Health (NIH). The title of her grant is "Estrogenic Effects on Aged Muscle." This grant complements her laboratory's research in the area of hormonal and physical activity effects on myosin and muscle function in the aged. Congratulations Dawn! | | | Joint DPT/PhD Program Approved by Board of Regents
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents recently approved a proposal by the Program's in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science for a joint DPT/PhD program option. This program would allow select DPT students to begin work toward a PhD in Rehabilitation Science prior to completion of the DPT. The goal would be to streamline the process for a DPT student, completing a professional doctoral degree, to continue pursuit of an additional doctoral research degree. Students must be enrolled in the DPT program prior to applying for this joint program option. More specific information will be forthcoming. Questions can be addressed to Dr. Paula Ludewig, Director of Graduate Studies for the Program in Rehabilitation Science. | | | Dr. LaDora Thompson Appointed to the University's Women's Faculty Cabinet
The Physical Therapy Program proudly announces Dr. LaDora Thompson, PhD, BSPT, has been appointed to the Women's Faculty Cabinet by Thomas Sullivan, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost. This group provides leadership to improve and enrich the academic and professional environments for women faculty at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and ensures that the University continues and strengthens its commitment to the success of its women faculty members. Congratulations LaDora! | | | Physical Therapy Program Begins Post-Professional Geriatric Clinical Residency
Responding to the increasing demand for Clinical Residencies across the country, our Physical Therapy Program began a Geriatric Clinical Residency, September 1, 2010. This 12 month program (September-August) provides the Geriatric Residents extensive didactic education, clinical practice, individual mentoring, and service learning, in the area of geriatric physical therapy and issues related to aging. Clinical Faculty are geriatric experts in a variety of disciplines. Resident graduates will be prepared to sit for the GCS exam. Augustana Terapy Services is the contracted clinical site for the Geriatric Residency. Plans are already underway for another clinical site next year. For more information on this Geriatric Residency, contact Becky Olson-Kellogg, Residency Director at olso0184@umn.edu. | | | New Student Study Space, Small Group Classroom, and Conference Room!
The Physical Therapy Program has recently renovated space to include a small group classroom/conference room which doubles as a student study space. This new room features round table organization to foster improved group discussions and learning among DPT and Rehabilitation Science students. The room will also improve the experience of seminar and continuing education activities.
The research groups of Drs. Ludewig and Nuckley recently merged to form the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Laboratory. This newly renovated state-of-the-art research space supports the advanced measurement of human kinematics and kinetics and the modeling of these data to address biomechanics questions. Data collection equipment includes an 8 camera motion analysis system, two embedded force plates, an electromagnetic motion analysis system, and two electromyographic testing units. This research facility supports DPT instruction and PhD training in biomechanics for the improvement of musculoskeletal health. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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