Dec 17, 2024 | Counseling, Leadership, and Research Methods, Health, Human Performance and Recreation, In the News, Service to Arkansas
The College of Education and Health Professions’ Adventure Therapy Lab (ATL) leadership and students made a significant impact at two recent conferences hosted by the Association for Experiential Education. The conferences — the Symposium on Experiential Education and...
Dec 3, 2024 | Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Impactful Research
The American population overall is getting older. Here in Arkansas, it’s predicted that by 2030 more than a quarter of the state’s population will be 60 or older. Researcher Michelle Gray works to help older adults in Arkansas and beyond improve the quality of their...
Dec 3, 2024 | Health, Human Performance and Recreation, Impactful Research
Researchers have long known that there is a relationship between the cancer-associated gene MYC (pronounced “Mick”) and exercise adaptation. When human muscles are exercised, MYC is found to increase transiently in abundance over 24 hours. But as we age, the MYC...