Lab News & Updates

LaVoi to present at NRPA Youth Sports Summit and General Conference

Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi will present and be on a panel at the upcoming NRPA Youth Sports Summit and General Conference.

sweet006 Thu, 09/17/2026 - 13:41
Garn named Co-director of AKA Leadership Institute

Alex Garn will serve as Co-Director for the American Kinesiology Association Leadership Institute.

sweet006 Wed, 09/16/2026 - 22:46
Konczak gives invited presentation at neurophysiology conference in Columbia

Konczak gives invited presentation at neurophysiology conference in Columbia

sweet006 Wed, 09/16/2026 - 22:29
Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology conducts research at Minnesota State Fair

Researchers from the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology collected data for a National Institutes of Health study during the 2026 Minnesota State Fair.

sweet006 Wed, 09/09/2026 - 19:15
Antunovic gives talk on women's sports coverage at University of Kansas

Dunja Antunovic, PhD, associate professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology, delivered an invited talk at the University of Kansas on September 8, 2026.

sweet006 Wed, 09/09/2026 - 18:56
Juckett and Greising publish in AJP-Cell Physiology

Drs. Will Juckett and Sarah Greising published a perspective article on 17α-estradiol following injury in the prestigious AJP-Cell Physiology journal.

sweet006 Thu, 09/03/2026 - 14:59
Stoffregen interviewed on Zoom by student group

Tom Stoffregen, PhD, was interviewed on Zoom by student group on the ecological approach to perceiving and acting.

sweet006 Tue, 09/01/2026 - 17:38
Kringle and Ryu publish in the Journal of School Health

Dr. Emily Kringle and recent PhD program in Kinesiology alumni Dr. Suryeon Ryu publish in the Journal of School Health.

sweet006 Wed, 08/26/2026 - 21:55
Craighead awarded Labfront ACSM Research Grant

Dr. Daniel Craighead has received an equipment grant from Labfront, which will support a research project on exercise snacks for lowering blood pressure.

sweet006 Wed, 08/26/2026 - 11:05
LaVoi to speak at inaugural USTA Coaches Open in NYC

Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi will speak at the inaugural USTA Coaches Open in New York City

sweet006 Mon, 08/24/2026 - 19:51

Lab News & Highlights (Archive)

February 20, 2024

The School of Kinesiology's Dr. Sarah Greising and Dr. Don Dengel were formally recognized at a September 14 CEHD ceremony as holders of a Henry L. Taylor-Arthur S. Leon Professorship in Exercise Science and Health Enhancement.

December 22, 2023

Dengel was inducted into University of Minnesota’s Academies for Excellence in Team Science.

December 5, 2023

Dengel's blog post is titled “The Muscle-to-Bone Ratio in NFL Players By Position-Part II.”

October 24, 2023

The WCHA is home to the University of Minnesota Women's Ice Hockey Team.

October 16, 2023

Many collegiate and NFL football teams are examining the muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) as a way to determine how big a player can possible be.

September 14, 2023

Recently, the muscle-to-bone ratio (MBR) has become a topic of interest in the world of athletics and performance.

September 14, 2023

The title of Dr. Dengel's talk was “The Role of Exercise for Multiple Myeloma Patients".

September 8, 2023

Donald R. Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), is the lead author of an article published in the International Journal Sports Medicine.

September 8, 2023

Donald R. Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), is a consultant on a grant funded by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs

September 7, 2023

On August 8, 2023 the Human Performance Teaching Laboratory (HPTL) and the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP) within the School of Kinesiology was host to 18 incoming, first-year students who were participating in the University of Minnesota’s Health Profession Pathways program.

August 3, 2023

Don Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), is a co-author of an article published in the Journal of Applied Physiology.

August 3, 2023

Will Juckett, MS, a doctoral student in the School of Kinesiology is the lead author of an article titled, “Total and regional body composition of NCAA collegiate female rowing athletes,” that was recently published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine.

August 3, 2023

Madeline Czeck, PhD and recent graduate of the doctoral program in the School of Kinesiology is the lead author of an article titled “Muscle-to-bone and soft tissue-to-bone ratio in children and adolescents with obesity,” that was recently published in Journal of Clinical Densitometry.

June 13, 2023

Don Dengel, PhD, professor in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Laboratory of Integrative Human Physiology (LIHP), and students traveled to the American College of Sport Medicine’s Annual Meeting in Denver, CO held May 30-June 2 to give several presentations.