School of Kinesiology

  1. September 3, 2019

    Passion projects: How schools and colleges plan to shape their year

    From planning new facilities to launching public engagement initiatives, U-M’s 19 schools and colleges have a wide variety of plans to further research, enhance learning and impact society.

  2. October 29, 2018

    Campus briefs

    News from around the university.

  3. October 8, 2018

    Groundbreaking for addition, renovation to Kraus Building

    Members of the campus community broke ground Friday on an addition to the 101-year-old Edward Henry Kraus Building, which will house the School of Kinesiology.

  4. April 10, 2018

    Study suggests people should get moving to get happier

    U-M researchers have explored whether exercise increases positive mental health in the same way it reduces negative mental health.

  5. September 29, 2016

    University launches exercise and sport science initiative

    U-M has launched the Exercise & Sport Science Initiative to optimize physical performance and health for athletes and exercisers of all ages and abilities.

  6. September 15, 2016

    Regents approve renovation, addition to 101-year-old Kraus Building

    The 101-year-old Edward Henry Kraus Natural Sciences Building will get a substantial makeover with a $120 million project that calls for a deep renovation plus a 62,000-square-foot addition.

  7. February 18, 2016

    Lori Ploutz-Snyder named dean of the School of Kinesiology

    Lori Ploutz-Snyder, a senior scientist with the Universities Space Research Association at the NASA Johnson Space Center, will serve as the next dean of the School of Kinesiology.

  8. February 18, 2016

    Regents approve deans for Engineering, Kinesiology, Education

    The Board of Regents on Thursday approved new deans for the College of Engineering and the School of Kinesiology, and an interim dean for the School of Education.

  9. July 7, 2015

    Advisory committee selected for School of Kinesiology dean search

    Provost Martha Pollack has named an advisory committee to search for a new dean of the School of Kinesiology. The search process is underway.

  10. June 20, 2014

    Despite its British origins, Americans get bad rap for using word ‘soccer’

    Americans use the word soccer to describe the game that just about everybody else in the world calls football, and this duel over semantics enrages purists of the game.