Written by Brian Canever | Photo by Kellye McMillan What always puts a smile on Nick Giecek’s face is the way the students look at each other the first day…
Department of Kinesiology, Recreation, and Sport Studies
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Written by Whitney Heins Many children want to be an astronaut when they grow up. Or a professional basketball player. Or a famous singer. Not Ellen McIntyre. Growing up in…
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Research from the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is getting widespread attention. Take a look at some of our faculty’s latest work and where it has turned up…
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Written by Brian Canever (’15) | Photography by Steven Bridges After a near suicide attempt two years ago, Lady Vol swimmer, Maddy Banic, came back to win a national championship…
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Bob Rider served as dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences from 2004 to 2019. Prior to coming to Knoxville, he served as dean of the College…
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Assistant Professor Jedediah Blanton shares tips on how to make sure children get the most out of their sport experiences.
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Camp Koinonia teaches UT students to meet the needs of children with disabilities by pairing one-on-one with a camper. Gifts from donors help ensure that no child is turned away due to an inability to pay.
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On one of the premier stages celebrating the powerful impact of sport around the world, a partnership of the Center for Sport, Peace, and Society has been honored with a Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award at ESPN’s 2018 Sports Humanitarian Awards.
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Sport management senior Christian Coleman beat the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, to take home a silver in the men’s 100-meter final of the IAAF World Championships in London in…
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Nearly a decade of work by professors Sarah Hillyer (’10) and Ashleigh Huffman (’07 & ’11) culminated at the Bijou Theatre on September 7 with the debut of a short…