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Kinesiology

Examining Human Movement — and Its Powerful Impact on Health and Well-being

The Department of Kinesiology in Penn State's College of Health and Human Development has built a long-standing reputation of excellence in the study of physical activity, from the basic mechanisms of human movement to the complex dynamics of physical activity in society as a whole.

Mark Dyreson
Research Spotlight
The Curious Case of the Rarámuri Foot-Runners: Unlikely Avatars of Modern Health and Wellness

Mark Dyreson, professor of kinesiology, will discuss Indigenous populations’ influence on modern ideas of human health during the 2023 Schmitt Russell Research Lecture on Wednesday, Sept. 27 at 3:30 p.m.