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Month: April 2016

Gervais Awarded GLIAC Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship

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Fall 2015 KIP graduate and Michigan Tech football defensive back, Brett Gervais was recently awarded the GLIAC Pat Riepma Postgraduate Scholarship.  Brett graduated from KIP with a bachelor of  exercise science degree and plans to become a physical therapist.  He was accepted into CMU’s doctorate of physical therapy program and will continue his studies here in Houghton at CMU’s satellite location through the Michigan Tech partnership established in 2014.
The full story on the GLIAC award was posted in Tech Today.
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Dr. Elmer Receives American College of Sports Medicine Research Endowment Grant

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Steven_ElmerDr. Elmer was selected as a recipient of a $10,000 American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Research Endowment Grant. His project is entitled “RENEW-U! A New Exercise for Individuals with Spinal cord Injury”. Dr. Elmer’s team of mechanical engineering, kinesiology and physical therapy students are collaborating to develop and implement a new exercise modality for manual wheelchair users. This project will help serve as an important stepping stone for a larger study aimed at restoring function and improving health in individuals with spinal cord injury.

The full RENEW-U article can be found here.

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