Recreation, Park, and Tourism Studies Department
Horse-assisted activities for children with special needs and veterans, and a ground-breaking HIV/AIDS control program in Kenya: These creative and powerful programs at Indiana University will be highlighted this month in "Impact the World," a new Big Ten Network series debuting Tuesday, Jan. 10. Viewers will learn about the Horseshoes of Hope and Horses for Heroes programs on Jan. 10. On the following Tuesday, the show will feature the highly acclaimed Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare, or AMPATH.
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Bryan McCormick, professor and chair of the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has been elected a Fellow of the Academy of Leisure Sciences, the leading honorary society for leisure, park and recreation sciences.
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Decades in the works, the 24,000-square-foot expansion of the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Indiana University Bloomington was celebrated and dedicated on Thursday with a nod to the school's past and anticipation for its future as a school of public health.
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As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks approaches, Indiana University experts discuss the impact the attacks had on American society and the economy.
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An Indiana University study examining the accessibility of playground surfaces found that within just 12 months of installation, each type of surface studied was found to have accessibility, safety or maintenance issues.
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The Indiana University Board of Trustees today (Friday) approved key components of the IU Public Health Initiative, an effort by the university to address pressing health needs across the state through the establishment of the state's first schools of public health.
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