Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings inducted into the C.E. Shuford Hall of Honor, sprinter Kedron Sowells Conference USA Winter Spirit of Service honoree, and UNT goes plaid.
A pulled hamstring as a freshman on the North Texas track and field team in 1961 cut Floyd Eddy Swanzy's ('66) athletic career short -- until four years ago, when the then 69-year-old began competing in the Senior Games circuit.
Thanks to the National Strength and Conditioning Association, faculty member Jakob Vingren and two doctoral students will examine how fitness enthusiasts can train more effectively.
Playing video games could lead children to exercise regularly, according to Lin Lin, associate professor of learning technologies, and Xiangli Gu and Tao Zhang, assistant professors of kinesiology, health promotion and recreation.
Earning more than 100 gold medals in track and field events for the Senior Olympics isn’t all Helen Denman Beauchamp (’41) can, literally, kick up her heels about.