Preparation is underway for the final round of testing in Cal Poly’s one-of-a-kind research study: FLASH. Volunteers are needed this quarter to start training in order to be ready to test as many as 2,000 student participants in the spring, study founder Ann McDermott said. FLASH tracks the health, behavior and lifestyle choices of students at […]
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Oh baby, baby: professor to study pregnancy weight in mothers
The National Institutes of Health awarded Cal Poly kinesiology professor Suzanne Phelan a $3 million grant this past summer to conduct research on low-income mothers. The research, which will be done over the course of five years, will study the effects of weight-retention after pregnancy, specifically on those women who are 15 pounds or more […]
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FLASH program to evaluate Cal Poly student health over time
Cal Poly’s statistics department is helping the kinesiology department’s FLASH program organize data that will show the overall health of thousands of Cal Poly students over a period of four years.
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Cal Poly students start fitness business
A Cal Poly couple open Sleeping Tiger Fitness, a physical fitness business that also offers martial arts training.