News: Department of Physical Therapy

Physical therapy became her career of choice because of the opportunity to help people rediscover fun in their lives, and – most importantly – a work-life balance.

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researcher making strides in brain research.

Posture — not screen time — is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study finds.

Maria Barton, the Allied Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, finds the payoff in helping others.
Holly Lyman, the Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, builds a Dragon boating tradition to fight cancer.

Physical activity can help protect us from Parkinson’s, researcher Merrill Landers says.


Beatriz was a good student but college seemed impossible. Then 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and the Millennium Scholarship came along.