College of Education and Human Sciences

Comadre a Comadre started out 12 years ago as a community-based program co-founded with six Hispanic/Latina breast cancer survivors and their loved ones along with Dr. Elba L. Saavedra. The survivors shared their experiences about both, the lack of culturally sensitive psychological support available to them, and their own lack of knowledge of services once they were diagnosed with breast cancer.

The Health, Exercise and Sports Science Department (HESS), in the UNM College of Education, hosts the Spring Fling Triathlon, Kids Race and Wellness Fair on Sunday, April 12 in celebration of the UNM School of Medicine’s 50th Anniversary.

If you are passionate about fitness and physical activity and want to share that passion with a variety of youth from diehard athletes to couch potatoes, you might want to consider the Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) degree program at the ...

University of New Mexico researchers are studying a newly discovered hormone that releases from muscle after exercise. Irisin, named for the Greek “messenger” goddess Iris, may prevent breast cancer and boost the effects of chemotherapy drugs used in...

After numerous studies, it appears that scientists are beginning to unravel some of the secrets of aging. Genes certainly play a role in longevity, but it’s been determined that only 35 percent of those living well into their 90’s and 100’s possess ...

The University of New Mexico Alumni Association and Lobo Living Room present, “The Secrets of Longevity” on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Hodgin Hall Alumni center. Len Kravitz, UNM College of Education associate professor of Health, Exercise and Sports Science (HESS), delivers an interactive presentation regarding the science behind longevity.

The holidays are robust with huge dinners, parties and festivities that make it easy to overindulge without realizing it. But there are several ways to strike a balance between maintaining holiday merriment and weight management. What’s important, according to Len Kravitz, associate professor of Exercise Science at the University of New Mexico, is to stick with an exercise program, if you’re on one, or to move more when you eat more.

Tis the season to attend food-filled festivities that generally tax the old waistline. If you’re tired of stressing over calories and weight gain, here’s a bit of advice from Peter Pribis, assistant professor of nutrition and dietetics in the University of New Mexico College of Education, Department of Individual, Family and Community Education.

For 40 minutes, the eight- and nine-year-old boys are coached through a series of basketball drills. They learn to dribble, pivot, shoot and hold a defensive pose. Some have never played basketball before, but are excited to learn. In a classroom, ...

Comadre a Comadre invites the campus community at its new UNM offices on Friday, Oct. 18. Refreshments, including appetizers and desserts, will be served. Additionally, register for door prizes. Stop by and visit anytime between 3 and 7 p.m. Located ...