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Welcome to the UNT Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Lab!

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UNT visiting professor Xiaofeng Yang and Yue Hu have won the outstanding research awards of International Chinese Society for Physical Activities and Health (ICSPAH) in Nashville, TN. They presented UNT very well. Congratulations! @UNT_COE @UNT_COE_Dean @@GlobalUNT

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Our own Dr. Tao Zhang has been awarded as the President-Elect of International Chinese Society for Physical Activities and Health (ICSPAH) in Nashville, TN. He will serve the ICSPAH leadership roles for next three years. Congratulations! @UNT_COE @UNT_COE_Dean @UNT_KHPR

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Our own Dr. Xiangli Gu received the Outstanding Teaching Award during 2018 SHAPE America and 2018 ICSPAH Annual Meeting in Nashville, TN. Huge Congratulations! @UNT_COE @UNT_COE_Dean @UNT @UNT_KHPR

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Congratulations! We are so proud of you, Alan! https://t.co/LgWXgYqZZ1

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Good News: Our own doctoral candidate Alan Chu officially accepted the tenure track assistant professor position at the University of Wisconsin- Green Bay! Congratulations! [太阳]@UNT_COE_Dean @BertinaCombes @UNTPrez

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Our research group members, including Xiaoxia, Joon, Dr. Zhang, are going to present four new accepted research papers in physical activity and health among school-aged children at the ACSM's 65th Annual Meeting in June. Congratulations! https://t.co/1YGJd7kw21

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Both Dr. Zhang and Dr. Gu are going to present two new accepted research papers in physical activity and health among school-aged children at the International Society ofBehavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2018 Conference. Congratulations! https://t.co/gYc3AozhNo

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Our own Dr. Gu published a quality article entitled "Effects of cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status on knowledge of physical activity and fitness, attitude toward physical education, and physical activity" . Congratulations! https://t.co/YpMz0ZZ0cN

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Our own PhD student Xiaoxia Zhang and professors at UNT published a quality article entitled "Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs:
Recommendations for Physical Education Teacher Education" in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance. Congratulations!

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Professor Russell Pate, a world-class scholar in Physical Activity and Public Health, visited UNT's Pediatric Movement and Physical Activity Laboratory. He will support our research efforts as a consultant and collaborator in 2018 and beyond!

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Dr. Zhang and his colleagues just published an article entitled "Ecological analysis of college women’s physical activity and health-related quality of life". Congratulations! https://t.co/kfioieQHHv

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Our own PhD candidate Alan Chu and Dr. Zhang published a quality article entitled "Motivational processes in Sport Education programs among high school students: A systematic review" in the Journal of European Physical Education Review. Congratulations! https://t.co/hCpM4eFCOQ

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UNT Mean Green Basketball Team Visited MHMR's Movement-Related Activities, A Funded Research Project Directed by Dr. Xiangli Gu and Dr. Jean Keller! Good Team Work!

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Drs. Xiangli Gu, Jean Keller, Karen Weiller, and Tao
Zhang just published an article entitled ' The role of physical activity and
sedentary behavior on Hispanic children’s mental health: A motor skill
perspective'. Congratulations! https://t.co/nIWLcaflFB

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Our own Dr. Tao Zhang has been elected as the Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Teaching, Research, and Media in Kinesiology, a peer-reviewed open access journal. https://t.co/sBSAmEaScY Congratulations!

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Dr. Xiangli Gu and colleague just published an article entitled 'The role of executive function in linking fundamental motor skills and reading proficiency in
socioeconomically disadvantaged kindergarteners'. Congratulations!
https://t.co/hdtWBoWvht

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Dr. Xiangli Gu and colleagues just published an article entitled 'Impact
of a pedometer-based goal-setting intervention on children’s motivation,
motor competence, and physical activity in physical education'. Congratulations!
https://t.co/8METy9FTcP

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Congratulations to our own Dr. Xiangli Gu, Dr. Jean Keller, and Dr. Tao Zhang for obtaining an external research funding related to the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Interventions!

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Congratulations to our own Dr. Gu to be elected as the Chair-Elect of TAHPERD Research Section. She will service as a Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past-Chair for three years.

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Congrats to our doctoral students! Awesome academic achievement! https://t.co/hrUtsUbQcc

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Both Joonyoung Lee and Hongxin Li won the TAHPERD graduate student research scholarships in Fort Worth this morning. Congratulations to them!

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A successful symposium of Taichi and Qigong demonstrated by UNT family at the Texas state conference #TAHPERD @SuGaoScience