New Faculty Profile: Looking at how exercise changes mood

September 18, 2024

New kinesiology faculty member Jacob Meyer is interested in developing and testing behavioral interventions to treat mental health conditions, particularly depression. In particular, he’s exploring ways to integrate movement into mental health treatment and determine how physical activity actually changes mood at the molecular and mechanistic levels.

Hills-Meyer succeeds Winterstein as director of UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program

September 9, 2024

As the 2024-25 academic year gets underway, UW–Madison’s Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program is welcoming a new director for the first time in more than two decades. Patrick Hills-Meyer is taking over the leadership role from Andy Winterstein, who retired this summer after spending 38 years on campus — including serving since 1998 as director of the program.