PT program honors Richard T. Lauer through memorial scholarship

The College of Public Health has established the Richard T. Lauer Memorial Scholarship Fund, supporting students in their pursuit of academic excellence, in remembrance of Associate Professor Richard Lauer, who passed away suddenly in mid-February.  Faculty and students from the college’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program raised around $3,500 to assist Lauer’s family with immediate needs, and through the DPT program seed funding has been provided for the scholarship in Lauer’s name.  “It will be an endowed fund and live on in perpetuity at the university, so Rich’s...
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Connecting early spinal cord injury treatment with long-term outcomes

Between 250,000 and 500,000 people worldwide suffer a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year.  These are life-changing injuries. Only about one third of patients recover enough to return to work. Research has suggested links between the type of injury, methods of acute care, and rehabilitation outcomes, but there remain gaps in connecting specific early treatment events to long-term patient outcomes. A study led by Shivayogi Hiremath, assistant professor in the Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, will apply new methodologies to examine patient data, seeking links bet...
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