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Engineering a better lift: Multidisciplinary OSU team crafts new model for strength training

REARGEAR 2.0 is a collaboration between multiple disciplines within OSU.  Dr. Jason Daniel Miller of the School of Kinesiology, Applied Health and Recreation, Dr. Jerome Hausselle of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Dr. Harshvardhan Singh of the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute, oversaw the efforts of this project, which was showcased at the fall 2025 College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology  Senior Design Expo, where it earned first place.  
Four men smile as they pose next to REARGEAR 2.0, an innovative weightlifting machine that uses pneumatic, or gas-powered, resistance to create a better lift.
Impact of Project ECHO at OSU-CHS felt statewide

Tue, Dec 02, 2025

Project ECHO — Extension for Community Health care Outcomes — at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences is a collaborative model of medical education and care guidance that empowers clinicians in rural and underserved communities to provide specialty care to more people where they live.

Human Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteRural HealthProject ECHOOSU Center for Health SciencesOSU-CHS
Health Works Forum fosters collaboration to improve health outcomes across Oklahoma

Fri, Oct 31, 2025

More than 125 faculty and staff from across the Oklahoma State University System gathered in the Wes Watkins Center for the Health Works: Bridging Knowledge and Action Health Forum.

OSU ExtensionHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteDepartment of Nutritional SciencesDr. Jayson LuskAngela HessResearchDepartment of WellnessCowboys CarePresident Jim HessOSU Center for Rural Health
OSU breaks ground on Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex

Mon, Oct 13, 2025

Oklahoma State University celebrated the official groundbreaking of the Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex on Saturday morning. Located in OSU’s athletic village and just north of Sherman E. Smith Training Center, the facility will integrate cutting-edge research to redefine the science of human performance and health innovation in Oklahoma and beyond.

Lance WalkerHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteResearchOSU FoundationPresident Jim Hess
New facility to elevate human performance research across OSU

Tue, Sep 09, 2025

The Oklahoma State University Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute will soon have a new home to conduct groundbreaking discoveries — the Boone Pickens Human Performance Innovation Complex.

Research Matters magazineResearchHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteMagazineLance Walker
OSU adds expert in military and athletics musculoskeletal health

Wed, Sep 03, 2025

When it comes to understanding how the body performs under extreme physical demands, Dr. Matthew Bird, Ph.D., CSCS, brings both research expertise and hands-on experience. Bird, who specializes in military and athletic musculoskeletal health and human performance optimization, joins Oklahoma State University as a performance scientist coordinator in the Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute.

Human Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteLance WalkerResearch
OSU researchers showcase human performance research at 2025 ACSM annual meeting

Fri, Jun 20, 2025

Researchers from the Oklahoma State University Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute presented their collaborative research at the 2025 American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting, held May 27-30 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

School of Kinesiology Applied Health and RecreationHuman Performance and Nutrition Research InstituteCollege of Education and Human SciencesResearch

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