Rutgers Kines & Phys Grad Program

05/21/2026

Congratulations, Dr. Sara Campbell, on being quoted in the Washington Post’s article “Marathons and ultramarathons may be linked to colon cancer. Here’s why.” A small study found a surprisingly high incidence of precancerous polyps in young extreme runners, sparking controversy and concern.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/05/21/marathons-ultramarathons-may-be-linked-colon-cancer-heres-why/

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A small study found a surprisingly high incidence of precancerous polyps in young extreme runners, sparking controversy and concern.

05/05/2026

Congratulations PhD student Luke Poole on being selected as the recipient of the 2026 Center of Alcohol and Substance Use Studies Joseph M Russell Memorial Award. The Joseph M. Russell Memorial Award honors a graduate student in the Center of Alcohol and Substance Studies. This award recognizes an outstanding student project focused on alcohol use prevention, alcohol treatment, and alcohol recovery supports. 🎉🎉🎉

04/10/2026

DKH Co****le Tournament & Ice Cream 'Emergency!' 2026

The Second Annual Department of Kinesiology and Health Co****le Tournament was held in the Loree Gymnasium Aerobic Studio on Wednesday, April 8. Seventeen teams competed for the title of winner.

Congratulations to our new champions, Kyle Berndt and Nicolas Garieri from team "The Show"! This is our first undergraduate team to win the title!

Each year the new winning team will be added to the trophy. The trophy display case is located in Loree Gymnasium next to the front door.

A well-deserved shout-out also goes to the "Gut Busters", Dr. Sara Campbell and Kaitlyn Snyder, who, despite some serious injuries, put up a great fight in the grand finals. ****le
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4l9P5pe7R/

03/03/2026

Congratulations Dr. Peter Kokkinos on being quoted in the National Geographic Article entitled “Does Exercise Reduce Alcohol Health Risks”!
Research Rutgers University—New Brunswick
https://archive.is/STL4v
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/health/article/does-exercise-reduce-alcohol-health-risks

02/25/2026

Dr. Topol from Scripps runs a video blog on current issues in medicine. In this article -- “The Flawed V02 Max Craze” -- he discusses myths about VO2max/CRF where Peter Kokkinos’ data is shown prominently.
https://open.substack.com/pub/erictopol/p/the-flawed-v02-max-craze?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

12/02/2025

Congratulations Dr. Peter Kokkinos for the publishing of this important research on statins and Type 2 Diabetes

"Physical Fitness Counters Increased Diabetes Risk From Statin Therapy or Higher BMI"




https://click.mail.medscape.com/?qs=e4ad948c86e64c39635568e05e26a1d16ef1d51f3f08fe0d737103a7c4b9f3e6ef1c8b1e71ae7b791c7d90c9c09446895026771cac3c07007a529000f0c5b625

11/10/2025

Congratulations Dr.Peter Kokkinos on your interview with MEDSCAPE regarding a recent study on statins and how "CT Angiography Can Help Target Statin Use in Higher-Risk Patients"
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/ct-angiography-can-help-target-statin-use-higher-risk-2025a1000v28

11/07/2025

Why Your Daily Walk Might Not Work as Well if You’re on Metformin

Congratulations all, on the publication of this important research by Rutgers Today!

Congratulations Steve Malin, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health; Sue Shapses, professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences; Andrew Gow, professor of pharmacology and toxicology; Ankit Shah, assistant professor in the Department of Medicine (RWJ Medical School;) Tristan Ragland, a former post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Kinesiology and Health; Emily Heiston, project scientist and clinical coordinator in the Applied Metabolism and Physiology Laboratory; and Daniel Battillo, a former doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology and Health. What a team!!

University—New Brunswick

https://www.rutgers.edu/news/why-your-daily-walk-might-not-work-well-if-youre-metformin

11/04/2025

Dr. Peter Kokkinos and Dr. Steven Malin and others published a study evaluating the association between statin therapy, cardiorespiratory fitness, body mass index, and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The study can be found at Mayo Clinic Proceedings: https://mayocl.in/46Mw6b6

Congratulations!

To view the interview - https://youtu.be/ele37J3ATfU

Rutgers University—New Brunswick

10/06/2025

Congratulations Team Iran for winning the K&H volleyball tournament on Friday, October 3. Way to go! 🎉🎉🎉