Bowerman Sports Science Center

10/13/2025

PhD candidate Kieran Abbotts, working in the Halliwill and Minson lab, investigated how blocking histamine influences muscle oxygen delivery and power output.

Check out the full paper here: https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.14814/phy2.15936.

10/01/2025

Researchers at the Bowerman Sport Science Center seek to reduce knee injuries in Female Athletes. Check out the full article here: 

A partnership with the sports company Puma will result in a new soccer shoe designed for women

01/10/2025

NEW study alert!

09/10/2024

The Department of Human Physiology at the University of Oregon is hiring for a tenure track faculty position. The deadline to apply is September 30th, 2024. For more information please visit the website: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/27819

06/06/2024

Dr. Hahn recently went to capitol hill to speak at The Science Coalition's event in Washington, D.C. While he was there he discussed his lab's research in human performance alongside colleagues from Harvard, Stanford, and more.

05/17/2024

A single bout of cold water immersion may not specifically target vessel function due to the minimal changes to shear stress but may help people feel less negative and reduce levels of circulating cortisol.

Check out the recent interview Dr. Minson gave on cold plunging: https://lnkd.in/gjHMrqSw

Check out the manuscript here: https://lnkd.in/gcXb_Ads

05/15/2024

The Global Sport University Network summit will be hosted by the University of Oregon September 12 - 13th, 2024. Please register here: https://lnkd.in/ePYTJkmy

04/24/2024

Join Dr. Mike Hahn at Science Knight Out! Learn more information here: https://buff.ly/4aCsesy

04/23/2024

Aida Chebbi, a research engineer, in the Hahn Lab attended the International Symposium of Robotic and Mechatronics in Djerba, Tunisia. While there she presented her work on 'a novel method to identify right and left impact during running using a single sacrum-mounted IMU'. Aida and colleagues received the Silver Research Award from Giuseppe Carbon, DIMEG, University of Italy. Congratulations Aida!

04/12/2024

Dr. Chris Minson sits down with the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance to discuss heat training. Check out the article below!

https://humanperformancealliance.org/playbook/can-you-train-for-hot-environments/

Many endurance athletes have to race in the heat. Performing heat acclimation training before an event that takes place in a hot environment can improve your performance.

04/10/2024

Jessica Atencio, Ph.D candidate from the Halliwill-Minson lab, presented her study titled “Comparison of Acute Physiological Responses to Different Passive Heating Modalities” and received the Steven M. Horvath Research Recognition Award.

Congratulations Jessica!

04/08/2024

Dr. Mike Hahn was featured in a Podcast about Marathons and Fatigue.

You can listen here: https://oregonquarterly.uoregon.edu/running-down-questions-about-marathons-and-fatigue