Sara Hussain, assistant professor in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology, has won more than $500,000 in grants to develop individualized treatment in the brain for stroke survivors.

UISRM Advisory Board Member Tara Carsner invited five UISRM students to serve as Playa Society Brand Ambassadors at the WNBA All-Star Game. Learn more and check out content their experience through a highlight video and media gallery.

While a trio of UISRM graduates, Jake Stone (BS 2019), Daniel Crooks (BS 2022), and Joe Korpalski (BS 2026), now work with the Washington Nationals, they never overlapped or interacted during their time as UISRM students. Learn about their varied field experience journeys with UISRM to the Nationals in this feature article.

After calling the Field House home for decades, UISRM has moved to the Health Sciences Academic Building. Learn more about the program’s new home and how you can experience it in this UISRM Newsletter feature.

Scott Schneider (BS 2017) gives to UISRM because of the applicable hands-on experience, endless extra-curricular opportunities, and meaningful resources and preparation that allowed him to break into and flourish in the industry.

Between the spring and summer sessions, over 90 students earned course credit and strengthened their experience portfolio through guided field experience practicums in 2026. Learn who completed practicums, what organizations they worked with, and what their experiences entailed.

Current students, recent graduates, and UISRM alumni have been busy earning their way into and moving up within the sport and recreation industry. See the accomplishments that the UISRM program is aware of and let us know of any achievements, updates, or news that you would like to share.