PULLMAN – Dr. Bruce Becker, founder of the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute based at WSU, is one of the “Power 25” leaders recognized this month by “Aquatics International” magazine. Becker is a research professor in the department of educational leadership and counseling psychology, home to WSU’s kinesiology programs. “From producing ground-breaking research […]
Like soda shops and rumble seats, their popularity has fallen away over the years. Heated therapy pools — once standard in hospitals of the 1930s and 40s — declined in use after the advent of the polio vaccine in 1955, until today they are little more than a medical afterthought. That practice may be […]
PULLMAN – Thanks to a $1 million grant from the National Swimming Pool Foundation, WSU researchers plan to create the National Aquatics and Sports Medicine Institute. “This will be the world’s premiere center for aquatic health research,” says the institute director, Dr. Bruce Becker, a physician and research professor in WSU’s College of Education. “There […]
University Recreation Center is helping students and community members gear up for summer by offering lifeguard training, water safety instruction, and adult swim classes. The lifeguard training program includes first aid and safety, CPR for the professional rescuer, oxygen administration and AED. The cost of the program, which includes the price of a textbook and […]