The first of its kind in the world, the Tucker Center is an interdisciplinary research center leading a pioneering effort to examine how sport and physical activity affect the lives of girls and women, their families, and communities.
"Save the Date": Monday, April 23
The Tucker Center Spring 2012 Distinguished Lecture, Honoring the 40th Anniversary of Title IX
More details coming soon!
Tucker Center Film Festival Returns January 30, 2012
Celebrating the 26th Annual National Girls & Women in
Sport Day
The Tucker Center and the University of Minnesota Athletic Department are pleased to announce that Salaam Dunk will be the feature presentation of the 2012 TC Film Festival. The festival will also be showing the locally-produced short film, Grappling Girls.
The festival will take place on January 30,
2012, at TCF Bank Stadium in the DQ Club Room. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., with the films beginning at 7:00 p.m. Tickets
are available online at
tcff2012.eventbrite.com. Discounted rates are available to
students and to groups of 15 or more. [MORE
INFO]
Girls & Women in Sport and Physical Activity Conference 2011: Creating Change
The Tucker Center
proudly presented the Girls & Women
in Sport and Physical Activity Conference on Wednesday,
November 2, 2011. This exciting one-day event was an
enormous success, bringing together over 150 national and international
scholars in the field! Visit our
conference website to view
abstracts from the event or our
Facebook page for
images and comments from the conference.
Concussions and the Female Athlete: The Untold Story
A Video Documentary in collaboration with Twin Cities Public
Television (TPT)/Channel 2
Through the stories and experiences of coaches, athletes, and their families, with in-depth interviews with research scholars and medical experts, this documentary, done in collaboration with Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) Channel 2, examines the causes underlying concussion and offers practical solutions to help prevent and treat sports-related concussion injuries in female athletes. [FULL-LENGTH VIDEO & SEGMENTS] [VIDEO CLIPS]
Tucker Center News
TC Affiliated Scholar Dr. Steve Stovitz featured on MPR
January 25, 2012Steven Stovitz, graduate faculty in the School of Kinesiology and a Tucker Center affliated scholar, joined with other Minnesota researchers to set up special workstations at a Minneapolis business to assess the health benefits of standing rather than sitting at a desk. Stovitz, a Family Medicine and Community Health associate professor and one of the lead investigators on the study, heads a team that will measure how standing affects muscle tone, blood pressure and an employee's sense of well-being. More ... Minnesota Public Radio, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Burns & Maloy gifts to Tucker Center highlighted in U's "Legacy" magazine
January 20, 2012Two recent gifts to the Tucker Center—"The Tucker Center Doctoral Fellowship for Gender Equity in Sport" and "The Tucker Center Research Fund for Gender Equity in Sports"—are highlighted online and in print in the U of M Foundation's Winter 2012 edition of Legacy, a magazine for members of the Presidents Club and major donor prospects highlighting the impact of private giving through personal stories of generosity and discovery. Both gifts were established from Friends of the Tucker Center Heather Burns and Kathleen A. Maloy through their commitment to and passion for gender equity in sport.
LaVoi invited to write commentary for MPR
January 20, 2012Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Kinesiology lecturer and associate director of the Tucker Center has been invited to write commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) on gender equity in sport. Her comments expand from recent stories on injuries suffered by two Minnesota high school hockey players. Read her column here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/19/lavoi/
Kane earns Special Merit Award
January 17, 2012 Mary Jo Kane, professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, has been chosen by the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership to receive their Special Merit Award. The award is presented to an individual or organization who exemplifies the highest levels of commitment and contribution to breaking barriers for girls and women in sport.
The award will be presented to Professor Kane at the State Capitol Rotunda on February 1 as part of Minnesota National Girls and Women in Sports Day, which this year recognizes and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
Calhoun on gendered reporting in Spokesman-Recorder
January 15, 2012Austin Stair Calhoun, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate in sport sociology, is quoted in a Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder article, "Sport world still rife with gender inequities." Calhoun speaks on gendered presentations of female and male athletes noting a continued homophobia in sport media articles also reflected in her own research on online coaching biographies. Calhoun's original commentary can be found in her blog.
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Tucker Center News
TC Affiliated Scholar Dr. Steve Stovitz featured on MPR
January 25, 2012Steven Stovitz, graduate faculty in the School of Kinesiology and a Tucker Center affliated scholar, joined with other Minnesota researchers to set up special workstations at a Minneapolis business to assess the health benefits of standing rather than sitting at a desk. Stovitz, a Family Medicine and Community Health associate professor and one of the lead investigators on the study, heads a team that will measure how standing affects muscle tone, blood pressure and an employee's sense of well-being. More ... Minnesota Public Radio, Rochester Post-Bulletin
Burns & Maloy gifts to Tucker Center highlighted in U's "Legacy" magazine
January 20, 2012Two recent gifts to the Tucker Center—"The Tucker Center Doctoral Fellowship for Gender Equity in Sport" and "The Tucker Center Research Fund for Gender Equity in Sports"—are highlighted online and in print in the U of M Foundation's Winter 2012 edition of Legacy, a magazine for members of the Presidents Club and major donor prospects highlighting the impact of private giving through personal stories of generosity and discovery. Both gifts were established from Friends of the Tucker Center Heather Burns and Kathleen A. Maloy through their commitment to and passion for gender equity in sport.
LaVoi invited to write commentary for MPR
January 20, 2012Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Kinesiology lecturer and associate director of the Tucker Center has been invited to write commentary for Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) on gender equity in sport. Her comments expand from recent stories on injuries suffered by two Minnesota high school hockey players. Read her column here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/01/19/lavoi/
Kane earns Special Merit Award
January 17, 2012 Mary Jo Kane, professor of sport sociology in the School of Kinesiology and director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, has been chosen by the Minnesota Coalition of Women in Athletic Leadership to receive their Special Merit Award. The award is presented to an individual or organization who exemplifies the highest levels of commitment and contribution to breaking barriers for girls and women in sport.
The award will be presented to Professor Kane at the State Capitol Rotunda on February 1 as part of Minnesota National Girls and Women in Sports Day, which this year recognizes and celebrates the 40th anniversary of the passage of Title IX.
Calhoun on gendered reporting in Spokesman-Recorder
January 15, 2012Austin Stair Calhoun, Kinesiology Ph.D. candidate in sport sociology, is quoted in a Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder article, "Sport world still rife with gender inequities." Calhoun speaks on gendered presentations of female and male athletes noting a continued homophobia in sport media articles also reflected in her own research on online coaching biographies. Calhoun's original commentary can be found in her blog.