On July 2nd, 2025 the University of Connecticut Department of Physical Therapy collaborated with ConnCAP and APTA PTMoves Me Campaign to host 15 high school students from Windham and Rockville High schools. During the event the students toured the facility and learned about the various research studies underway in the building. The students visited the REINVENT lab with Dr.Srinivasan, the Human Anatomy Learning Lab (HALL) with Dr.Kinsella-Shaw, our Movement for Life Lab with Dr.Colon-Semenza, as well as PTCARES with Dr.Kopp. Following the tour, the students were given a presentation of the role of physical therapy as a profession. Finally they wrapped up with a lab activity in which they completed functional outcome measures for prizes, as well as learned about assistive devices.

Latino Fest is an annual event that brings people together from all backgrounds to celebrate Latino culture! The festival occurs in several locations, including Miami, Hartford, and more recently, Windham County, CT. The Movement for Life Lab participated in Latino Fest 2022 to spread information about the benefits of physical therapy and exercise, as well as promote our upcoming research!

Dr. Colón-Semenza visited the Windham Senior Center to speak about the importance of exercising !

The lab, along with some of UConn’s finest DPT students, participated in a ConnCAP event over the summer. Dozens of high school students ventured onto campus where we taught about the importance of physical therapy and got the students to join in by trying some common tests and measures used in the field!