Written by Jillian Murray The project Convergence (Artistic Director, Dr. Aston K. McCullough) took place from September 2022 to February 2023, fusing together elements of live musicians, filming, and Five College faculty and dancers collaborating to create an artistic piece representative of the findings of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab, Laboratory…
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Dance Science Symposium 2023
Mark your calendars! The Dance Science Symposium (DSS) 2023 will take place virtually on April 22nd, 2023 from 1:00pm-3:30pm ET. The Dance Science Symposium is an annual meeting that aims to bring together dancers and dance scientists to discuss critical and emerging research within the field of dance science and medicine. Grounded in the premise…
LAB:SYNC to Premiere ‘Convergence’ at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
Laboratory for the Scientific Study of Dance (LAB:SYNC), the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, is currently developing and validating sensor-based methods for quantifying dance exposures in adults and testing relationships between multiple health outcomes and self-reported lifetime dance exposures in a clinical trial called the METRIC…
Share your research at the Dance Science Symposium 2023
The Dance Science Symposium 2023 will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on the 22nd of April 2023. To be considered as a featured presenter at next year’s symposium, submit your research abstract today! Abstract submissions will be accepted through December 22nd, 2022 at 11:59pm ET. To submit your DSS 2023 research abstract,…
African Diaspora Dance in Public Health: Embodied Health Practices, Embracing Health Justice, Empowering Our Community
Join the Center for Diabetes Translation Research – Solutions to Diabetes in Black Americans Core for a webinar on Thursday, June 23rd from 12-1 PM ET African Diaspora Dance in Public Health: Embodied Health Practices, Embracing Health Justice, Empowering Our Community Thursday, June 23rd from 12-1 PM ET To register, click here. Presenter: Sheila A. Ward, PhD, MPH, FACSM Affiliation: Norfolk…
Dance Science Symposium 2022 – Registration Open!
Next weekend, LAB:SYNC and the Dance Program of the Department of Music and Dance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst will host the Dance Science Symposium (DSS) 2022! The DSS 2022 will be held online via Zoom 1:00pm – 4:30pm ET Saturday, March 26th, 2022 Click here to register The Dance Science Symposium is an…
NEA Research Lab at UMass Amherst- Winter 2021 update
LAB:SYNC is delighted to share that Dr. Aston K. McCullough will be presenting research from the National Endowment for the Arts Research Lab at the University of Massachusetts Amherst as part of an upcoming National Science Foundation workshop—Your Brain and Dance: 2022 International Workshop on the Neural and Social Bases of Creative Movement (April 7 to 10,…
Dance Science Symposium 2022
Mark your calendars! The Dance Science Symposium (DSS) 2022 will take place virtually on March 26th from 1:00PM to 4:30PM ET. The?Dance Science Symposium?is an annual meeting that aims to bring together dancers and dance scientists to discuss critical and emerging research within the field of dance science and medicine. Grounded in the premise that…
Share your research at the Dance Science Symposium 2022
The Dance Science Symposium 2022 will be held at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on March 26th, 2022. To be considered as a featured presenter at next year’s symposium, submit your research abstract today! Abstract submissions will be accepted through October 31st, 2021 at 11:59pm ET. To submit your DSS 2022 research abstract, click here. –…
Dance Science Symposium 2021
March 9th – 12th The Dance Science Symposium is an annual meeting that aims to bring together dancers and dance scientists to discuss critical and emerging research within the field of dance science and medicine. Grounded in the premise that science is not separate from art, the symposium features original research conducted by dancers who are actively…