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- 1HHS Launches $10 Million Presidential Fitness School Challenge▼HHS Launches $10 Million Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge
The US Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $10 million Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge, a federal competition aimed at spurring new approaches to youth fitness and physical education in schools. The announcement was published on the department's official site. Details on eligibility, timelines and judging criteria were not included in the initial announcement, and reaction from schools, educators and health advocates has not yet emerged.
- 2Physics professor and former dean retires from Alabama A&M after 24 years▼Physics Professor, Former Dean and STEM Day Founder Retires After More Than 24 Years of Service to AAMU
A longtime physics professor at Alabama A&M University, who also served as a dean and founded the institution's STEM Day, is retiring after more than 24 years of service. The university announced the departure, highlighting the professor's dual role in academic leadership and in building STEM outreach programs aimed at drawing younger students into science and engineering fields.
- 3RFK Jr. launches national school fitness challenge with WWE stars▼RFK Jr. launches school fitness challenge with WWE stars
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced a school fitness challenge in partnership with WWE, aimed at encouraging American students to be more physically active. The initiative pairs the health official with professional wrestling personalities to promote exercise programs in schools. Details on funding, participation and timing were not included in the initial reports.
- 4HHS launches $10 million challenge to revive presidential fitness test▼HHS Launches $10 Million Challenge To Promote Presidential Fitness Test
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $10 million challenge to promote the presidential fitness test, the school-based physical fitness program long used to measure American children's strength and endurance. The funding competition is aimed at encouraging schools and communities to embrace fitness testing again, though details on eligibility and criteria remain limited.
- 5Study links genes and physical activity to depression risk▼Associations and interactions between genetic vulnerability and physical activity with MDD in the All of Us Research Program
A study published in Nature examined how genetic vulnerability and physical activity interact in relation to major depressive disorder, using data from the All of Us Research Program, a large US biomedical database. The findings add to ongoing discussion about how lifestyle factors such as exercise may influence depression risk in people with genetic predisposition.
- 6Kennedy to launch $10 million school fitness challenge▼Kennedy to roll out $10 million challenge to encourage Presidential Fitness Test in schools
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to announce a $10 million challenge to encourage schools across the United States to adopt the Presidential Fitness Test. The program, a long-standing measure of student fitness that was largely phased out in favor of a broader health assessment, is being revived as part of the administration's push on physical fitness.
- 7UW Physicist Yankowitz Named Moore Foundation Investigator▼Yankowitz Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
University of Washington physicist Matthew Yankowitz has been selected as an Experimental Physics Investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The honor recognizes leading experimental physicists and provides substantial long-term support for research. Yankowitz, known for work on quantum materials including twisted bilayer graphene, joins a select cohort of investigators backed by the foundation's flagship physics program.
- 8Columbia Physicist Sebastian Wins $1.35M Moore Foundation Award●Will Lab’s Sebastian Wins Columbia $1.35M Moore Foundation Award
Sebastian, a researcher with Columbia University's Will Lab, has been awarded a $1.35 million grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The award supports the lab's work in physics, and the announcement is drawing attention within the research community as recognition of the group's ongoing experimental program.
- 9HHS Secretary Kennedy Launches Presidential Fitness School Challenge▼HHS Sec. Kennedy Launches Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has launched a Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge aimed at improving youth fitness in American schools. The initiative invites schools to develop new approaches to physical education and student health, reviving the long-running presidential fitness program tradition.
- 10New video-based fitness program targets childhood inactivity▼New fitness program uses videos to help children combat inactivity
A new fitness program is using videos to help children become more physically active and combat rising inactivity among young people. The initiative aims to make exercise more accessible and engaging for kids, particularly as screen time and sedentary lifestyles continue to raise health concerns. Details on where the program operates and who is behind it remain limited in initial coverage.
- 11Harvard physicist Kiyoul Yang wins federal Young Investigator awards▼Kiyoul Yang receives federal Young Investigator awards
Kiyoul Yang of Harvard University has received federal Young Investigator awards, recognition given to early-career researchers showing exceptional promise. The awards typically come with multi-year funding to support ambitious research programs. The announcement highlights Yang's standing in the physics community and the federal government's continued investment in promising young scientists.
- 12Bravo Company Puts Marines Through Combat Fitness Test▼Bravo Company Combat Fitness Test [Image 9 of 9]
Marines from Bravo Company completed a Combat Fitness Test, documented in a series of photos released through the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. The test, introduced to replace the old physical fitness test, measures combat-readiness through events such as ammunition can lifts, maneuver-under-fire and a three-mile run under load. The release highlights routine training across US Marine Corps units.
- 13UC Riverside physicist named Moore Foundation investigator▼UC Riverside physicist selected as an experimental physics investigator by Moore Foundation
A University of California, Riverside physicist has been selected as an experimental physics investigator by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. The appointment recognizes the researcher's work in experimental physics and comes with support from the foundation's investigator program, which funds leading scientists. The announcement was shared via a research news release.
- 14Trump administration revives presidential fitness test with $10 million program●Continuing the tradition of the Trump administration spending whatever money it wants on whatever stupid stuff it wants,
The Trump administration is reviving the presidential fitness test in schools, backed by $10 million in federal funding through a new Presidential Fitness School Innovation Challenge. Critics online are calling it a wasteful use of taxpayer money, arguing the administration spends freely on initiatives they consider unnecessary. Supporters see the return of the fitness test as a positive push for youth physical health.
- 15MSU physicist Ben Crider wins $1.35M Moore Foundation award▼MSU physicist Ben Crider selected for prestigious $1.35M Moore Foundation investigator award
Mississippi State University physicist Ben Crider has been selected for a prestigious investigator award from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation worth $1.35 million. The honor recognizes his work in physics and provides substantial funding to support his research program. The university announced the selection, calling it a significant achievement for both Crider and the institution.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a $10 million challenge aimed at increasing participation in the Presidential Fitness Test, the long-running school fitness testing program. The funding is intended to encourage more schools and students to take part. Reaction so far has focused on the size of the investment and what it means for physical education in schools.
- 17First Responder Mental Health: From Stigma to Action▼First Responder Mental Health: Moving From Stigma to Action
A new push is underway to move first responder mental health from quiet stigma to concrete action. Firefighters, paramedics and police face high rates of trauma, burnout and suicide, and advocates are calling for departments to treat psychological support as seriously as physical safety, with peer programs, training and open conversation.
- 18UNC Greensboro Alumna Credits Degree for Physical Therapy School Success▼Human Health Sciences Degree Prepared Alumna for Physical Therapy School
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro highlights an alumna who says her human health sciences degree prepared her well for physical therapy school. The profile points to the program's coursework and advising as a pathway into graduate health careers, joining a broader stream of university alumni success stories used to showcase academic programs.
- 19Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Launches School Fitness Challenge in Austin▼Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visits Austin to launch school fitness challenge
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to Austin to launch a school fitness challenge aimed at getting students more physically active. The initiative marks another public health push tied to his national agenda on children's health and wellness. Local coverage from the Texas capital highlighted the event as he pitched the program to schools and families in the area.
- 20Ohio Warriors sled hockey builds community for veterans●Ohio Warriors sled hockey helps veterans find connection after military service
Ohio Warriors, a sled hockey program, is helping military veterans rebuild social connections after leaving service. The team gives former service members a competitive sport adapted for sled hockey while offering camaraderie that many struggle to find once their military careers end. Local coverage highlights how the group combines physical activity with peer support.