Rice, Houston Methodist showcase new Center for Human Performance at kickoff event
Rice and Houston Methodist unveiled the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance during a kickoff event Oct. 10.
The 6,000-square-foot facility, located in Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse, will enable researchers to combine the science of human movement and disease prevention with new tools from data science, neuroscience and wearable technologies and materials to advance injury prevention and recovery and improve overall public health.
The facility includes state-of-the-art laboratory, clinical and rehabilitation space and is equipped for studies requiring the latest technology for advanced 3D motion capture, force-plate measurement, region-by-region quantification of bone density, metabolic analysis, cardiovascular screening and aerobic performance testing.
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