Check out this great new opportunity. New name (#FacultyofHealth), same great people!

Interested in the intersection of economics and ergonomics and human-centered design? Join us for an 8-week online course, Human-Centered Design (ERG 140), led by Dr. Jim Potvin, PhD, CCPE and read our Economics of Ergonomics blog post: coeh.berkeley.edu/post/the-econo… #ergonomics

Learn from Martin Gibala and myself, the surprising new science of cardio fitness and strength-building—and then provide you with hacks to get fit and strong (and healthy!) in less time than you ever thought possible. Free! coursera.org/learn/hacking-…

For the second time in fifty years, we're pondering whether our research activities have sparked a pandemic like they did in 1977. A deep dive from me on what we *already* know about the origins of the coronavirus—and how we can learn the right lessons. nytimes.com/2021/06/25/opi…

Obituary: Dick Moriarty (1933-2021), University of Windsor athletics director windsorstar.com/news/local-new… University of Windsor @UWindsorKin Windsor Lancers #Windsor

Looking for an ergo job? Check this out: PTME - Ergonomic Engineer | Ford Motor Company sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobd…

Love reading these historical pieces! Nice one Jim Potvin! Dr. Richard C. Nelson: An Important Multigenerational Father of Biomechanics journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/…

Our new paper on the validity of drawing hypertrophic inferences from acutely measured sEMG amplitudes during exercise just published in Sports Medicine. In it, we detail and dissect the putative logic behind the assumption of predictive validity. 🧵 1/13

Finally, Stuart Phillips (he/him) encouraged me to create a lecture on this topic about 1.5 years ago. The lecture can be found here, and Stu and Jim Potvin will be releasing their own lectures in time. 13/13 youtube.com/watch?v=wUufTg…

I've been reading Tomas Pueyo since the first days of the pandemic and he's predicted just about everything that's happened. This post was VERY encouraging. unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com/p/covid-end-ga…

Save the date: Jim Potvin will be giving encore webinars on Recent Advancements in Ergonomics Analysis Tools for Manual Materials Handling and Upper Extremity Tasks in 2 parts on March 31 and April 28th at 12-3pm EST, so #SaveTheDate #webinar #mmh Details coming soon

Our recent publication presents a method to account for both subacromial impingement and manual arm strength when performing ergonomics assessments of work performed above the shoulder (Rempel & Potvin, 2022). bit.ly/3ppt4Dx

Tired of working from home? Miss wearing real pants? CO: Ford City's first workshare space will be ready for rent as of March 1st. Located at 1000 Drouillard Rd. Dedicated desks available on a six month term. Space very limited, DM or email at [email protected]

The sit-up, once a fundamental element in American fitness instruction beginning in childhood, is dead. I talked to the Canadian college professor who killed it. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

New course alert! ERG120 is an online course running from August 8th to September 30th, 2022. Click the link below to learn more about this exciting course, taught by ergonomics icon Jim Potvin, PHD CCPE. We can’t wait to host you soon! coeh.berkeley.edu/erg120

I'm excited to announce the formation of Work(s) Ergo Inc. (worksergo) with Dr. Mike Agnew, and the launch of "Work(s)", a ground-breaking, web-based ergonomics assessment software package. worksergo.com

Dive into the world of Human-Centered Design with Jim Potvin, PhD, CCPE. From breaking down the design cycle to analyzing practical examples, gain experience w/ anthropometric measurements, calculations & more: coeh.berkeley.edu/erg140 #ContinuingEducation #Ergonomics #HFE

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