Ann Cowles and Marilyn Gugliucci win Maine Fitness Award for U-ExCEL Balancing Act

U-ExCEL Fitness Director Anne Cowles  and U-ExCEL Director and Director of Geriatric Education and Research Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D. have been selected as winners of the 2012 Maine Fitness Award in the Special Populations category for their U-ExCEL Balancing Act, a balance enhancement program designed to improve balance and reduce the threat of falls.

The Governor’s Council on Physical Activity, which bestowed the award, has invited Cowles and Gugliucci to a celebration at the State House Hall of Flags in Augusta on June 6th.

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The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.