neWs on the hill Bellarmine celebrates 50th anniversary of Vatican Council II Bellarmine is celebrating the Second Catholic world but also the whole Vatican Council’s 50th anniversary with world of religion,” said Rev. Adam a three-year program, “In the Spirit of Bunnell, a special assistant to the Vatican II.” The events are designed to president for international and inter- educate students and the Louisville com- faith relations. “Our challenge for munity on the profound teachings that today, however, is not nostalgia but to came out of the transformational council. discern the continuing message of Vat- Vatican II was a three-year assembly ican II in our contemporary world.” called by Pope John XXIII, beginning in “In the Spirit of Vatican II” began October 1962, which transformed the with a free public lecture on Jan. 29 by way the Church operates. The council charted new directions Dr. Timothy P. O’Malley, director of the Notre Dame Center in areas such as education and ecumenism. Most noticeably for for Liturgy. O’Malley discussed the “Sacrosanctum Concili- more than one billion Catholics worldwide, Vatican II allowed um,” or Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, a Vatican II Mass to be celebrated in languages other than Latin. document that encouraged greater participation in the liturgy During Bellarmine’s celebration, scholars will explore the by laypersons. various documents and teachings produced by the council. The celebration continues this spring with weekly discus- The program will culminate with a symposium in fall 2015 that sions of various Vatican II documents on Wednesdays during will explore the meaning of those teachings today, asking the Lent, and a student-led exploration of interfaith relations of- question: “After the Council: Where to?” fered through Bellarmine’s School of Continuing and “Fifty years ago, Vatican II mesmerized not only the Roman Professional Studies. Bellarmine researchers study impact of exercise on aging Bellarmine exercise-science faculty researchers are working to Health Promotion, found little difference in health outcomes expand our understanding of the benefits of exercise as we age for subjects exercising in brief intervals compared to those or become ill. BU faculty were recently lead authors on three who exercise in longer, uninterrupted intervals. The study published studies about exercise’s impact on recovery from analyzed data from 6,321 participants ranging in age from knee replacement surgery and prostate cancer testing results, 18 to 85 years. It was co-authored by Dr. Bradley Cardinal of as well as the benefits of exercising in short intervals. Oregon State University. Dr. Kent Brown, chair of the exercise science department, Dr. Loprinzi also recently studied the impact that periods found that adults who exercise in the weeks leading up to knee of exercise can have on the results of prostate-specific antigen replacement surgery report a higher health-related quality of life (PSA) testing in men. In the January 2013 issue of Mayo Clinic following the surgery. His work was published in the December Proceedings, his article — labeled an editor’s choice — reports 2012 issue of the journal Perceptual and Motor Skills. that exercise can result in lower PSA levels. “For every one- Eight weeks before surgery, patients were assigned three hour increase in ‘lifestyle’ physical activity, adults were 18 45-minute exercise routines per week. Three months after the percent less likely to have an elevated PSA level, a commonly surgery, patients who participated in the exercise programs used screening marker for prostate cancer,” Dr. Loprinzi said. reported better physical function, less pain, and more vitality Bellarmine’s exercise science major — part of the Donna and than the group that was not assigned the exercise program. Allan Lansing School of Nursing and Health Sciences — cur- The study was co-authored by Bellarmine’s Dr. Joseph A. rently has 212 undergraduate students. The program prepares Brosky, Robert Topp of Marquette University and Dr. A. Scott students to be advocates for community wellness through ca- LaJoie of the University of Louisville. reers and graduate school opportunities in healthcare, fitness Dr. Paul Loprinzi, assistant professor of exercise science, and wellness. The curriculum emphasizes the role of the exer- recently studied the benefits of exercising in intervals of just cise specialist in the prevention of disease through physical 10 minutes, several times a day. His research, published in the activity and health awareness. January/February 2013 issue of the American Journal of spring 2013 13
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