Ed Bernauer Develops Human Performance Lab at UC Davis

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Channel: UC Davis · 2009 · Education

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In 1962, Edmund Bernauer came to UC Davis, where he created the human performance laboratory that many considered comparable to Harvards lab. He also co-developed the physical education major that involved academic coursework. They had done a nice good job on anticipating space for a laboratory, because, as you well know, the University of California expects faculty to do research. At that point they had set aside 5,000 square feet but they had no idea what to do with it.  I did.

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