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Facilities

Explore Bourgeois Hall, home of UL Lafayette's School of Kinesiology, with research labs, an athletic training lab, a dance studio, and a weight room.

Bourgeois Hall is at 225 Cajundome Blvd., near the Cajundome. Completed in 1987 and updated continuously since, the building has classrooms equipped with computers and projectors and an auditorium that seats 120. It's also home to Recreational Sports, which manages the fitness and aquatic centers and intramural and club sports.

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Kinesiology labs

Our research labs are used for both research and teaching, for undergraduate and graduate students. They support basic and applied research in exercise science, and many studies are funded by corporate partners and state grants.

Human Performance Laboratory

This 1,500-square-foot lab examines exercise performance, exercise metabolism, body composition, and muscular strength and power with validated, reliable instruments, including:

  • CosMed CPET metabolic cart with integrated magnetically braked ergometer, oximetry, ECG, and spirometry, plus a canopy for measuring resting metabolic rate
  • ParvoMedics TrueOne 2400 metabolic cart with integrated clinical treadmill and ECG
  • Bod Pod Gold Standard system for body fat percentage
  • In-ground hydrostatic weighing tank
  • AMTI force plate, sampling up to 2,000 Hz, in a custom squat cage for measuring power production
  • Biopac Systems surface electromyography (EMG)
  • AD Instruments noninvasive blood pressure monitoring
  • Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) MOXY sensors for muscle oxygen saturation and blood flow
  • Monark Peak Bike for computerized Wingate testing of anaerobic capacity, plus mechanically braked cycle ergometers
  • CUBA broad ultrasound attenuation system for bone density
  • Rogue Fitness weight training equipment

Exercise Biochemistry Laboratory

This 500-square-foot lab detects biomarkers and molecular targets from a variety of sample types and has the equipment needed for ELISA, qRT-PCR, and western blot, including a BioRad western blot and ChemiDoc Touch imaging system, Rotor-Gene Q, thermal cycler, Q-View imager, microplate spectrophotometers, readers, and washers, gel electrophoresis systems, a vapor pressure osmometer, and an Alere LDX Cholestech system.

Mouse Colony and Surgical Laboratory

Located at the New Iberia Research Center, this lab studies the cellular and molecular mechanisms of chronic disease and how exercise and diet can reverse it. It includes mouse housing, a six-lane mouse treadmill, an in-situ muscle testing apparatus, surgical and necropsy areas, and veterinary technician support.

Interested in research with our labs? Email us.

  • Fully functional modalities lab with laser therapy, HIVAMAT, ultrasound, and electrical muscle stimulation
  • Dedicated rehabilitation area
  • Multi-station taping, bracing, and padding area
  • Anatomage table for virtual dissection, living anatomy and physiology simulation, and pathology studies

Open lab space equipped for research and instruction in motor learning and adapted physical education.

A large studio for dance instruction, with a professional sound system and an observation area for teaching.

Equipped with two Sorinex double-sided squat racks and Hammer Strength resistance training equipment.

Open to all UL Lafayette students, with 25 desktop computers and a printer and photocopier.

The Center for Sports Success is our sport management research lab, where faculty and students research how effectively and efficiently sports teams meet their goals on and off the field. Learn about the Center for Sports Success.