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MTSU and Patterson Park expand teaching partnership; pilot VR program studies healthy aging

Murfreesboro Parks and Recreation Commission · November 6, 2025
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Middle Tennessee State University researchers described a two-pronged collaboration with Patterson Park Community Center that combines course-based experiential learning for students and an ongoing research pilot using virtual reality to study healthy aging.

Middle Tennessee State University researchers described a two-pronged collaboration with Patterson Park Community Center that combines course-based experiential learning for students and an ongoing research pilot using virtual reality to study healthy aging.

Dr. Haiewon Son, assistant professor in MTSU's Department of Health and Human Performance, told the Parks and Recreation Commission the teaching collaboration places students in Patterson's program-planning course to design,…

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