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Say hello to Alexis Watson, a true trailblazer with big dreams and an even bigger drive. Walking into classes where some heads turn to check if she’s lost, Watson doesn’t flinch. Instead, she rebuffs doubters and naysayers. ...

Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology observes anniversary; MWACSM and ��ñ��share parallel historiesWho better to deliver the keynote speech to nearly 700 attendees at the Midwest Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine’s (MWACSM) annual meeting than associate professor Derek Kingsley, whose exercise science and exercise physiology program celebrates 54 years in existence. “The keynote was such a carefree moment of all the talks I've given, and it was probably one of the highlights of my career,” said Kingsley, who served as Midwest ACSM president for four years due to...

Jami Greb, a sophomore ��ñ�� Honors College student majoring in zoology, knew she was destined to work with animals while sitting in her high school biology class learning about the famed Jane Goodall, whose work with chimpanzees has had an everlasting impact on the field of animal sciences.  “When I learned about her in my little freshman biology class, I was like– I want to be her. I want to be just like her,” she says, of her first biology course in high school. Jami continued to pursue her passion for animal sciences despite her original path of attending a p...