The Exercise Science Research Center’s Fall 2024 Symposium
Elizabeth Joy, M.D.
The Exercise Science Research Center of the University of Arkansas co-hosted a symposium Oct. 17, 2024, with the U of A chapter of Exercise Is Medicine on Campus.
The program “Exercise is Medicine: Translating Science into Action” featured Dr. Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D., director of Preventive Cardiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation at Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, and Elizabeth Joy, M.D., chief medical officer for Lore Health based in San Diego. Both are former presidents of the American College of Sports Medicine.
The 2024 EiM symposium was held in the Graduate Education auditorium on the Fayetteville campus with an online option for those who couldn’t be there in person. After the talks by Franklin and Joy, a panel discussed the Exercise Is Medicine initiative and related matters. Public radio station KUAF covered the symposium at “UofA Symposium Delves into Exercise’s Impact on Holistic Health.”
Becky Todd, M.Ed., associate vice chancellor for student well-being, speaks in a panel discussion at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Larry Durstine, professor emeritus of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, speaks in a panel discussion at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.A panel for discussion is introduced at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Past directors of the U of A Exercise Science Research Center join current director Nic Greene, left, at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., discusses health benefits at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., discusses physical activity guidelines at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., explains Move Your Way, a federal physical activity campaign, at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., outlines her presentation at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Speakers not yet on stage listen to the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.The Graduate Education auditorium fills for the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.A number of students take in the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Barry Franklin, Ph.D., discusses cardiorespiratory fitness and bariatric complications at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.The Graduate Education auditorium is nearly full for the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Barry Franklin, Ph.D., delivers his take-home message of on the importance of fitness at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Happy students are in the audience of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Barry Franklin, Ph.D.Professor Erin Howie Hickey delivers introductions at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Nic Greene, director of the U of A Exercise Science Research Center, opens the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Audience members network at the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Speakers and audience members enjoy the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Barry Franklin, Ph.D., speaks with Dean Kate Mamiseishvili at the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Dean Kate Mamiseishvili speaks with keynoter Barry Franklin, Ph.D., at the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., speaks with Professor Erin Howie Hickey at the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.Keynoter Elizabeth Joy, M.D., speaks with Professor Erin Howie Hickey at the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.
KUAF News Director Kyle Kellams interviews keynoter Barry Franklin, Ph.D. at the reception of the 2024 Exercise Is Medicine symposium.
