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Health, Physical Education, Dance, and Health Services

The Frank Egan Memorial Health Lecture Series Spring 2026

Sponsors: The Health, Physical Education, Dance Department and the Office of Health Services
Coordinators:  Dr. Andrea Salis, Mr. Edward Diller, Ms. Isabel Hocevar, R.N.    

All lectures are held on Wednesdays from 12:00PM - 1:00 PM in RFK Hall, Room G201/202.

All lectures are also available on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89256358654?pwd=45L35ezPqjlYXuC46yACOaJxDkXY1L.1

Date

Topic

Presenter(s)

Location

February 25, 2026

Intuitive Eating

Professor, Elena Toumaras

 (In person and Zoom)

March 4, 2026

Financial Health: Budgeting, Credit Cards, Identity Theft, Wealth Creation, Saving Money, and Paycheck Details

Professor Ben Murolo, CPA, MBA, CMB

 Zoom only
March 11, 2026 Topic TBD Nyasha Chimbwe, PhD, Assistant Professor, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research  (In person and Zoom)
March 18, 2026 Vitamins, Minerals, Supplements, and All Things Natural: Do vitamins, minerals, and supplements enhance health? Professor Edward Diller, MPH - Department of Health, Physical Education, and Dance (In person and Zoom)
March 25, 2026 Stretch and Mobility Professor Andrea Salis, PhD, Chairperson/Associate Professor, Health, Physical Education, and Dance (In person and Zoom)
April 15, 2026 Science Literacy in Social Media Jonggu Lecturer, Moon, Department MD, of Health, Physical Education, and Dance Zoom only
April 22, 2025 Memory: How to make your study time more efficient Professor, Qin Li, PhD, QCC – Social Studies Department (In person and Zoom)
May 6, 2026 Fentanyl Crisis Stephen Whitlock (In person and Zoom)
May 13, 2026

Film Screening: The East Coast premiere of The 100 Year Effect

Decades of research shows that nutrition and environment not only affect our own health, but play a major role in determining the likelihood of adult chronic disease for our children—and for their children.

 hosted by The Chemistry Club, STEM Research Club, Chemistry Department, and HPED Department In person

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