Exercise science grad helping people help themselves

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Tina Serocke ’08 chose to study exercise science because she enjoyed learning about the human body. However, earning her bachelor’s degree was only the start of what has become a satisfying career as an occupational therapist.

Diving right into a cool career

When Mike Pedersen ’05 graduated with a degree in recreation and park administration, he doubted that he would ever use some of the skills he learned such as writing bids, designing recreation facilities, or creating websites.

Food fight: Battle diabetes with diet

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Sarah (Dran) Hallberg is a physician on a mission to reverse Type 2 diabetes. She is convinced it can be done without using medicine—read insulin—to treat what she terms “a food problem.”

Changes for human subjects research coming to Illinois State University

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Update on New Federal Regulations  The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) has announced a further delay in the implementation of new federal regulations pertaining to human subjects research. The new implementation date is January 21, 2019. In the announcement, however, permission was given for institutions to implement three “burden-reducing” provisions effective July 19, 2018. ISU has chosen