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Celebrating World Wildlife Day and the important contribution of veterinary medicine
March 3 — World Wildlife Day — is an exciting day for pre-vet majors and animal-lovers in general to celebrate all that is being done for the health and protection of living creatures on this earth. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) articulates that, as the only doctors educated in protecting the health of both […]
Read More...February 27th, 2017
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Why are athletic world records always set? Are we getting better? Or is technology?
Many sport management professionals work with some of the greatest athletes in the world — people who are stronger and better at their sport than any other athlete before them. Others work to develop technologies and research that helps get athletics to a new level of endurance, strength, power or speed. During the Olympics in 2012 […]
Read More...February 24th, 2017
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Sport Management Career Spotlight: Working with Aging Populations
William Woods graduates with a bachelor’s in sports management often work in areas that benefit the young — whether in youth sports organizations, schools, or professional sports. But as Baby Boomers age, sports management professionals must question how sports and general fitness impacts older adults as well. In fact, this aging population is reportedly one of […]
Read More...February 9th, 2017
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Veterinary specialty spotlight: shelter medicine
In the 1990’s the first courses in shelter animal health were being introduced to a few veterinary colleges across the country. Now, shelter medicine is part of the core curriculum in nearly every veterinary college in North America. Furthermore, The Journal of The American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) reports that what started as a grassroots […]
Read More...February 3rd, 2017
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Bachelors of sports management students learn the value of accessibility in sport
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 22 percent of adults in the U.S. have some type of disability. And the state of Missouri is among the highest, with 24 percent of its adults having some type of disability. The CDC also reports that adults with disabilities are 36.3 percent more likely […]
Read More...February 2nd, 2017
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