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Letter from the Director

November 2014

Dear STRIDE family,

We are a center! This past summer, following a unanimous Academic Senate vote in spring quarter, STRIDE officially became a universitywide center. A great deal of hard work by many people over several years made this possible. I want to personally thank the kinesiology faculty who created the STRIDE program in 2007. Their collective vision; our dedicated partners across campus and in the community; the leadership of the inaugural director, Ann Yelmokas McDermott; and support from Phil Bailey, dean of the College of Science & Mathematics, have helped make STRIDE an interdisciplinary center of excellence dedicated to advancing knowledge and practice in obesity prevention and treatment. I extend my sincerest appreciation to all of you for your tireless efforts.

Also this summer, faculty, staff and students were honored to engage in a strategic policy meeting with State Senator Bill Monning (D-17) to discuss our shared goal of preventing childhood obesity — what an inspirational day! In addition, we hosted an interdisciplinary group of four research interns who worked on several ongoing research projects. Thanks to our interns for so many hours of diligent research.

Finally, as if all that weren’t enough, I am happy to announce the arrival of a brand new STRIDE family member — my wife, Giseli, and I welcomed our first child on August 25, a boy, Luca Moreno Nazmi. Thanks to all of you for your good wishes.

We'll be adding more regular columns to the newsletter, beginning in this edition with a science column. We also want to hear your stories. Whether you’re writing to us from the across the country, within the local community, or right here on campus, let us know what you’re up to, and we may run your story in an upcoming newsletter.

Aydin Nazmi

​Aydin Nazmi

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