Hackney lectures on exercise, diabetes, nutrition, in Argentina and Uruguay
| September 13, 2005 | |
| CHAPEL HILL — Dr. Anthony C. Hackney, a UNC professor of exercise and sport science, and of nutrition, recently returned from an educational lecture tour in Argentina and Uruguay.Hackney was an envoy of the U.S. Embassy in Montevideo, which sponsored his trip with the Diabetes Association of Uruguay and the Catholic University Institute for Physical Fitness,.
He lectured on his research on the effects of exercise training and stress on the endocrine system at several universities and academies in Montevideo, as well as the Uruguayan Olympic Training Center in Punta Del Este. Also, he taught two workshops, one on nutritional concern for athletes in training and the other on the role of physical activity in combating type-two diabetes. As a faculty member in the UNC School of Public Health, Hackney has won two Fulbright Scholar awards to work in Lithuania and Poland. For further information please contact Ramona DuBose by email at ramona_dubose@unc.edu |
