Register for ACSM’s Exercise is Medicine® On Campus Webinar: 2023 Franklin Microgrant Awardees Presentation

Join us Tuesday, Oct. 15, for the next Exercise is Medicine® On Campus (EIM-OC) webinar. During this 60-minute session, the 2023 awardees Gena Guerin, PhD, from Saginaw Valley State University; Jennifer Ryan, PhD, from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland; and Kristin Lagally, PhD, from Illinois State University, will discuss the goals, methodology and results of their projects. Following the presentation, EIM-OC committee co-chairs Lisa Leininger, EdD, and Neil Peterson, PhD will host a live Q&A discussion with the lead investigators to answer your questions about their projects. Mark your calendar and register HERE for this lively EIM-OC discussion on Oct. 15 from noon to 1 p.m. EDT.

ACSM’s From Around Field Science Series Open to Students

ACSM’s From Around the Field science webinar series is designed to provide ACSM students and members an opportunity to learn more about the diverse science our members conduct. Join us for informal discussions with our ACSM members to hear more about the topics they study, the general research methodology they use, and some of the interesting results their work is generating. In October, Dr. Jon Stine will present “20 Minutes of Exercise a Day Keeps the MASLD Doctor Away.” This presentation will cover the tremendous public health burden that MASLD poses, along with the benefits of exercise training in adults with MASLD and how to best prescribe exercise as medicine to individuals with MASLD. Join us on Oct. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. EDT for this interesting discussion. If you can’t join us live, register and we will send you the recording. FREE for ACSM members. Register here.

NIH opens call for Early Stage Investigator Lecture nominations

The National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) is announcing the 2025 call for nominations of early career scientists who have made significant research contributions in prevention but who have not yet been awarded an R01 or equivalent NIH research grant.  

Nominees meeting the NIH’s definition of an early stage investigator should also have: 

• Innovative and significant research accomplishments in applied prevention research in humans, in areas that are relevant to ODP’s mission and 

• Evidence of highly collaborative research projects, especially those that bridge disciplines to offer new approaches and ways of thinking in prevention research. 

ODP is particularly interested in nominees conducting applied preventive intervention research to address health disparities in common risk and protective factors for illness, injury and the leading causes of death in the United States. The awardee(s) will present their work during an online lecture in 2025. Deadline for submissions: Oct. 25, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EDT. 

Email prevention@nih.gov with any questions, and visit the NIH ESL application page to learn more. 

Applications for ACSM’s Leadership & Diversity Training Program are now open

The purpose of ACSM’s Leadership & Diversity Training Program (L&DTP) is to encourage ACSM members from underrepresented minority groups in the sciences to participate in activities that will lead to increased ACSM service and leadership, enhanced pathways to degree completion and successful mentored experiences. Participation in the program requires ACSM membership and involvement in ACSM meetings (regional and national) and pairs mentors to trainees with funding for trainees to perform the necessary steps to remain involved with ACSM from student member to ACSM fellowship. View the program benefits, qualifications and application on the  ACSM L&DTP website. Mentoring assignments start at the ACSM annual meeting and continue throughout the year. Those serving as mentors are also required to attend the annual meeting and must have ACSM fellow status. If you are an ACSM fellow and are interested in serving as a mentor for the LDTP, please complete the LDTP Mentor Volunteer Form. Applications are due Dec. 6, 2024. Have questions or need assistance? Contact Heather Turner at hturner@acsm.org. 

Mental Health research volunteer opportunity

Concordia University is looking for mental health professionals and kinesiology professionals to participate in this survey, titled “The Role of Physical Health Interventions in the Management of Mental Health Disorders: A Comparative Study of Mental Health and Kinesiology Professionals’ Perspectives.” The purpose of the study is to understand the mental health professional and the kinesiology professional’s perception of physical health interventions in the mental health treatment process. Volunteers must be over 18 years old, and survey responses will be completely anonymous, with no personal information collected. The study has received IRB approval from Concordia University, St. Paul (IRB# 2024_053). The survey is a modified version of the Exercise in Mental Illness Questionnaire, health practitioner version, and will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. If you would like to participate, please review the Informed Consent Agreement and follow the survey link: Modified EMIQ HP survey. This research has no connection to ACSM, and data collection and sharing of results are not associated with ACSM. Please direct any questions to the principal investigator, Vicki Hamill, MS, at hamillv@csp.edu. 

Physical Activity Alliance August newsletter

The mission of the Physical Activity Alliance (PAA) is to lead efforts to create, support and advocate policy and system changes that enable all Americans to enjoy physically active lives. The PAA September Newsletter is now available. Visit the PAA website for more information.