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Kennedy Center Research Fellows

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 08
Recipients of Kennedy Center research fellowships will present on their research in this final event in our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Goals for Girls: Leadership, Opportunity, and the Power of Play

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, April 01
Lola Ogunbote, Head of Women's Football for Burnley FC and Executive Director of Goals for Girls, will speak as part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Dance Athleticism

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25
Join us to hear from dancer, choreographer, and educator Jesse Obremski. Part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Public Diplomacy Gone Wrong: When Hosting Sport Mega-Events Backfires

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 25
Hear from Heather Dichter of De Montfort University in our Featured Title lecture for winter 2026. Part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Is Cross Country a Team Sport? The Impact of Collective Identity on Individual Performance

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 18
Nate Sandholtz of BYU's Department of Statistics will speak as part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Why US College Sports Became—and Should Remain—the Best U-23 Sports Leagues in the World

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 11
Hear from Victoria Jackson, a sports historian at Arizona State University, as part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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Insights on Sport and Sports Medicine

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 04
Nancy Major, MD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz's School of Medicine, speaks as part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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From Pinned to Power: Adolescent Girls’ Wrestling, Body Image, and Empowerment

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, February 25
Girl’s wrestling is currently the fastest growing sport in the nation. Sarah Coyne of BYU's School of Family Life will speak about the first study on this growing sport, with focus on body image and empowerment. Part of our winter 2026 lecture series, "Sport and Society."
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