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Join Abbie Smith-Ryan, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, for this week’s Tar Heel Tailgate Talk. Saturday beginning at 4:30 p.m., Smith-Ryan will share her work in body composition assessment and how it impacts performance, injury prevention and overall health for athletes.

Bridging the Gap from Science to Sport: Building an Athlete to Withstand Time

October 17

Multipurpose Room at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

Tar Heel Tailgate Talk • 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

UNC vs. Wake Forest Kick-off • 7 p.m.

Smith-Ryan discusses how a scientific approach to training, performance and nutrition can help extend the health and quality of life of our athletes beyond their collegiate career, a growing area of concern.

Tar Heel Tailgate Talks offer Carolina fans an inside look at the intersection of academics and athletics. Led by Carolina faculty members whose research and scholarship reveal a deeper understanding of the world of sports, talks take place before home football games. (Note: Talks will not be held before games that kick off at noon.)

Gather with fellow Tar Heels to learn more about topics from the invention of commercial sports to the delights of Southern tailgating. Explore all the Tar Heel Tailgate Talk speakers at tarheeltailgatetalk.unc.edu.

Published October 13, 2015