Galloway TEDMED talk on mobility, independence to be live streamed

Editor's note: To watch the simulcast online for free, go to https://www.tedmed.com/tedmedlive2014registration?ic=TMLicNIH14 and enter your complimentary invitation codeTMLicNIH14. More information about the livestream can be found at: http://tedmed.com/event/tedmedlive?ref=about-tedmedlive.

9:24 a.m., Aug. 27, 2014--University of Delaware professor Cole Galloway has been selected to join 75 other internationally recognized thought leaders at TEDMED, a global community dedicated to unlocking imagination in service of health and medicine.

The community is invited to join the College of Health Sciences in the Health Sciences Atrium at the Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus for live streaming of Galloway’s talk about mobility and independence.

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University of Delaware graduates planning to attend Alumni Weekend are encouraged to register for the annual Blue Hen 5K walk and run, which will be held Sunday morning, June 5.

June 6-9: Food and culture series

The 20th annual June Lecture Series at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UD in Wilmington will be held June 6-9. Titled 'June a la Carte,' this year's program focuses on great political documents, feminism, world politics and a Newark cuisine sampler.

• June 6-9: Food and culture series
• Through June 30: 'Saving White Clay Creek'
• July 22: WWE Heatwave Tour
• Through Sept. 16: Women of color in academia

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about the GoBabyGo project, which has impacted kids and their families across the globe through research, workshops, and grassroots community efforts.
• See a demonstration of racecar modification in the Pediatric Mobility and Design Lab.
• Watch the GoBabyGo Café, with its unique body-weight support system, in action.
• Sample ice cream from GoBabyGo partner UDairy Creamery at the Moo Mobile.

Guests are asked to arrive promptly at 4:30 to be seated for the live talk, which begins at 4:50. The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend. Plenty of free parking is available.

The STAR Campus is located at 540 S. College Ave., Newark, Delaware, 19713.

TEDMED is the independently owned and operated health and medicine edition of the world-famous TED conference, dedicated to “ideas worth spreading.” TED Talks have been viewed online over two billion times around the world.

Article by Diane Kukich