BIOE Seminar Series: Professor Pedro Curi Hallal, Director of MPH Program
- Event Type
- Seminar/Symposium
- Sponsor
- Department of Bioengineering
- Location
- Everitt 2310
- Date
- Feb 18, 2026 12:00 - 12:50 pm
- Speaker
- Professor, Director of MPH Program, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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- Originating Calendar
- Bioengineering calendar
The silent pandemic of physical inactivity
Abstract: The lecture will cover the silent pandemic of physical inactivity, a risk factor that causes >5 million deaths per year worldwide. From the origins of the field to the key challenges of our time and their relationships with physical activity, the lecture will use a public health lens to address physical activity.
Biography: Pedro Hallal is a Professor at the University of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana. Prof. Hallal served as the President of the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil from 2017 to 2020. His primary area of research is physical activity and public health. Prof. Hallal has published more than 500 scientific articles. According to Google Scholar, Prof. Hallal's work has been cited >90,000 times. Prof. Hallal was the leader of the 2012 Lancet Physical Activity Series – work that informs the global health burden of physical inactivity.