Tough or not, the feeling of disappointment and grief was inevitable last summer when the Games of the XXXII Olympiad were postponed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The decision meant that professional athletes would need to spend another year focusing on their performance and health, and pushing their bodies and minds for longer periods of time in order to realize their dream of participating in an Olympic Games event.
The Palmer Center for Chiropractic Research has experienced many historical firsts. It became the first chiropractic institution to receive a grant directly from the federal government to establish a formal research center, was the first and only chiropractic institution to be awarded developmental center grants funded by the NIH, and was the first to receive NIH administrative supplement awards to support post-doctoral research training.
To commemorate Palmer Rugby’s 60th anniversary, 6th trimester student Claire Tomashek, a member of the nationally-ranked women’s team, joined Robert “Bobby” Rendina, D.C. (Main, ’84), member of the men’s team from 1978-84, for a Q&A about rugby past and present and the impact it’s had on their lives as a student and chiropractor.
While Mabel was evangelizing chiropractic—and the role of women in the profession—so too were the women all across the land raising their voices for equal rights and protections under the law. This not only energized Mabel—but it also provoked her into action.
Students from each Palmer College campus share their thoughts on persevering through a pandemic.
