Steven Noel Blair was an American exercise scientist.
10 Facts About Steven Blair
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Steven Blair has been a tenured professor in the Department of Exercise Science and Epidemiology and Biostatistics in the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health since 2006.
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Steven Blair previously worked at the Dallas, Texas-based Cooper Institute, of which he was president and CEO from 2002 to 2006.
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Steven Blair is known for his research on the health benefits of physical exercise.
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Steven Blair's awards include the American Heart Association's Population Science Research Prize, the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Bloomberg Manulife Prize from McGill University.
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Steven Blair was a fellow of the American Epidemiological Society, the American Heart Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, the National Academy of Kinesiology, the Society of Behavioral Medicine, and the Obesity Society.
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Steven Blair has served as president of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education, and the National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity.
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Steven Blair held three honorary degrees: a Doctor Honoris Causa degree from the Free University of Brussels, a Doctor of Health Science degree from Lander University, and a Doctor of Science Honoris Causa degree from the University of Bristol.
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In 2015, Steven Blair came under scrutiny after the New York Times reported that he had received $3.5 million in research grants from the Coca-Cola Company since 2008.
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Steven Blair insisted that Coca-Cola had no influence over the GEBN's work or messaging.