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ENDURANCE AND REASSURANCE

Exercise physiology conditions first-generation student to give back to West Virginia

West Virginia University
By West Virginia University
December 17th, 2025
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Story by Linda Skidmore. Photos by Jennifer Shephard and provided by Alexis Cipoletti.

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