TAMPA, Fla. — A dedication to serve appears to be in Rio Tate’s DNA. Though as of late, the U.S. Air Force veteran is serving on USF’s campus within the faculty of Aging Studies.
“We’re trying to see [if] currently if physical activity can reduce the prevalence of Alzheimer’s [and] things like that,” he stated.
And when requested, why he chooses to check this matter you get this response:
“It’s my single greatest purpose in life,” Tate stated.
It’s a give attention to the cognitive future that one in all his professors says will change lives.
“When you talk to older adults, they would much rather be in a wheelchair than be cognitively impaired. So they really fear dementia,” stated Dr. Ross Andel, the Director of the USF School of Aging Studies.
And whereas he isn’t performed simply but, to date Tate has made some promising discoveries relating to train and psychological operate later in life.
It’s a dedication to “service beyond self” that makes it simple to grasp why Tate was lately chosen to be a 2022 Pat Tillman Scholar. The designation acknowledges individuals related to the army who’re taking up fields of examine that may, basically, make the world a greater place and it helps fund their research.
This yr Tate was one in all 60 students chosen, in your entire world, which is an honor not misplaced on the Director of the USF Office of Veteran Success.
“You’re sitting there with all this pride, excited for one of our students who has done this amazing work and the work that he’s continuing to contribute to not just to the university, but to society as a whole,” stated Dr. Wayne Taylor.
But Tate sums it up in six phrases. “To me, it means the world,” he stated.