Author: Kevin Smyth

Among the many stories emerging from this summer’s Women’s World Cup, it’s difficult to miss the enthusiasm for a certain American member of the Nigerian team. Headlines exploded: “From the lab to the World Cup: Meet soccer player and scientist Michelle Alozie,” “Meet Michelle Alozie, the Nigerian star pursuing a career in medicine” and “Michelle Alozie dazzles in new photo” . A month after Nigeria’s elimination from the tournament, on a Wednesday in September, Michelle Alozie ’19 was back in the daily life of a “football scientist.” She had just made a short trip from the practice fields of the…

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