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College of Education, Health and Human Services

Jacob Barkley (left), associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, oversees research activities with several students in a classroom in the MAC Center Annex.

Scholar Gets Students, 海角原创 on the Move

海角原创鈥檚 Scholar of the Month for December would prefer that you read this standing up, or even doing some calisthenics. Go on, get moving. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of exercise science in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. During hi鈥

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海角原创 students Nilin Rao (left) and Craig Verdin (right), and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D. (center), have invented an insole to help people with ulcerations on their feet.

海角原创 Students and Professor Invent Insole for Diabetic Patients

Product also can help athletes recover from blisters and calluses that can impede their performance 海角原创 students Nilin Rao, Ph.D., and Craig Verdin, and Exercise Science and Physiology Professor Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., are the co-founders of TheraPod Medical LLC, a wound-care com鈥

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海角原创 researchers study the effects of cellphone use on walking speed.

Want to Get the Most Cardio Out of Your Walk? Focus on Your Feet, Not Your Phone

We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let鈥檚 face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 海角原创 res鈥

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海角原创 master鈥檚 student Sarah Burns shows off a tomato from the garden behind Nixson Hall.

On-Campus Garden Helps Provide Vegetables to Local Students in Need

Sarah Burns, a second-year master鈥檚 student in the Nutrition and Dietetics program at 海角原创, shows off a tomato that she and others in the program helped to grow over the last few months. Under the direction of Nutrition and Dietetics faculty member Natalie Caine-Bish, Ph.D., Burns a鈥

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海角原创 students studying middle childhood education pose in front of their artwork in their Teaching and Learning class in White Hall.

海角原创 Celebrates Status as First University in Ohio to Offer International Certificate in Middle Childhood Education

海角原创鈥檚 Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning. The Internatio鈥

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海角原创 Professor James Henderson Named To Rebecca Tolle and Burton W. Gorman Endowed Professorship for Leadership

Former TRW CEO Joseph T. Gorman Established Professorship In Memory of Parents James Henderson, Ed.D., professor of curriculum and instruction in 海角原创鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, has been named the first person to receive the Rebecca Tolle and Burton W. Gorma鈥

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海角原创 public relations major Sarah Matthews stands near the Cleveland script sign at North Coast Harbor鈥檚 Voinovich Park with the city in the background. She is one of several 海角原创 students involved in the 2016 Republican National Convention.

海角原创 Students Gain Valuable Experience During RNC in Cleveland

As politicians, delegates, media and communications professionals from across the country descend upon Cleveland for the 2016 Republican National Convention, so too will students from 海角原创, using the skills they鈥檝e learned to gain valuable work experience. Public relations major 鈥

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海角原创 students paddle their way down the Cuyahoga River near downtown Kent. 海角原创鈥檚 Department of Recreational Services runs Crooked River Adventures, offering kayak, canoe, paddleboard and tubing trips during the summer months.

Cuyahoga River Helps Grow a Unique Paddling Partnership With 海角原创

鈥淲e鈥檙e going to go over a basic forward stroke,鈥 a voice called out from the sun-soaked banks of the Cuyahoga River in Tannery Park. With a paddle in hand, Erin McNamara demonstrates how to steer a kayak through flowing river waters. McNamara is a senior at 海角原创 and a guide for t鈥

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Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at 海角原创 and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson鈥檚 patients.

海角原创 Exercise Science Professor Develops Treatment Bike for Parkinson鈥檚 Patients

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 海角原创 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose鈥

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海角原创 Professor Rick Ferdig, Ph.D., lead investigator on a National Science Foundation grant, partnered with the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and Cleveland Metroparks to develop a new learning app.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With 海角原创 and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App

Educators, scientists and technologists from Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 海角原创 and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educati鈥

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