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Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at 海角原创, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

海角原创 Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level

Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 海角原创's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

Tags: Research & Science , Department of Physics , Health , College of Sciences and Humanities

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the 海角原创 College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

海角原创 Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm

Debra Thomas wanted to be a nurse to help people, but she was the one who ended up in need after two hurricanes hit her home in the Caribbean.

Tags: Health , College of Nursing , Student Success , Success Story , Commencement

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海角原创 student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

海角原创 Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 海角原创, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.

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海角原创 Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

海角原创 Police Officer Anne Spahr, pictured here with K-9 Coco, was recognized as one of the 2017 Crisis Intervention Team Officers of the Year by the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County and the Portage County Police Chief鈥檚 Association.

海角原创 Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 海角原创 Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.

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DeWeese Health Center created a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.

海角原创鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

海角原创鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center is on a mission to create a culture of wellness on campus that incorporates body, mind, spirit and financial well-being, as well as a sense of community.

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海角原创鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

illustration by Melissa Olson

Optimal Aging

We鈥檙e all getting older鈥攖hat is, if we鈥檙e lucky. 海角原创 experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 海角原创 Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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Photo of 海角原创 Cryotherapy Chamber.

海角原创 Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

海角原创 Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber. The therapy uses subzero temperatures, under 200 degrees Fahrenheit, to help muscles recover quickly. The department installed the chamber in the Memorial Athletic a鈥

Tags: Health , Intercollegiate Athletics

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海角原创 employee Mark van 鈥榯 Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university鈥檚 wellness program.

海角原创 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

海角原创 employee Mark van 鈥榯 Hooft, Ph.D., took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world.

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海角原创 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

海角原创 employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session 鈥 a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

海角原创 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 海角原创 faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!

Tags: Health , Featured Story

海角原创 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

A Weighty Concern

A Weighty Concern

How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 海角原创 researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 海角原创 Magazine

Tags: Research & Science , Health , population health

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