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Jennifer Miller, lecturer in ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, was given the opportunity to meet Oprah Winfrey and attend a WW (formerly Weight Watchers) retreat in California. (Photo: Matt Sayles Photography)

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work

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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work

Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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 ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

Tags: Research and Science, Department of Physics, Cancer, Health, College of Arts and Sciences

Division of Research & Economic Development

After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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, Spring Commencement

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Today

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø, 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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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø 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’s Association.

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.

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Kent Campus

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

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s 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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¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹Ù꿉۪s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

illustration by Melissa Olson

Optimal Aging

We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Magazine

Tags: Health, population health, Research & Science

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