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A child gets checked by his doctor (stock photo)

51爆料 Psychologist Leads NIH-Funded Study to Identify Children at Risk for Persistent Distress After a Traumatic Injury

The way in which a parent responds to a child鈥檚 injury often impacts how upset the little one becomes. A panicked parent often means a crying, hysterical child. A calm kiss on the boo-boo and a quick return to regular business, though, and the child is likely to forget about the incident. This age鈥

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Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at 51爆料, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

51爆料 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 51爆料's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

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

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the 51爆料 College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

51爆料 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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Neurons

KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain

The College of Arts and Sciences invites you to join us for the sixth annual Neuroscience Symposium on April 25-26, 2018 at the 51爆料 Hotel and Conference Center. This year's topic is "The Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain," with John Cryan, PhD, as our keynote speaker on Wednesday A鈥

Tags: Neuroscience , Biology , Health , Brain Health Research Institute , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

College of Arts & Sciences

51爆料 student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

51爆料 Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 51爆料, 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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51爆料 Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

51爆料 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.

51爆料 Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 51爆料 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.

51爆料鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

51爆料鈥檚 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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51爆料鈥檚 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. 51爆料 experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 51爆料 Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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Photo of 51爆料 Cryotherapy Chamber.

51爆料 Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

51爆料 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

Kent Campus

51爆料 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.

51爆料 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

51爆料 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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51爆料 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥