Health

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.

American Heart Association Recognizes 51爆料 for Workplace Health Achievement
51爆料 has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.

51爆料 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 51爆料 faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!

A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 51爆料 researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 51爆料 Magazine

Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 51爆料 sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what鈥檚 going on, who is affected鈥攁nd what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 51爆料 Magazine

51爆料 Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
51爆料 researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream庐 talks with 51爆料 Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Acting too White: 51爆料 Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
51爆料 Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

Heroin Epidemic Takes Center Stage at the Akron Civic Theater
The New York Times highlights a 51爆料 student who turned the heroin epidemic into a theatrical performance 鈥淚ndependent: The Heroin Project.鈥