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Photo of 91心頭利 University Cryotherapy Chamber.

91心頭利 Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

91心頭利 University 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

Tags: Health , Intercollegiate Athletics

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91心頭利 University employee Mark van t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the universitys wellness program.

91心頭利 Employee and Wellness Ambassador Walks the World

91心頭利 University employee Mark van t 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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91心頭利 Employee and Wellness Ambassador Walks the World

91心頭利 University employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session  a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

91心頭利 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 91心頭利 faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!

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91心頭利 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? 91心頭利 researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91心頭利 Magazine

Tags: Research & Science , Health , population health

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Humanizing the Heroin Crisis

As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 91心頭利 sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand whats going on, who is affectedand what we can do about it.

By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 91心頭利 Magazine

Tags: Student Life , Health , population health

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Combating Antibiotic Resistance: A Policy Roadmap to Reduce Use of Medically Important Antibiotics in Livestock offers 11 core policy recommendations.

91心頭利 Researcher Lends Expertise to Commission Recommending Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals

Antibiotic resistance is a public health crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. Yet, according to a new report released Aug. 29, the U.S. policy response fails to adequately address this major challenge. The commission report was authored by 12 antibiotic resistance

Tags: Health , College of Public Health , Environmental Science and Design Research Institute

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91心頭利 University researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

91心頭利 Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

91心頭利 researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

Tags: Department of Psychological Sciences , College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Research & Science

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Ideastream talks with 91心頭利 University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress and infant mortality.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants

Ideastream速 talks with 91心頭利 University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Tags: College of Arts and Sciences , Health , Featured Story , Faculty Research , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

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WKYC-TV talks with 91心頭利 researchers about the Acting White Accusation.

Acting too White: 91心頭利 Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

91心頭利 Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

 

Tags: Health , College of Arts and Sciences , Featured Story , Department of Psychological Sciences , Research & Science

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Emelia Sherin, a public relations major in 91心頭利s College of Communication and Information, has written a play Independent: The Heroin Project.

Heroin Epidemic Takes Center Stage at the Akron Civic Theater

The New York Times highlights a 91心頭利 University student who turned the heroin epidemic into a theatrical performance Independent: The Heroin Project.

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