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

麻豆精选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 麻豆精选'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 麻豆精选 College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

麻豆精选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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麻豆精选 student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

麻豆精选Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 麻豆精选, 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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麻豆精选Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

麻豆精选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.

麻豆精选Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 麻豆精选 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.

Kent State鈥檚 DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

麻豆精选鈥檚 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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Kent State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. 麻豆精选experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 麻豆精选Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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Photo of 麻豆精选 Cryotherapy Chamber.

麻豆精选Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

麻豆精选 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

麻豆精选 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.

麻豆精选Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

麻豆精选 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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麻豆精选Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

麻豆精选 employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session 鈥 a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

麻豆精选Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides Kent State 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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麻豆精选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? 麻豆精选researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 麻豆精选Magazine

Tags: Research & Science , Health , population health

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