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Health

Jennifer Miller, lecturer in ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State'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)

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work

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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work

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

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State 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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ'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 ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State 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

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Today

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

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

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

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State 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.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

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

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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ 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.

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµâ€™s 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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ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State’s 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. ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ State Magazine

Tags: Health, population health, Research & Science

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