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A child gets checked by his doctor (stock photo)

17cҳ 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’s 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…

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17cҳ Today

Dr. Hamza Balci, Associate Professor of Physics at 17cҳ, works with microscopy equipment in his lab.

17cҳ 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 17cҳ'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 17cҳ College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

17cҳ 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 17cҳ 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…

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

College of Arts & Sciences

17cҳ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

17cҳ Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 17cҳ, 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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17cҳ Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

17cҳ 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.

17cҳ Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 17cҳ Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.

Tags: Health

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.

17cҳ’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

17cҳ’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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17cҳ’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. 17cҳ experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 17cҳ Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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Photo of 17cҳ Cryotherapy Chamber.

17cҳ Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

17cҳ 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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17cҳ employee Mark van ‘t Hooft presents at a lunch and learn to celebrate and recognize his achievements and commitment to the university’s wellness program.

17cҳ Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the World”

17cҳ 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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17cҳ Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the World”