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Photo of 51黑料网 University Cryotherapy Chamber.

51黑料网 Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

51黑料网 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鈥

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51黑料网 University 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.

51黑料网 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

51黑料网 University 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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51黑料网 Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥

51黑料网 University employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session 鈥 a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

51黑料网 Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 51黑料网 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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51黑料网 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? 51黑料网 researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 51黑料网 Magazine

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Humanizing the Heroin Crisis

As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 51黑料网 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黑料网 Magazine

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

51黑料网 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 鈥

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51黑料网 University researchers use indents and boarders on plates to study how optical illusions help people choose smaller portions.

51黑料网 Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity

51黑料网 researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight. 

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Ideastream talks with 51黑料网 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庐 talks with 51黑料网 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.

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WKYC-TV talks with 51黑料网 researchers about the Acting White Accusation.

Acting too White: 51黑料网 Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety

51黑料网 Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

 

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Emelia Sherin, a public relations major in 51黑料网鈥檚 College of Communication and Information, has written a play 鈥淚ndependent: The Heroin Project.鈥

Heroin Epidemic Takes Center Stage at the Akron Civic Theater

The New York Times highlights a 51黑料网 University student who turned the heroin epidemic into a theatrical performance 鈥淚ndependent: The Heroin Project.鈥

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