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�鶹ӰԺ State Psychologist Leads NIH-Funded Study to Identify Children at Risk for Persistent Distress After a Traumatic Injury

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A child gets checked by his doctor (stock photo)

�鶹ӰԺ State Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level

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Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of �鶹ӰԺ's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.

�鶹ӰԺ State Nursing Student Takes Graduation by Storm

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the �鶹ӰԺ College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

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.

One of the Healthiest Universities in the Nation

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Active Minds honors �鶹ӰԺ with a 2018 Healthy Campus Award for fostering a culture of health and wellness for students and the entire �鶹ӰԺ State community.

�鶹ӰԺ’s strategic focus on the health and well-being of students is receiving national recognition. Active Minds, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness among college students, announced �鶹ӰԺ State as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award.

KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain

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�鶹ӰԺ State Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

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

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at �鶹ӰԺ, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.

�鶹ӰԺ State Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

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�鶹ӰԺ 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.

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

�鶹ӰԺ State’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on 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.

�鶹ӰԺ’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.

Optimal Aging

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We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. �鶹ӰԺ State experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / �鶹ӰԺ State Magazine

�鶹ӰԺ State Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

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