Health
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì of Wellness Director Offers New Meditation Across Campus Program
Melissa Celko, director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì of Wellness, has introduced a new Meditation Across Campus program, in which members of the university community can participate for free. “There is a real focus on the humanistic aspect of the quieting of the senses and the mind and allowing the body to find r…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Employee Wins Luxury Trip, Meets Oprah Through WW at Work
A luxury trip featuring accommodations at the Ritz-Carlton, limousine rides, spa treatments and lunch with one of the most influential women in the world. Jennifer Miller, lecturer in ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in the College of Education, Health …
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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…
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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 ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì 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.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking
Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention
Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus
ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University’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
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì Magazine
