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Kent 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 Kent State University'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

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After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the Kent State University College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

Kent 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

Kent State Today

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

Kent State Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

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

Tags: Health, e2-031918, e2

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Kent 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.

Kent State Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

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

Tags: Health

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DeWeese Health Center created a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.

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

Kent State 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.

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

By Lynette Lamb / Kent State Magazine

Tags: Health, population health, Research & Science

Kent State Magazine

Kent State University 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.

Kent State Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the Worldâ€

Kent State University 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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