Health
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.
![After two Category 5 hurricanes hit her home, Debra Thomas graduates with the help of the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Nurse-May2018.jpg?VersionId=d0VDLAfCwMgRmlwbVI9Nk85KBwxQK6NU&h=403207e6&itok=itpP9Q30)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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.
![Active Minds honors ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ with a 2018 Healthy Campus Award for fostering a culture of health and wellness for students and the entire ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ community.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/jogging.jpg?VersionId=6_ybik0R5Unzrr8acadVbtj6uR9WZLfO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=SBYJpHIk)
One of the Healthiest Universities in the Nation
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’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 ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award.
![Neurons Neurons](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/page/neuron12.jpg?VersionId=hg6X5bKF46GIniJ_N4PdRoHmeYAa.oxv&h=5d1d91c8&itok=tH-qTREC)
KSU's Sixth Annual Neuroscience Symposium will Highlight the Neuroscience of the Healthy Brain
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Kalil1_0.jpg?VersionId=3byTJnNHNL4US97cbPf4YZc4NEQh0bYB&h=e6f36a9c&itok=IfqTgoc-)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking
Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.
![ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 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.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Spahr1.jpg?VersionId=QH1v6zbbUdp4YQ15p_Ig6rMCTmbs5260&h=e6f36a9c&itok=SVNMTySV)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention
Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.
![DeWeese Health Center created a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature. DeWeese Health Center created a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-DeWeese1.jpg?VersionId=fLZOSFz_5Dk_HzIybsRJ8CE.RNQOPx5a&h=e6f36a9c&itok=flokgeS7)
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’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.
![illustration by Melissa Olson illustration by Melissa Olson](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Optimal-Opener.jpg?VersionId=mAQ_sifv32hIn2aU2TfmhcH740iesAOb&h=182512bc&itok=HUcOIvpj)
Optimal Aging
We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.
By Lynette Lamb / ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Magazine