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91ֿ student Eli Kalil, shown here with his mom, engaged Twitter users to help his mom quit smoking.

91ֿ Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

Eli Kalil, a junior applied communications major at 91ֿ, saw just how powerful the tool of social media can be when he posted an inspiring tweet involving his mother in late January.

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91ֿ Student Asks Twitter to Help His Mom Quit Smoking

91ֿ 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.

91ֿ Police Officer Anne Spahr Changes Lives Through Crisis Intervention

Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But 91ֿ Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.

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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.

91ֿ’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus

91ֿ’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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91ֿ’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. 91ֿ experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / 91ֿ Magazine

Tags: Health , population health , Research & Science

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Photo of 91ֿ Cryotherapy Chamber.

91ֿ Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology

91ֿ 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…

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91ֿ 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.

91ֿ Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the World”

91ֿ 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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91ֿ Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the World”

91ֿ employees pause to listen to Michael Bruder, executive director of facilities planning and design, during a Walk and Talk to learn about campus construction.  The Walk and Talk is one of 91ֿ’s wellness initiatives for employees.

American Heart Association Recognizes 91ֿ for Workplace Health Achievement

91ֿ has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.

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American Heart Association Recognizes 91ֿ for Workplace Health Achievement

91ֿ employees participate in the Lunchtime Rejuvenation Yoga session – a regular wellness offering on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

91ֿ Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge

The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 91ֿ 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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91ֿ 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? 91ֿ researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91ֿ Magazine

Tags: Research & Science , Health , population health

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Humanizing the Heroin Crisis

As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 91ֿ sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what’s going on, who is affected—and what we can do about it.

By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 91ֿ Magazine

Tags: Student Life , Health , population health

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