Health

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Employee and Wellness Ambassador “Walks the Worldâ€
91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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.

American Heart Association Recognizes 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ for Workplace Health Achievement
91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University has achieved silver-level recognition from the American Heart Association for taking significant steps to build a culture of health in the workplace.

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation!

A Weighty Concern
How can we halt the health hazard of childhood obesity? 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Magazine

Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ 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 / 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Magazine

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ researchers build optical illusions into plates to see how they can help us choose smaller portions and ultimately lose weight.

Race, Stress and its Impact on Infant Mortality Among Black Infants
Ideastream® talks with 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Psychology Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy.

Acting too White: 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Professor Angela Neal-Barnett shares her Acting White Accusation research with WKYC-TV and Anxiety.org.

Heroin Epidemic Takes Center Stage at the Akron Civic Theater
The New York Times highlights a 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University student who turned the heroin epidemic into a theatrical performance “Independent: The Heroin Project.â€