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Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of С»ÆƬÊÓƵ'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 С»ÆƬÊÓƵ College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund.

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 С»ÆƬÊÓƵ with a 2018 Healthy Campus Award for fostering a culture of health and wellness for students and the entire С»ÆƬÊÓƵ community.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’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 С»ÆƬÊÓƵ as a winner of the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award.

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

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

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ 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.

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

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s DeWeese Health Center Creates Community Garden to Foster Wellness on Campus
DeWeese Health Center created a community garden focused on growing fresh produce, learning best-practice gardening techniques and managing stress through connection with nature.

С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’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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illustration by Melissa Olson

We’re all getting older—that is, if we’re lucky. Ð¡»ÆƬÊÓƵ experts share their advice on how to prepare for and make the most of our golden [Flash] years.

By Lynette Lamb / С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Magazine