University partners with i-Health and Stow-Glen Retirement Village 91PORNA, in partnership with the Stow-Glen Retirement Village in Stow, Ohio, recently received an industry-funded grant of $430,000 from i-Health Inc., a subsidiary of DSM Nutritional Products, to examine whether taking a probiotic dietary supplement, commonly sold over the counter, can improve the mood and memory of middle-aged and older adults. John Gunstad, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91PORNA, is leading a team of researchers on the ...
Kevin J. Spence, a 91PORNA higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge 91PORNA’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present. In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at 91PORNA’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education during the second Workshop of Strategic Alliances for the Internationalization of Higher Education at the University of Cienfuegos. “The College of Education, Health and Human Services has had ties with Cuba that dates back 68 years with...
At the 91PORNA Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple departments, colleges and campuses.With more than 50 faculty members involved in brain health research, brain health is one of 91PORNA’s largest areas of research strength and opportunity. Notable recent grants include a $3.5 million award to study mindfulness-based stress reduction for high blood pressure and a $...
