Health
91PORNA Athletes Are the First in the MAC to Use Cryotherapy Technology
91PORNA 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鈥
91PORNA Employee and Wellness Ambassador 鈥淲alks the World鈥
91PORNA employee Mark van 鈥榯 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.
91PORNA Vies for Most Active University in 12-Week Challenge
The 12-week On the Move University Challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 91PORNA 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? 91PORNA researchers weigh in on their latest findings. By Michael Blanding / 91PORNA Magazine
Humanizing the Heroin Crisis
As the heroin epidemic continues to make headlines and devastate communities across the country, 91PORNA sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin found a way to help people better understand what鈥檚 going on, who is affected鈥攁nd what we can do about it.
By Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn / 91PORNA Magazine
91PORNA Researcher Lends Expertise to Commission Recommending Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
Antibiotic resistance is a public health crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. Yet, according to a new report released Aug. 29, the U.S. policy response fails to adequately address this major challenge. The commission report was authored by 12 antibiotic resistance 鈥
91PORNA Study Shows How Optical Illusions May Help Fight Obesity
91PORNA 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庐 talks with 91PORNA 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: 91PORNA Psychologist Explains How the Accusation Causes Anxiety
91PORNA 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 91PORNA student who turned the heroin epidemic into a theatrical performance 鈥淚ndependent: The Heroin Project.鈥