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Healthy Futures

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

A nearly 5-foot-long cigarette, smoke wafting from one end, beckoned passers by to a booth in the Memorial Union Quad last May. Though a canopy and informational materials were set up as well, Alice Atsma says it was the cigarette — “lit” with dry ice — that attracted people to the booth where she waited [...]

When it comes to broccoli, there is a right way and a wrong way

Friday, October 14th, 2011

New research has found that if you want some of the many health benefits associated with eating broccoli or other cruciferous vegetables, you need to eat the real thing – a key phytochemical in these vegetables is poorly absorbed and of far less value if taken as a supplement. The study, published by scientists in [...]

Theory and Practice

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

After flexing their intellectual muscles during a rousing discussion of ancient cultures, the students in Stuart Sarbacker’s philosophy class take out their yoga mats and demonstrate a different type of flexibility in the form of Ujjayi Pranayama breath control and sun salutations. This combination of theory and practice makes for one of the more unusual [...]

Want to be on MTV?

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Are you looking to exercise more? Want to make the commitment to get in shape? MTV is looking for students to compete in the next season of mtvU’s “Student Bodies,” where two teams of two go head-to-head in a competition to get fit for the ultimate prize: an expense paid trip to Spring Break 2012! [...]

Following Footsteps

Friday, September 30th, 2011

In the magical world of Harry Potter, there exists a map that tracks the movements of each person (and ghost) at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The series’ protagonist, Harry, and his friends, can watch their teachers’ tiny footprints move through the school’s corridors as they wait for the coast to clear. The [...]

Being #HealthyPeople

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

There are numerous ways to show you are powered by orange. Tell us how you live a healthy life or how you might help others with their goals. You can use the Twitter tag #HealthyPeople, post on our Facebook page or simply comment below. From small individual efforts to major community projects we want to hear what you are doing. You can also get our free downloads to dress up your home and office spaces.

Coming Home

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

In June, OSU alum Ariko Iso (’93) returned to the Beavers to become the Head Football Athletic Trainer. It makes Iso, 40, only the third female football trainer at the Division I level. Prior to returning to OSU, Iso worked as an assistant athletic trainer for the Pittsburgh Steelers. She was the first – and [...]

Life. We’re All Over It.

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

Some universities just say they are committed to health. We want to go a step further and provide facts that back it up. Below you will find real world examples of how Oregon State University is focused on healthy living, disease prevention and understanding how to maintain health over the entire span of life.

Helping Hands

Tuesday, May 10th, 2011

It was on the evening of January 12, 2010 that former Oregon State running back Yvenson Bernard got the phone call. “Yve, did you see what’s going on?” the caller, Bernard’s friend and former teammate Alexis Serna, said. “Check out the news. There’s been an earthquake in Haiti.” Bernard was shocked. Haiti wasn’t California. He [...]

Community Conscience

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Before Lauren Fein considered public health as a career, she worked as an AmeriCorps volunteer after graduating from college. She knew that in her position she would be tasked with moving to Hood River, Ore., from her home in Boise, and developing a program designed to prevent teenage pregnancy throughout the county.