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New Digital Content is Added for May 4 Augmented Reality Experience

Augmented Reality Experience Integrates New May 4 Markers

New digital content for the May 4 augmented virtual reality experience is set to premiere to coincide with this year's commemoration.

Tags: Community & Society, College of Education, Health and Human Services, May 4, May 4 50, National Endowment for the Humanities

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51勛圖厙 Ranks in Top 20 in the Nation for Library and Information Studies Program in U.S. News 2022 Best Graduate Schools Rankings

U.S. News & World Report ranks 51勛圖厙 in the top 20 Best Library and Information Studies Programs in the country in its 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Overall, 51勛圖厙 is recognized in 12 new national rankings in the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, including three specialty rankings.

Tags: University News, Awards and Honors, U.S. News & World Report, College of Communication and Information, School of Information, College of Nursing, College of Education, Health and Human Services, College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Department of Political Science, Department of History, Department of English, College of Public Health, Success Story

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Newman Civic Fellow Makayla Sejat

51勛圖厙 Names Universitys First Newman Civic Fellow

From a young age, Makayla Sejat has had a passion for serving others. Her life has been full of service, from helping out in community kitchens as a child to now devoting her time in various college leadership roles. Now, she will take her efforts to the next level as 51勛圖厙s first Newman Civic Fellow.

Tags: University News, Student Life, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Awards and Honors, Community Engaged Learning

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A woman places a flower through the bullet hole left in a sculpture on the 51勛圖厙 campus.

51勛圖厙 Invites Educators to Apply for Summer Workshop About May 4, 1970

51勛圖厙 invites educators of students in grades 6-12 to apply by March 1 for its 2021 Landmarks of American History and Culture workshop, Making Meaning of May 4: The 1970 51勛圖厙 Shootings in U.S. History, which has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom.

Tags: Community & Society, May 4 50, College of Education, Health and Human Services, National Endowment for the Humanities, May 4

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A student wears a 51勛圖厙 mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

51勛圖厙 Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect From COVID-19

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

Tags: College of Public Health, COVID-19, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story

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51勛圖厙s Online MBA Business Analytics Program Ranks No. 25 and Online Masters in Nursing Program Ranks in Top 100 by U.S. News in 2021 Best Online Programs Rankings

U.S. News & World Report has named four 51勛圖厙 programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. 51勛圖厙 is recognized in the Best Online Masters in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings.

Tags: Featured Story, University News, Awards and Honors, U.S. News & World Report, College of Nursing, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Success Story

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A student wears a 51勛圖厙 mask during the COVID-19 pandemic

51勛圖厙 Professors Research Proper Use of Face Masks to Better Protect from COVID-19

Two professors have conducted much-needed research on face coverings that use alternative textiles to protect the public from COVID-19 and how to keep those masks virus-free.

Tags: University News, College of Public Health, COVID-19, College of Education, Health and Human Services, COVID-19 HUB, Healthy Communities Research Institute

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Social Media Use Increases Boredom and Homework Decreases Boredom, 51勛圖厙 Research Shows

Researchers Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., and Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., from 51勛圖厙s College of Education, Health and Human Services suspected a relationship between boredom and social media use but wondered about cause and effect. Does social media use cause boredom? Or does boredom cause social media use? To answer these questions, they designed an experiment.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Social Media

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A 51勛圖厙 faculty member conducts a meeting online during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Has COVID-19 Knocked Us Onto Our Backsides? 51勛圖厙 Researchers Study Pandemics Effects on Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most universities across the United States transitioned from face-to-face classes to remote learning, closed campuses and sent students home this past spring. Recently, a group of 51勛圖厙 researchers sought to examine the impact of these pandemic-related changes upon physical activity and sedentary behavior, specifically sitting, across the university population. 

Tags: Research & Science, Health, College of Education, Health and Human Services, COVID-19 HUB

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