Even as policy makers and health experts point to an increased need for exercise, more than half of four-year colleges and universities in the United States have dropped physical education requirements compared to historic levels.
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“I think it just describes a silly side of me and shows how much fun I was having on that trip,” says Human Development and Family Sciences senior Marissa Ching. “The first time you visit Machu Picchu is magical, and I am so blessed to have experienced it.” Marissa is describing the photo that won her a first place award in the International Degree and Education Abroad program’s 2012 study abroad photo contest.
Preventing workplace injuries and reducing workplace hazards in the nation’s most dangerous industry, commercial fishing, are top priorities for Devin Lucas, a Public Health PhD student concentrating in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. “I hope that my research will help workers stay safe on the job and come home in one piece,” he says.
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The Cambodian spirit, a glimpse
A human development and family sciences major at Oregon State University, Molly will over the coming months assist Pathways with child sponsorship reporting, grant writing and other tasks that will benefit from her native English skills.
Frail older adults are more likely to be either underweight or obese, while at the same time eating fewer calories than people who were not frail.