Tasha says she was hoping for the students and incarcerated girls – ages 13-21 – to see how alike they were as they got to know each other on an equal playing field. She says the group found they had many similarities and that a handful of the incarcerated young women are thinking about their futures, including college.
About 200 students receive scholarships or fellowships in the CPHHS each year, totaling more than $400,000. And each year, the college recognizes their achievement. For the last two years, that recognition was in the form of a pizza party, where students took time to write letters to the donors who support their education – and also have a little fun.
Transitioning from active military service to the classroom is never easy. Kinesiology student Richard Erfuth, 34, knows firsthand, and his adaptability and dedication has paid off. After his graduation from the CPHHS next month, he will continue his education and journey toward becoming a physician assistant.
Marvin’s time at Oregon State shaped the rest of his life, and he couldn’t be happier to be a Beaver. “I owe everything to OSU because it made me the successful man I am. I’m not going to take credit and say I did it by myself. OSU took me from a boy and made me into a man,” he says.
Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America recently recognized adapted physical activity PhD student Jill Pawlowski for her outstanding dedication and research contributions to the field. Jill attended the awards ceremony with CPHHS Professor J.K. Yun on April 7 in Minneapolis to accept her outstanding student recognition award.
Researchers have discovered that a dietary deficiency of vitamin E in laboratory animals can cause significant neurological impairment in developing embryos, as well as physical abnormalities and embryonic death.
The study suggests that one mechanism leading to this damage may be loss of the role vitamin E plays in protecting levels of DHA, one of the most important of the omega-3 fatty acids that plays a crucial role in brain and cellular development.