by Bettina Lehovec and Olivia Kays | Dec 12, 2018 | Features, Outreach & Impact
Thupten Dorjee grew up in a Tibetan refugee settlement in India, sometimes receiving barely enough food to get by. One day, an elderly monk from Drepung Loseling Monastery in the south of India shared his meager portion with the boy. That small act of kindness was...
by Bettina Lehovec and Andra Liwag | Dec 14, 2017 | Classroom Innovations, Research
“Neck free. Head forward and up. Back long and wide.” The directions repeat silently in Will Gragg’s mind, anchored by the sheer amount of repetition in his Alexander Technique class. The tension in his back releases, his right arm comes up, and his...
by Bettina Lehovec | Nov 28, 2017 | Classroom Innovations, Student Success
Educating pre-med students in the natural sciences is vital for training future medical professionals — but so is fostering a sense of compassion for the patients they will serve. Doctors and other health care professionals need to understand something about their...
by Bettina Lehovec and Andra Liwag | Nov 21, 2017 | Community Outreach, Outreach & Impact
Emma Haskins was born in 2000 — nearly a decade after the Cold War had come to an end. Yet the high school student is a pivotal player in a plan to create a Cold War Museum on the former Alert Pad at Eaker Airforce Base near Blytheville, Ark. Haskins is one of several...
