Including mental wellness: A more holistic view of student success

To better support diverse student populations, this study uses large-scale, multi-institution survey data that focuses on students’ mental wellness. Participants in this session will discuss the relationship that race and gender have on students’ mental wellness, explore how adverse feelings affect student success, and gain insight into students’ awareness of how to get help. Implications will focus on holistic and proactive solutions

Including mental wellness: A more holistic view of student success

To better support diverse student populations, this study uses large-scale, multi-institution survey data that focuses on students’mental wellness.Participants in this session will discuss the relationship that race and gender have on students’ mental wellness, explore how adverse feelings affect student success, and gain insight into students’ awareness of how to get help. Implications will focus on holistic and proactive solutions

Last Minute Promotion Tips NSSE 2020

This session provides a brief refresher on ideas to promote the NSSE survey administration on your campus. Rather than discussing specific incentives, the focus is on advertising campaigns and other creative approaches that can generate buzz on campus about the NSSE survey. Presenters Dajanae Palmer and Bridgette Holmes, NSSE Project Associates, have compiled tips and creative examples to consider during the 2020 NSSE survey administration, offer reminders and strategies for new partners and stakeholders to involve in your survey promotion plan, and provide ways to maximize technology and social media to reach the most students

The LRCs of Academic Advising—Listening, Respecting, and Caring

A free interactive webinar, where we discuss the benefits of trusting and supportive relationships with advisors

Biofluid 1H NMR-based metabonomic techniques in nutrition research - metabolic effects of dietary isoflavones in humans

A metabonomic approach to nutrition research may provide an insight into in vivo mechanisms of action following nutritional intervention. This approach was applied to investigate changes in the (1)H NMR spectral profile of urine collected from controlled dietary intervention studies conducted in premenopausal women before and following soy or miso consumption. The aim of the study was to identify the biochemical effects of a diet rich in soy isoflavones, phytochemicals which are receiving significant attention because of their potential importance to human health and wide bioactivity in vitro. By applying various chemometric techniques to the data the biochemical effects of conjugated and unconjugated isoflavones were determined. The biochemical changes observed suggest that soy isoflavone ingestion had significant effects on several metabolic pathways associated with osmolyte fluctuation and energy metabolism. These biochemical changes were more significant following ingestion of the unconjugated soy isoflavone (miso) diet suggesting that the chemical composition of the isoflavones present in soy-based foods may have an effect on their biological efficacy in vivo. This study describes a novel application for (1)H NMR analysis by determining subtle differences in biochemical profiles following dietary intervention and providing further insight into the mechanisms of action of phytochemicals in vivo

Metabonomic studies on the physiological effects of acute and chronic psychological stress in Sprague-Dawley rats

The biochemical effects of acute and chronic psychological stress have been investigated in male Sprague-Dawley rats using a combination of 1H NMR spectral analysis of plasma and conventional hematological analyses. Animals were subjected to 35 consecutive days of 6-h sessions of stress, and following a 9 day break, were stressed for a further 6-h period. Plasma samples were collected at 0, 1, 3, and 6 h on days 1, 9, 21, 35, and 44, measured using 600 MHz 1H NMR spectroscopy, and analyzed by Principal Components Analysis. Time-dependent biochemical effects of psychological stress on a range of endogenous metabolites were evident and were correlated with the intensity of the stress response as defined by corticosterone and hematological parameters. Following acute stress, increases in the levels of glucose and ketone bodies, and decreases in the levels of acetate, alanine, isoleucine, lactate, leucine, valine, and lipoproteins, were observed. Chronic stress-induced increases in plasma levels of alanine, lactate (day 9), and leucine, valine, and choline (day 44) and decreases in acetate (day 9) and lipoprotein concentrations were observed. Positive correlations between plasma corticosterone level and glucose and glycerol, and between plasma lipoprotein concentrations and hemoglobin levels, were established using Projection to Latent Structures (PLS) analysis. This study indicates the potential of using NMR-based metabonomic strategies for the characterization of endogenous metabolic perturbations induced by psychological stressors and lifestyle choices

The Arctic

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