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Eric Baerren

  • Assistant Director, Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant
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Reading glasses. Known for pigeonshit. Pronounces nonsense.
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What is the relationship between technology and health?

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By Eric Baerren
| The Morning Sun
Technology, especially cell phones, helps us stay connected and provides a world of knowledge in the palm of our hands. But does it make it harder for us to achieve physical fitness? Rick Ferkel is a member of Central Michigan University’s Physical Education and Sport faculty. He shared his expertise on how technology relates to your exercise goals. If you evaluate the premise behind interactive technology (e.g., social media, video games), it all comes down to entertainment/pleasure.
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Mentoring relationship starts as a study break

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By Eric Baerren
| The Morning Sun
Caleb Zimmerman’s most important mentoring relationship as a Central Michigan University undergraduate student didn’t start in a classroom or a lab. It began in a study area. Zimmerman, a Big Rapids native, studied for the MCAT in the bioscience building’s fourth-floor study area and noticed that one of the professors spent a lot of time walking around. That professor was Peter Dijkstra, a biology faculty member who specializes in social stress in fish.
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CMU student from Mt. Pleasant seeks a workaround for diabetes management

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By Eric Baerren
| The Morning Sun
A unique research opportunity rounded out Brevin St. Onge’s undergraduate education at Central Michigan University, and the fruits of it could eventually help patients with diabetes manage glucose levels without insulin injections. St. Onge, from Mt. Pleasant, spent the last year developing a prototype of a tiny protein that can detect high levels of glucose in the bloodstream. It could help people with Type 1 diabetes manage the disease without frequent blood tests and insulin injections.
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