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What is ASMR? Inside the phenomenon taking over YouTube

Topic & Interview on The Today Show

ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, has become a YouTube phenomenon with videos racking up millions of views. Many people who suffer from anxiety say…

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Augmented, Virtual Reality Major Opens at Shenandoah University Next Fall

Article by EdScoop

Shenandoah University will become the first college in Virginia to offer a degree in augmented and virtual reality, with an emphasis on the “human experience”…

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Growing Esports Academics | A Chat With Shenandoah University’s Joey Gawrysiak

Interview with Twin Galaxies

Shenandoah University has announced one of North America’s first multi-trac Esports college majors and Professor and Director Joey Gawrysiak spoke to us about how it…

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Artifact of the Quarter | December 2018

One of the ways the Civil War became tangible for those who experienced it from the home front was through newspapers and illustrations that appeared…

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Publication of Note | December 2018

Angela M. Zombek, Ph.D., “Penitentiaries, Punishment, and Military Prisons: Familiar Responses to an Extraordinary Crisis during the American Civil War” (Kent, OH: Kent State University…

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A Commitment To Diversity

Shenandoah Among Colleges With Largest Growth In Underrepresented Minorities

According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, Shenandoah University was one of the top four-year colleges in the U.S. with the biggest increase in the…

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Physical Therapy News: Fall 2018

Faculty and students publish, students participate in Parkinson's walk, program hosts podcast, and alumni are elected as VPTA delegates

The fall semester proved to be an active one for Shenandoah’s physical therapy (PT) program. Here are just a few of the highlights:  Abraham’s Work…

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ASMR, Explained: Why YouTube Videos of Strangers Whispering Are So Relaxing

Article in Prevention

“It’s likely that the tingling is due to specific neurochemicals (like oxytocin and endorphins) being released during ASMR—and these neurochemicals are also inducing the deep…

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Business Faculty Member Receives Alumni Award from Alma Mater

Polite Honored By Simpson College

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Associate Professor of Sport Management Fritz Polite, Ph.D., received the 2018 Simpson College Alumni Achievement Award in October. Dr.…

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