April is National Stress Awareness Month. Two common definitions of stress are physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension and a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources that the individual …
Many use this week as an a two year anniversary marker for COVID-19 but there is certainly no shortage of things to be worried about in the world. Like other anniversary markers, it is an opportunity to reflect, take stock, …
Cooper has partnered with Mamava, an expert in lactation space design, to offer breastfeeding space in a sanitary, private, and comfortable lactation pod. The pods are in the E&R building (2nd floor in the corridor directly in front of the …
For the month of February, we are celebrating random acts of kindness at Cooper. Scientific evidence shows us the positive effects of doing kind acts for others as well as receiving or even witnessing kindness. Wondering how to participate? It’s …
There was a recently published article in JAMA that reminds us of the importance of even small amounts of physical activity. The study found that even 10 minutes of walking can make a big difference in your health. That can …
Call for submissions: Spring 2022 Center for Humanism newsletter Members of the CMSRU Community are invited to submit their writing, art, and program updates to the Spring 2022 Center for Humanism newsletter. The theme of this issue is “Riding …
Our CARE team shared some great tips from a recent article. Whether it’s taking fruit to work or being polite to rude strangers there are countless ways to make your life better in the new year with little effort involved. …
The next couple weeks will be very busy till the Omicron variant passes. Please listen to the 5 at 5 tonight for updates from our administration. We are working on additional resources but here are some of Cooper’s existing wellness …
As we welcome in December, we can find small ways to make ourselves and those around us happier. You can go to the following website for a calendar from Berkeley and click on a box each day. It will link …
The practice of gratitude teaches us, as the theologian Christine D. Pohl put it, “the giftedness of our total existence.” This posture of receptiveness — living as the thankful beneficiary of gifts — is the path of happiness because it …