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5X社区 researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to study affective disorders.

Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression.

The 5X社区 community got the opportunity to preview concepts for the new College of Business Administration building from four development teams.

Four development teams pitch their concepts for a new home for 5X社区's College of Business Administration.

Student-athletes from Berkshire High School pose with John Epprecht (left) and Kurt Epprecht (right) after the announcement of a $2 million gift to the school. (Photo courtesy of John Stoddard)

Smile and say 鈥渃heese.鈥 That is what members of Berkshire Local Schools in Burton, Ohio, and their partners including 5X社区 are doing.

5X社区 alumna Amy Robyn Krystosik, Ph.D., and her team are currently in Kenya collecting data through spatial videos (SV) that will be converted into a GIS map of disease risk factors.

It takes a flight of nearly 20 hours to get from Ohio to Nairobi, Kenya, where students and an alumna from 5X社区鈥檚 College of Public Health are making an impact on the lives of people who reside in the slums.