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October 16, 2014
McDaniel to Speak at Toronto Higher Ed Conference
SAINT PAUL – With today’s students and professors asking for more collaboration in the learning curriculum, colleges and universities are...
September 3, 2014
Redefining What It Means to Design for the Life of a Building
“When community hospitals stand through multiple generations, how do people put a price to its construction and design, and what...
August 6, 2014
It May Be Active, But is the Seat Right?
A stability ball. The large, round, rather bouncy spheres are more than ubiquitous in fitness centers and health clubs. For...
November 1, 2013
Enhancing Child-Adolescent Mental Health through Sensory Environments
When a child presents at an inpatient mental health treatment program, they are living in a world that is out-of-proportion....
October 1, 2012
Supporting the Psychosocial Needs of Cancer Patients Through Design
As we design environments for cancer treatment, patients are challenging designers and caregivers to see them beyond their disease. The...
February 1, 2012
Avera Behavioral Health Center: A 5-Year Post Occupancy Study
In 2006, the Avera Behavioral Health Center opened in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with the goal of creating mental health...
May 1, 2011
Enhancing Mental Health Care Delivery
Research and applications have demonstrated that the care environment directly affects the health and healing of patients. Despite advances in...
August 1, 2010
Nursing Units and Communication
Nurses are primary contacts for all those involved in a patient’s care, creating a complex system of communication responsibilities. The...