Global Impact
![American Academy students taking part in CPR training at PUCPR's medical school American Academy students taking part in CPR training at PUCPR's medical school](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/05%20CPR%20CLASS.jpg?VersionId=9EAZc.g.3gsH1Dxg70pLSPyZhviaHJBb&itok=emM-rRi-)
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: VIEWS FROM CURITIBA, BRAZIL
American Academy students engage in training at PUCPR's medical school.
![American Academy students relax and play guitar after class at PUCPR American Academy students relax and play guitar after class at PUCPR](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Music%20end%20of%20day%202.jpg?VersionId=cR5IVLkmrHtDQt6T9tk64SudjqCyjvcH&itok=GwYCDEo9)
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: VIEWS FROM CURITIBA, BRAZIL
After class, American Academy students at PUCPR like to hang out and relax.
![UCM's Bob Christy with photo students in Brazil UCM's Bob Christy with photo students in Brazil](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-9.jpeg?VersionId=dQp_Fz0_6WFHA4VsS_kMLbFkrEeMBhlj&itok=f61gxOtf)
Pop-Up Photo Instruction in Curitiba, Brazil
A chance meeting on campus turned into a valuable learning experience for a group of photography students in Brazil.
![Tall trees on the PUCPR campus Tall trees on the PUCPR campus](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Tall%20trees%20on%20campus.jpg?VersionId=VdFHZWG1ZHIrxrSf1pkgrh0RPcDvjcKl&itok=Xj12e3hO)
IN A FLASH SPECIAL: Views From Curitiba, Brazil
Students at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«'s American Academy can enjoy a green and growing campus all year in Curitiba's subtropical climate.
![Rainy Day at PUCPR Rainy Day at PUCPR](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Rainy%20Day%20on%20the%20Ground20230326_BC_Brazil_Day1_290.jpg?VersionId=QlxbzwlS9yJmYLC_vrF.YlA9LEG5KKKJ&itok=yQtxIG7U)
IN A FLASH SPECIAL - Views From PUCPR in Curitiba, Brazil
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« students at the American Academy in Brazil are experiencing the country's rainiest season.
![Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Students Planting Trees at Trees for the Future](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/220923-Climate-change-grove_RD-00152.jpg?VersionId=SQp.37TOTKvSix1Z2pzvccbkk.oJ0PmW&h=4a7d1ed4&itok=emi3Pmjk)
Planting Today Means 'Trees for the Future'
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« community planted more than 100 trees in the Climate Change Grove to help offset the university’s carbon footprint and provide a way to research the effects of climate change in our immediate environments.
![Associate Professor Amy Sato's Research Team, includes from left, doctoral student Kara Hultstrand, visiting professor Giane Bientinez Sprada, Sato, and doctoral students Clarissa Shields and Caroline West](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article/Sato%20Team%20small_1.jpg?VersionId=1lJJUe2jwrQwJ6MbP7cZY2err.a7gJG2&h=491a2f5b&itok=kWqMyJDW)
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« Researcher Studies Obesity in At-Risk Youth to Help Reveal Path to Healthy, Mindful Eating
Weight management can be challenging for all adolescents, but those from low-income families face added stressors that can make weight loss even more difficult.
Those are the findings of Amy Sato, Ph.D., an associate professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, who has been studying the connection between obesity and low-income youth for more than seven years.