{"id":431,"date":"2016-07-10T21:09:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T02:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/?page_id=431"},"modified":"2018-03-13T08:58:02","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T13:58:02","slug":"ep-nepa-blogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/ep-nepa-blogs\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore NEPA Blogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Click <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/extreme-physiology-nepa-edition-2\/\">Here<\/a> to return to the EP, NEPA Edition main page)<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll find here the posts by the students of the inaugural offering of Extreme Physiology, NEPA Edition, offered during the Summer of 2016. (<em>The course will be reintroduced in Fall 2018 as BIOL 184 &#8211; Explore NEPA.<\/em>) These posts\u00a0document the students&#8217; experiences during the course. They also\u00a0summarize some of the\u00a0\u00a0academic content the students\u00a0were presented with \u2013 or presented themselves \u2013 during the course.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lcp_catlist\" id=\"lcp_instance_0\"><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/09\/13\/final-impressions\/\">Final Impressions&#8230;<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/09\/13\/final-impressions\/\"><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2080.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-725\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2080.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2080.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2080-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2080-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/12\/IMG_2081.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a>So, I\u2019m assuming if you\u2019ve read all of our blogs and have gotten this far, you\u2019re either our parents or you\u2019re really interested in this course. My advice: take it, but let me tell you what you\u2019re in for. You will be pushed and challenged to do strenuous activities over the course of four weeks. Yet, you will also be able to understand everything your body is going through. Such as: did you know you ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/09\/13\/final-impressions\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/08\/02\/day-13-14-human-performance-finale\/\">Days 13-14 \u2013 Human Performance Finale<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/08\/02\/day-13-14-human-performance-finale\/\"><\/div><p>Back in the Human Performance lab with Dr. Michael Landram of the Exercise Science department, the EP NEPA crew had the opportunity to show the benefits of their weeks of training. What also showed through was the bonding that had occurred among the class members. We&#8217;ll let the photos below tell the story&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-671\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101-859x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1101\" width=\"604\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1101.jpg 1925w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-672\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1103-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1103\" width=\"604\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1103-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1103-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1103-768x556.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_1032.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright size-large wp-image-662\" ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/08\/02\/day-13-14-human-performance-finale\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/31\/impressions-of-week-3\/\">Impressions \u2013 Week 3<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/31\/impressions-of-week-3\/\"><\/div><ul>\n<li>This week was very exciting. Everything we did was not only physically exhausting but also breathtakingly beautiful. \u00a0Each day keeps getting more eventful. I am constantly amazed at how much there is to do around our area. I look forward to this upcoming week of testing and I am curious to see how my results play out. This course has definitely affected my summer for the better.<\/li>\n<li>This week was pretty good. The bike ride on Monday was intense but rewarding. The terrain on Moosic Mountain was really cool, and I liked learning about the controlled burns and ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/31\/impressions-of-week-3\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/28\/day-12-service-day-at-sweeney-beach-on-the-lackawanna\/\">Day 12 &#8211; Service Day at Sweeney Beach on the Lackawanna River<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/28\/day-12-service-day-at-sweeney-beach-on-the-lackawanna\/\"><\/div><p>Seeing that we attend a Jesuit university that cultivates men and women for others, this class wouldn&#8217;t be complete without a service day. \u00a0For the day, we spent hours at the Lackawanna River&#8217;s Sweeney Beach trying to put a dent in the elimination of the\u00a0Japanese knotweed \u2013 a highly aggressive invasive plant \u2013 that has plagued the beach.<\/p>\n<p>Bernie McGurl shared with us a small portion of his trove of geographic and historical\u00a0knowledge on all things Lackawanna \u2013 maybe even on all things. \u00a0It was interesting to hear him pull together all the different elements of local history\u00a0that ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/28\/day-12-service-day-at-sweeney-beach-on-the-lackawanna\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/day-11-delaware-water-gap-mt-minsi-hike\/\">Day 11 \u2013 Delaware Water Gap &#8211; Mt. Minsi Hike<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/day-11-delaware-water-gap-mt-minsi-hike\/\"><\/div><p>The class presented PowerPoints on various NY Times articles on exercise in the morning. After these concluded, we\u00a0drove to Mount Minsi at the Delaware Water Gap.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2028.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-635\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2028.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2028\" width=\"910\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2028.jpg 910w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2028-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2028-768x382.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-632\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0999-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0999\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0999-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0999-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_0999-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>After\u00a0a brief lecture from Ranger Michelle Stevens, we\u00a0were to make our way up the mountain. This is Michelle&#8217;s second year at the recreation area. She is responsible for community outreach activities and some programming, ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/day-11-delaware-water-gap-mt-minsi-hike\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/student-presentations-of-ny-times-health-fitness-articles\/\">Presentation of NY Times Health &amp; Fitness Articles<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/student-presentations-of-ny-times-health-fitness-articles\/\"><\/div><p>Today each student presented a NY Times article that spoke to the latest understanding of health and fitness. Below you will find each student&#8217;s brief summary of the article, as well as a link to the original article&#8230;<\/p>\n<h5>Ryan Clarkson&#8217;s Presentation<\/h5>\n<p><a class=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/p.nytimes.com\/email\/re?location=InCMR7g4BCKC2wiZPkcVUmId3gawi8vp&amp;user_id=e15b483690a32731f62d2dd5ab974c97&amp;email_type=eta&amp;task_id=1445346930695355&amp;regi_id=0\" target=\"_blank\">The Fats You Don&#8217;t Need to Fear, and the Carbs That You Do<br \/>\n<\/a>Efforts to correct past dietary sins have caused the pendulum to swing too far in the wrong direction.<br \/>\n<span class=\"\">JANE E. BRODY, NY Times,\u00a0OCTOBER 19, 2015<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This article went into detail about a false rule that many people live by and have ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/27\/student-presentations-of-ny-times-health-fitness-articles\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/26\/day-10-eales-nature-preserve-at-moosic-mtn-prescribed-fires\/\">Day 10 &#8211; Eales Nature Preserve at Moosic Mountain &#8211; Prescribed Fires<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/26\/day-10-eales-nature-preserve-at-moosic-mtn-prescribed-fires\/\"><\/div><p>Today (which happened to be Dr. Sweeney\u2019s birthday!) we hiked The Dick and Nancy Eales Nature Preserve at Moosic Mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Before we put on our hiking boots and hit the trails, we again discussed in the lab \u201cwhat is going on in our bodies when we exercise?\u201d Dr. Sweeney showed us several diagrams, breaking down how our bodies react to exercise.\u00a0 One specific diagram showed the flow distribution of blood at rest versus during moderate exercise. There were some significant changes \u2013 digestive tract blood flow reduced from 1,350 ml\/min to 600 ml\/min \u2013 proving that our moms ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/26\/day-10-eales-nature-preserve-at-moosic-mtn-prescribed-fires\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/25\/day-9-clarks-summit-to-nicholson-ride-uofs-sustainability-initiatives\/\">Day 9 \u2013 Clarks Summit to Nicholson Ride; UofS Sustainability Initiatives<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/25\/day-9-clarks-summit-to-nicholson-ride-uofs-sustainability-initiatives\/\"><\/div><p>Today the group went on a 27 mile bike ride in the morning, from Clarks Summit to Nicholson and back again in a loop. We were met at the beginning of the ride by Times-Tribune photographer Michael Mullen, who saw the crew out on the ride.<\/p>\n<p>Although the ride was shorter than last week&#8217;s ride, the hills that we had to climb certainly made it more challenging.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/Route_Elevation_plot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-603\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/Route_Elevation_plot-1024x455.jpg\" alt=\"Route_Elevation_plot\" width=\"604\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/Route_Elevation_plot-1024x455.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/Route_Elevation_plot-300x133.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/Route_Elevation_plot-768x341.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a>The ride covered over 2,400\u00a0feet of ascent, and gave us a spectacular ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/25\/day-9-clarks-summit-to-nicholson-ride-uofs-sustainability-initiatives\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/23\/impressions-of-week-2\/\">Impressions \u2013 Week 2<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/23\/impressions-of-week-2\/\"><\/div><ul>\n<li>I really enjoyed Lackawanna State Park. The lecture was interesting, and I enjoyed learning a little more about our state parks. The hike was fun and Vince&#8217;s mini lectures were cool. The bike ride was awesome. I was nervous about that but it wasn\u2019t too bad except for the hills, and then I had the pleasure of telling my family I biked 33 miles. Rickett&#8217;s Glen was fun too. I liked hiking the whole thing because the last time I was there I only hiked the falls trail. I didn&#8217;t really enjoy kayaking because of all the ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/23\/impressions-of-week-2\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><p><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/21\/day-pecks-pond-in-the-delaware-state-forest\/\">Day 8 &#8211; Peck&#8217;s Pond in the Delaware State Forest<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"lcp_excerpt\"><div class=\"at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool\" data-url=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/21\/day-pecks-pond-in-the-delaware-state-forest\/\"><\/div><p>The class arrived at Peck&#8217;s Pond and prepared for a kayak adventure with a lecture from Tim Dugan, DCNR&#8217;s District Forester for the Delaware State Forest.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-577\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2025.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2025\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2025.jpg 960w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2025-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/files\/2016\/08\/IMG_2025-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a>Also accompanying us today was Don Jacobs, of WNEP&#8217;s Pennsylvania Outdoor Life, and his cameraman Brian Hollingshead, who were\u00a0there to produce a segment about our course and the upcoming drawdown of Peck&#8217;s Pond.<\/p>\n<p>(Don&#8217;s POL segment can be viewed here:<a href=\"http:\/\/wnep.com\/2016\/07\/31\/university-of-scranton-extreme-physiology-at-pecks-pond\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0http:\/\/wnep.com\/2016\/07\/31\/university-of-scranton-extreme-physiology-at-pecks-pond\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>District Forrester Dugan spoke about plants that are taking over the pond ...<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/2016\/07\/21\/day-pecks-pond-in-the-delaware-state-forest\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><ul class='lcp_paginator'><li class='lcp_currentpage'>1<\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0' title='2'>2<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/sites.scranton.edu\/extremephysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/431?lcp_page0=2#lcp_instance_0' title='2' class='lcp_nextlink'>&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Click Here to return to the EP, NEPA Edition main page) You&#8217;ll find here the posts by the students of the inaugural offering of Extreme Physiology, NEPA Edition, offered during the Summer of 2016. 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