In the news: Does chronic stress contribute to dementia risk for older adults?
It does, according to HHD faculty members Jenn Graham-Engeland and Marty Sliwinski. Here's what they recommend to protect a loved one or yourself.
Undergraduate researchers share work, reward of studying childhood nutrition
As a student researcher with CCOR, Emily Hill, a third-year student in biobehavioral health, works with children to develop evidence-based interventions to improve nutritional behaviors and foster healthy development.
Research: Studying and displaying resilience
Yaryna Andrushko, a postdoctoral scholar who came to Penn State when the war began in her native Ukraine, has been studying resilience among people displaced by the war in her home country.
New course partners with State College Food Bank to promote service and learning
Danielle Rhubart is teaching a new course designed to provide needed service in the community and enhance students' educational experience. Students spend time assisting clients and helping manage donations at the Food Bank, as well as reflecting on their time volunteering and how it relates to the health topics they are learning in their traditional coursework.
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