Testing the Alzheimer's test
Older Black Americans are two to three times more likely to suffer Alzheimer’s than their White counterparts. HDFS's Alyssa Gamaldo wants to understand why.
She's Not There: A Conversation with Jennifer Boylan
Thanks to Jennifer Boylan for joining HDFS students, faculty, and friends to share her story and engage in an open discussion with Molly Countermine on gender, gender identity, and resilience. Boylan reminds us that "there is room for you and all of us."
Schmitt Russell Research Lecture on effects of daily stress
David Almeida presented the lecture on Sept. 29, summarizing findings on the effects of daily patterns of stress, social interaction, mood, physical activity, and sleep on our health and well-being.
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Researchers in HDFS are partnering with the Shadow Project to use wearable devices to understand positive at home literacy efforts, which help children develop advanced thinking skills that increase their chances of academic success.
While the Internet has many benefits such as increased access to education, it also has risks like access to pornography and the potential for online victimization and exploitation — and new research has found that certain teens may be at higher risk for these threats.
