News and Events in College of Health and Human Development
- Forum Speaker Series to feature Penn State professor of nutrition
- Dr. Barbara J. Rolls, professor of nutrition and and the Helen A. Guthrie Chair in Nutrition at Penn State, will continue the 2009-10 Penn State Forum Speaker Series on Monday, Nov. 16 with a presentation, titled "Feeling Full on Fewer Calories." The talk will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the President's Hall at The Penn Stater conference center.
- Work-family stress research highlighted at congressional briefing
- Penn State researchers are examining how stress at work impacts employees and their families using a data collection method known as the "daily diary." Dr. Susan McHale, professor of human development and director of Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute, and three other investigators on the multisite Work, Family & Health Network presented data at a congressional briefing in October, titled “Workplace Practice, Health and Well-Being: Initial Research Findings from the Work, Family & Health Network.” McHale’s presentation focused on studying the effects of workplace stress using a daily diary.
- Conference reveals complexity of NCAA sports–tax exemption debate
- Whether or not NCAA sports should be tax exempt was the focus of a recent conference co-organized by the Department of Kinesiology. Several renowned experts convened to discuss some of the complexities of this debate. Participants discussed issues about why NCAA sports are tax exempt, how tax exemptions are regulated in other organizations, and the relationship between financial revenue and colleges’ educational missions.
- Longer toes, unique ankle structure aid sprinters
- Longer toes and a unique ankle structure provide sprinters with the burst of acceleration that separates them from other runners, according to biomechanists. Dr. Stephen Piazza, associate professor of kinesiology, and his colleague Dr. Sabrina S. M. Lee '06g KINES, postdoctoral fellow at Simon Fraser University, Canada, studied the muscle architecture of the foot and ankle to look at the differences between sprinters and nonsprinters.
- Hintz Family Student Center opens its doors to HHD students
- Students in the College of Health and Human Development now have a place in Henderson Building where they can study, check e-mail, or meet up with friends. Room 10 Henderson Building has undergone a large-scale renovation and has been converted into the Hintz Family Student Center.
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