News and Events in College of Health and Human Development
2009
- 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 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 Health and Human Development 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.
- HPA professor to address impact of health care reform at Penn State Law conference
- Dr. Deirdre McCaughey, assistant professor of health policy and administration, will be a panelist at an upcoming conference, "Lifting the Fog on Health Care Reform: Policy and Transactions." The goal of the conference is to "help participants understand the policy issues and assess the potential impact on the business community," said Samuel Thompson, Penn State Law professor.
- Health and Human Development Events to Benefit Centre County United Way
- Penn State Hotel and Restaurant Society names Kimpton’s Niki Leondakis 2009 Hospitality Executive of the Year
- Insect Deli serves meal worms, crickets, and global nutrition awareness
- At the annual Great Insect Fair, one professor and several students in the Department of Nutritional Sciences cooked and served delicious insects and tried to make it clear why people all over the world are eating bugs.
- Collaborative program emphasizes team-based learning between nursing and medical school students
- Iron…Works: John Beard Memorial Symposium to be held
- Conti symposium to focus on healthy, cost-effective food
- Awards ceremony to honor college faculty and staff
- "Cook Like a Chef" show wins Mid-Atlantic Emmy
- Center’s inaugural conference to focus on motor control research
- The newly established Penn State Center for Motor Control will host a conference, “Frontiers in Motor Control,” on October 30, 2009. The conference will feature presentations from distinguished scientists and opportunities to discuss possible collaborations with the center’s founding members.
- Nike scientist Mario Lafortune to present distinguished alumni lecture
- Dr. Mario Lafortune, director of the Nike Sport Research Laboratory and Penn State alumnus, will present the next Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series lecture on Thursday, October 15. His lecture, titled “Creating Innovative Athletic Products Through Research,” is free and open to the public.
- Conference asks: should big-time college athletics be a tax-exempt enterprise?
- Study to examine whether high-antioxidant spices improve health
- Antioxidants are often touted for their anti-aging effects, but little is known about how antioxidants from foods actually work inside the body. A new study is testing how much our bodies actually benefit from eating one group of high-antioxidant foods: spices.
- Student rides to third place in World Surf Kayak Championships
- RPTM graduate student Lindsay Usher won third place in the women’s longboat competition of the World Surf Kayak Championships, held in Portugal.
- Researchers seek clues to hypertension’s origins, impacts
- Understanding how hypertension develops is the focus of a new study being conducted in Penn State’s Department of Kinesiology.
- Conference to promote sustainability in education
- Dalai Lama to address education reform at upcoming conference
- Marlatt to present 2009 Bennett Lecture in Prevention Science
- Dr. G. Alan Marlatt, professor of psychology and director of the Addictive Behaviors Research Center at the University of Washington, Seattle, will be the 2009 Bennett Lecturer in Prevention Science. The lecture, “Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors,” will be held Thursday, November 12 and is free and open to the public.
- Susquehanna Health, Penn State announce strategic alliance
- Program to train educational scientists gets under way
- Gerontology Center appoints new leader
- New historical marker celebrates biomechanics at Penn State
- Professors’ research informs state recreation plan
- New partnership provides volunteer opportunities to students
- Scientist receives lifetime achievement award in behavior genetics
- Penn State prepares for H1N1
- New program prepares students to work with immigrant children in rural areas
- Probing Question: Are 'superfoods' really nutritional powerhouses?
- School of Nursing creates Web portal for nurse continuing education
- RPTM names new department head
- Nursing professor receives lifetime achievement award
- Juran Fellowship enhances student's research
- Professor makes reform suggestions at White House health care meeting
- Student awarded prestigious Winston Fellowship
- Faculty and alumna contribute to first-ever National Physical Activity Plan
- Summer Institute improves research skills
- A healthy marriage may improve health
- Siblings target of intervention program
- Adult day care is better care
- Doctoral candidates win SPR Cup
- Professor receives grant to study immigrant Medicaid usage
- Student receives award to study cognition in pregnancy
- Zero tolerance alcohol policy good choice for parents
- CSD students help Special Olympians hear
- Can arguing predict developmental problems in infants?
- Pennsylvania Rural Health Conference set for June 2 and 3
- HPA Student accepted to Kaiser Foundation scholars program
- Helping heal Wounded Warriors
- Professor to conduct first large-scale steroid study
- Student’s struggle culminates with commencement
- Students embark on summer-long research exchange program
- Drug combination leaves users vulnerable to addiction
- Penn State center offers innovative food product testing
- Skin color clue to nicotine dependence
- Tourism project empowers Tanzanian communities
- Professor selected to participate in ethics seminar
- Professor receives fellowship to develop better oral nursing care for elders with dementia
- Fundraising run/walk will benefit professor’s autism research
- Davis reappointed member of Pennsylvania Commission for Women
- Research team to study child care in rural Pennsylvania
- New simulation laboratory to be unveiled at Nursing anniversary celebration
- Professor aims to understand and fight leading cause of death in older women
- Penn State plays integral role in $35 million stress project
- Wray to Present Lecture on Memory and Retirement Decisions
- Teaching teachers mindfulness to foster education, improve well-being
- Iron Chef fundraiser benefits State College Area Food Bank
- Four HHD grad students receive awards at research exhibition
- HHD students serve others on spring break
- Greenberg to receive award from Society for Research in Child Development
- Mobile clinic brings health care to rural Pennsylvanians
- Alumni Society Board reaches 100 percent participation in giving
- Bagley slated to give 2009 Mayers Lecture
- Sainburg to discuss evolution of handedness at 2009 Pattishall Research Lecture
- "Iron Chef" competition, open house to highlight Nutritional Sciences alumni weekend
- Zatsiorsky honored with 2009 Faculty Scholar Medal
- Professor to evaluate bilingual school readiness program
- HHD faculty member participates in sixteenth-annual national collegiate emergency medical services conference
- Team-based diabetes care fetches more value for dollar
- Zarit’s Schmitt Russell lecture to discuss family care
- Grant funds project studying infant sleep patterns and parenting
- Penn State program aims to reduce teen pregnancy rates
- Pennsylvania Task Force recommends educational approach to reducing trans fat consumption
- Six College of Health and Human Development students receive teaching award
- The College of Health and Human Development and The School of Nursing invite you to join them in Pink Zone - Breast Cancer Awareness and Lady Lion Basketball
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