Cleveland appointed to Recovery Rising
HDFS professor H. Harrington ‘Bo’ Cleveland joins a commission working to foster a resilient, diverse, and accessible recovery framework in Pennsylvania, including improved health and wellness, community acceptance, and personal empowerment.
Penn State faculty and UNICEF document the diets of African children
Nutritional Sciences faculty recently completed a report in partnership with UNICEF West and Central Africa regional office about the diets of children in West and Central Africa.
Gift to strengthen program on mindfulness, empathy and compassion in education
Kevin and Karen Lynch are channeling resources to help students thrive. Their recent gift to the College of Health and Human Development will advance efforts by the PEACE program to promote empathy and self-care.
Penn State researchers are developing app to promote family well-being
Penn State researchers, with funding from the Mental Research Institute, are developing a smartphone app to promote positive, engaged family relationships that promote healthy development for adolescents.
Internships lay groundwork for careers in conservation, social work and education
Recent graduates of the College of Health and Human Development have parlayed their internships into gratifying careers devoted to helping others. The Five Star Internship Fund delivered the resources they needed to thrive in their embedded learning experiences.
Laura Guay has been nominated by Penn State for the competitive and prestigious Rhodes, Marshall and Mitchell postgraduate scholarships. Guay is double majoring in biobehavioral health and French and Francophone studies and earning a minor in global health.
