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January 26, 2023

Four-day school week gaining popularity nationally. Why isn’t it happening in California?

Four-days school weeks are growing in popularity nationally. The schedule offers greater flexibility for families and teachers, but studies show it also can result in lower student test scores.
January 24, 2023

ELSI: Oregon’s Higher Education Partner for Early Education

Oregon is aiming to improve child care across the state—expanding access, boosting quality and building more sustainability into the system. To achieve its goals, the state is enlisting the support of Oregon State University.
October 28, 2022

Protecting LGBTQ people from the health risks of social isolation

But social isolation is not just a problem for older people. Youth depend on many different support systems – family, schools, clubs, religious organizations – to shape their sense of self-worth, said Jonathan Garcia, an associate professor at Oregon State University.
October 12, 2022

The full picture of poverty in America

Op-Ed by Associate Professor David Rothwell. "It's time to expect our policymakers to do more for the most vulnerable by making permanent the expanded Child Tax Credit."
September 20, 2022

It takes a village to raise a child, but who supports the village?

Human development and family sciences researchers support children, families and educators across Oregon.
June 16, 2022

Oregon’s highly successful program to increase classroom physical activity and help meet physical education requirements

Oregon State University (OSU) worked with the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) to align BE Physically Active 2Day (BEPA 2.0), OSU’s classroom-based physical activity program, with state and national health and physical education standards.
May 24, 2022

Five Tips for Talking With Kids About What’s Going On in the World

A piece by Shauna Tominey, associate professor of practice at Oregon State University and the state coordinator for the Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative.
March 16, 2022

OSU receives $14.4 million grant for statewide center to support early childhood educators

The new center will provide support and training from an anti-bias, culturally responsive lens to better equip educators who care for children from marginalized populations and for children who have experienced trauma.
February 17, 2022

Research uncovers impact of leisure activities on mental health during pandemic

As people have turned to hobbies like reading and outdoor recreation to fill their days during the COVID-19 pandemic, recent research from Oregon State University found that engagement in leisure activities can help lower the risk of depression and improve mental well-being.
January 26, 2022

Nearly $5M grant to establish children’s environmental health research center at Oregon State

The purpose of this grant is to reduce children’s exposure to harmful environmental factors and improve their health and well-being.
December 23, 2021

Commentary: Schools Need to Urgently Prioritize the Physical Health of Students

During the height of the pandemic we learned deaths from COVID-19 are highly correlated with obesity. Sadly children have not been spared - children with COVID-19 who are obese are hospitalized at three times the rate compared to their normal weight peers.
August 26, 2021

New family policy chair tackles poverty and inequality

Associate Professor David Rothwell  is the new Barbara Emily Knudson Chair in Family Policy in Oregon State’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences.