Children who love nature grow up motivated to protect it. Oregon's OPEC blog shares four practical strategies for families: building outdoor routines, bundling up for any weather, taking awe walks and gardening together.

HDFS Instructor Dennis Lynn finds joy in teaching at OSU-Cascades and inspiring students to be their best selves. Learn about his journey, his passion for education and his unexpected connection to Johnny Cash.

Online MPH student Vee Escobar works to address health disparities while advocating for LGBTQ+ communities through her internship with OSU Student Health Services.

Katie Bird, a first-year public health undergraduate, discusses her research on life vest impact on fishermen's safety and performance with Dr. Laurel Kincl, and her plans to pursue a master's degree in either social work or public health.

Kinesiology student Ian Kim volunteers with OSU's IMPACT program, helping kids with disabilities discover joy in movement while gaining valuable lessons for his future career as a pediatric physician assistant.

OSU alum Kristi King uses her HDFS degree to help shape childcare programming at Oregon State, supporting parenting students and employees with flexible childcare and promoting family success.

Kinesiology student Sera Reilly shares her internship experience teaching inclusive fitness classes at Every Body Athletics, preparing for a future career in occupational therapy.

Associate Professor Will Massey and kinesiology students provide therapeutic physical activity programs for youth experiencing homelessness, creating a safe space for movement, connection and healing.

The majority of low-income single mothers in Oregon who rely on federal cash assistance around the time of childbirth are in the program for less than a year, suggesting they’re using it as a form of paid family leave, Oregon State University research shows.

Kimberly Harmon, MD, sports medicine leader and UW professor, brings 26 years of expertise as team physician and researcher to present the 2025 Bray Lecture.

Discover how Dave Dallas, endowed director of the Moore Family Center, studies milk’s bioactive components to optimize infant health, improve donor milk processing, and advance nutrition science.

Kinesiology professor Brad Cardinal's 20-year partnership with Kasetsart University in Bangkok strengthens international sports science education and Olympic development while building lasting Thai-American academic connections.