While COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on many sectors of society, the leaders of a therapy center at Colorado State University say the move to serving clients remotely last year has had some benefits that will be long-lasting.
Why do some communities have better outcomes for citizens when faced with disasters and challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic? CSU researchers have developed a way to measure and quantify a community’s democratic resources to respond called the Civic Capacity Index.
Kendal Nolan has continuously proven people wrong, showing that factors that many people would consider setbacks are actually her main motivators. She will be graduating this fall with a 3.89 GPA and is an outstanding graduate from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies.
Jennifer Fyhrie is a first-generation, non-traditional student and a parent who returned to school to earn her second degree in human development and family studies. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout her academic career.
Human development and family studies graduate Julie Philips used her impeccable work ethic to help her community in many ways and hopes to continue to do so through a law career.
The Early Childhood Center was able to re-open in early July by following recommended public health guidance from national, state, and local public health agencies. Read more about their community and how they are adjusting to the new normal.
Adults who engaged in more activity had better speed, memory, and reasoning abilities; adults who spent more time sedentary performed better on vocabulary and reasoning tasks.
Julie Braungart-Rieker is the new head of the Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Read more about her and her experience in her Q and A.
Janis Rouff raised her grandchild and with the help of the GRANDcares she has learned invaluable coping skills.
Reagan Miller, a doctoral student in the Colorado State University Department of Human Development and Family Studies, has received the Dean’s Fellowship from CSU’s College of Health and Human Sciences to support her research with teenagers and health.