Is sitting always bad for older adults? A new study says maybe not
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.
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New leader supports department's excellence, collaborative atmosphere
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.
Grandparents raising grandchildren reap rewards from GRANDcares program
Janis Rouff raised her grandchild and with the help of the GRANDcares she has learned invaluable coping skills.
Doctoral student awarded Dean’s Fellowship for mindfulness research
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.
Assistant professor teaches statistics with empathy and curiosity: Q&A with Stephen Aichele
Stephen Aichele is an assistant professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. Learn more about why he came to CSU and his teaching philosophy.
Human Development and Family Studies faculty create peer mentoring toolkit for 4H and Extension agents
Colorado State University faculty in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies partnered with CSU Extension’s Garfield County 4-H to create a peer mentoring training toolkit that 4-H agents can use to build a peer mentoring program from scratch.
First applied developmental science graduate and first-generation student receives tenure
Lindsey Weiler, the first graduate of Colorado State University’s Applied Developmental Science Ph.D. Program in the Department Human Development and Family Studies, has been promoted to associate professor with tenure at the Department of Family Social Science in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.
CSU research project seeking participants for an online study on pairs who experience chronic pain
The MY-Skills Online Intervention for Chronic Pain is seeking research participants to enroll in an 8-week study that employs gentle movement and education to treat chronic pain.
CSU study links physical stress on the job with brain and memory decline in older age
A new study out of Colorado State University has found that physical stress in one’s job may be associated with faster brain aging and poorer memory.
Human Development and Family Studies student finds her passion teaching children
Diamond Nicholson is majoring in HDFS with a concentration in early childhood education and is working to make a difference in children's lives.