During the COVID-19 pandemic, overdose deaths increased across the U.S., but in some Midwestern states, a Black person over 55 was 5x more likely to die of overdose than a white person over 55. Research by Abenaa Jones, PhD & Joel Segel.

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🎓💡 Get ahead in your degree program or work on a minor or certificate with #PennState courses this summer!☀️ Plan your summer now at ow.ly/uZH250QFNqy.

Congratulations to @pennstatebbh student Sydney “Belle” Peterson, who will represent Penn State HHD as the student marshal at the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. ow.ly/cXIr50RorFk #HHDproud #HHDalumni

Julia Boccella will serve as the @pennstateshm Student Marshal for spring 2024 commencement.

She received the Penn State Evan Pugh Scholar Award, among other honors.

Congrats, Julia! #WeAre #HHDproud #PennState

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Marty Brown will serve as the @pennstaterptm Student Marshal for spring 2024 commencement.

He served on the Penn State Cru leadership team and was a member of Blue & White Society.

Congrats, Marty! #WeAre #HHDproud #PennState

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FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Penn State graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and early career researchers and faculty are encouraged to apply for up to $2,000 in research funding to advance #equity and reduce racial inequities. Apply by May 10.

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Alaina Burns will serve as @pennstatehpa student marshal for spring 2024 commencement. She served as donor and alumni relations chair for @apollongu and treasurer of the College of Health and Human Development Ambassadors. Congrats, Alaina! ow.ly/zo0Z50Rp86h

Maggie DeVito will serve as the @pennstatecsd student marshal for spring 2024 commencement. During her time at Penn State, she served as vice president of the National Student Speech Language Hearing Association. Congrats, Maggie! #WeAre #HHDproud ow.ly/z45550Rp60h

Hannah Donnell will be the @pennstatebbh Student Marshal for spring commencement. She was a dancer relations leader for @pennstatethon, a member of the @psublueband Majorettes, and a volunteer at MountNittany. Congrats, Hannah! #WeAre #HHDproud  

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Cutting calories prolongs life in animals. New research from Biobehavioral Health demonstrated how caloric restriction affects human cells through telomere length. #CaloricRestriction #Aging  

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New research from @PennStateHDFS and the Center for Healthy Aging suggests ways to improve results of child maltreatment research by correcting contamination. Chad Shenk

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Are you behind on coursework and need to catch up? ☀️ 📘 Make progress with Penn State summer courses. Find information at ow.ly/4J1b50QFNpJ. #PennStateSummer

Congrats to the grad students who participated in the Rapid Research event. Judges evaluated how effective the contestants were at sharing their work and its importance to non-specialists. Penn State Kines @pennstatecsd @pennstatenutr @pennstatebbh

@PennStateHHD and #PennState WorldCampus have partnered together to offer #PennState 's first Master of Social Work program. Accepted applicants can enroll in courses for fall 2024.

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Do you need to retake a course that did not go as planned? 📘🐾 Get back on track by making #PennState part of your summer plans. Review options at ow.ly/OfCg50QFNp3.

Michael Tews, associate professor in Penn State School of Hospitality Management, leads the “Lego Learning Initiative for Hospitality Management Education” with support from a 2023-24 Teaching Transformation and Innovation Grant from Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence.

🗞️Read more on this initiative at psu.edu/news/health-an…

April is #ChildAbusePreventionAwarenessMonth ! Join Penn State's CMSN for 'Pinwheels for Prevention PSU.' Attend the April 12 event or join virtually. Don't miss the webinar on safe care plans for infants and families. #PinwheelsforPreventionPSU ow.ly/bctu50QW7oK

Happy 25th anniversary to the Prevention Research Center!! ⁦Prevention Research Center at Penn State⁩ ⁦Penn State HHD⁩ ⁦Penn State⁩ I believe this is the professional equivalent of wedding crashing

New research from Kristina Petersen of @PennStateNUTR examined whether pistachios could help regulate glucose when used as a nighttime snack. (They didn’t, but don’t throw out your pistachios just yet. There is good news, too.)  ow.ly/86A750R3k0Z

What type of sleeper are you? 😴 Researchers in @pennstatehdfs and @pennstatebbh have identified four sleep types to help understand a person’s sleep habits and their impact on long-term health.

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