Housing bust makes paying for college harderThe Wall Street Journal - August 30Michael Lovenheim, assistant professor of policy analysis and management, finds that declining home values are likely to limit many families' ability to pay for a child's education.
Attention, parents: You have a favorite child, whether you like it or notThe Huffington Post - August 27
A study by Karl Pillemer, the Hazel E. Reed Professor in the Department of Human Development, is cited as evidence that many moms favor one child over others.
Area moms relaunch meal planning websiteMarblehead Reporter - August 25Maria Adams '97, a registered dietitian, has co-founded
CooksAid.com, an online nutrition portal to help families prepare a variety of tasty, healthy meals.
Changing priorities help emotional health?The Seattle Times - August 25Joseph Mikels, assistant professor of human development, discusses his research in how older adults make decisions.
Work diets: Are they worth it?WBZ-TV (Boston) - August 24An article about workplace diets cites a study by John Cawley, associate professor of policy analysis and management, finding that they are largely ineffective.
Study: Preschoolers' use of statisticsUnited Press International - August 23Tamar Kushnir, assistant professor of human development, led a study that shows how kids intuitively use probability to learn about the preferences of others.
Why cranking the AC is bad for businessCanadian Business - August 17According to research by Alan Hedge, professor of design and environmental analysis, cool office environments reduce worker productivity.
Babies are teaching scientists much about the human mindThe Oregonian - August 13Tamar Kushnir, assistant professor of human development, and graduate student Nadia Chernyak describe their research showing that children act morally as young as age 4.
The first dayChicago Tribune - August 8Human Ecology freshman Hannah Wilson is one of three students profiled in a piece about Chicago-area families preparing for a new school year.
Conestoga graduate Dalrymple is named Ivy Pitcher of the YearMain Line Media News - August 5Cornell softball star Elizabeth Dalrymple, a Human Ecology senior, earned honors as the Ivy League's top pitcher for the second straight season.
Obesity in pregnancy is risky for babiesThe Wall Street Journal - August 5Kathleen Rasmussen, professor of nutritional sciences, discusses a new report linking obesity in pregnancy to long-term health problems for mothers and their babies.
Henry Ford Health System CEO elected to American Hospital Association boardCrain's Detroit Business - August 4Nancy Schlichting, Sloan '79, president and CEO of Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System, will begin a three-year term on the AHA board in January 2011.
For champion Olympic swimmer, a simpler timeThe New York Times - July 31A profile of Amanda Beard, a 7-time Olympic medalist who struggled with depression and self-injury as a teen, mentions research by Janis Whitlock, a research scientist in the Family Life Development Center, in the prevalence of self-injury among young adults.
Food for thought: Omega-3s and the brainThe Kojo Nnamdi Show - July 28J. Thomas Brenna, professor of nutritional sciences, discusses the importance of such fatty acids as Omega-3s to the human diet.
