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Melissa Bopp (center) is pictured with colleagues

Kinesiology professor named fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 27, 2026

A person in a tank top is facing away from the camera while a sleepy-looking baby rests on their shoulder, facing the camera.

Moms, emotions, exercise and memory — multiple factors affect ‘pregnancy brain’

October 19, 2026

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

Four happy students in active wear walk across a college campus

Q&A: Why should colleges promote student physical activity?

September 23, 2026

Jonas Rubenson crouches beside a treadmill. On the treadmill is the metabolic chamber, a Lucite box with tubes for airflow.

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

August 24, 2026

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

The torso of a woman in a black suit covered with small hoses reclines on a hospital bed. Her right arm rests on a table with two sensors attached to it.

Unmedicated women with depression do not tolerate heat as well as those on SSRIs

July 09, 2026

Group of approximately 16 people standing on a rooftop terrace in a city, holding a purple banner that reads “#BIKEYGEES e.V. – Radfahrtraining für (geflüchtete) Frauen.” Buildings and a TV tower are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Study abroad course expands to explore biking culture in Berlin

June 26, 2026

A researcher, Owen Griffith, fits a cooling cap onto the head of a seated volunteer, co-author Maddie McLaughlin.

Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity

June 09, 2026

Several football players in dated uniforms are captured in mid-play while a crowd sits in the bleachers in the background.

Ask an expert: 250 years of sports in the United States

June 08, 2026

HHD-Biobehavioral Health Building

College of Health and Human Development ranked first in NIH-funding category

May 06, 2026

A image of a graduation cap tassel with the number 2026

College of Health and Human Development names 2026 program marshals

April 28, 2026

An older woman's hand with six prunes in her palm

Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy?

April 28, 2026

Lacy Alexander with a shield overlay

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect

April 17, 2026

Fox Graduate School deans pose with Penn State 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis competition winner

Fox Graduate School names 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis competition winners

March 31, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

Health and Human Development offering five innovative youth summer camps

February 05, 2026

Older man doing hand therapy exercises with a physical therapist

Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke leads to better motor skills

February 02, 2026

A gloved researcher uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a lab sample tube on a workbench.

Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

A medical student gives a woman a blood pressure screening.

Penn State earns prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

January 15, 2026

Female athletes in a huddle with soccer ball

Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

small piece of steak on a plate with raw spinach and roasted vegetables

Eating lean beef as part of a healthy diet may not increase heart disease risk

November 18, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Danielle Symons Downs pictured with another NAK fellow, Alison September, all holding certificates.

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Mark Latash and Sayan Deep De smile at the camera

Q&A: How do humans control their bodies?

September 25, 2025

The arms of an older person rest in a sink that is filling with water

Submerging forearms in water may help protect older adults during extreme heat

September 15, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Auni Williams pose in a lab to simulate a woman putting her hand in a bucket of water

Endometriosis affects more systems in women’s bodies than previously understood

August 20, 2025

W. Larry Kenney

Heat, health expert named lead of IEE's 'Health and the Environment' theme

August 11, 2025

Redefining graduate education through mentorship and innovation

August 01, 2025

The sidewalk of Henderson building with a person biking and people walking.

College students’ fitness better indicates heart health than physical activity

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

An older woman leans mops her brow in the sunshine

Q&A: Who is in the most danger during a heatwave?

June 18, 2025

Collage featuring Aaron Bonsu and images of hockey and newspapers

Q&A: Sports arenas — the importance of politics, fan response and public money

June 16, 2025

Faculty member leverages experience to mentor Rhodes Scholarship finalists

June 13, 2025

Charlene Morett-Curtiss

Kinesiology alumna receives Distinguished Alumni Award

May 29, 2025

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

An athlete and coach, outdoors at a track, discuss something on a clipboard

New online tool predicts risk of energy deficiency in young, exercising women

May 27, 2025

Two people running outdoors. One has stylized holes in their body to represent lack of energy sufficiency.

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 30, 2025

Health and Human Development Building facade and side door

College of Health and Human Development names 2025 program marshals

April 28, 2025

Shot of a sports paramedic providing first aid to an athlete on a running track.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 6 on HUB lawn

April 03, 2025

Photograph of Old Main surrounded by summer foliage

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

March 26, 2025

A girl wearing a soccer uniform goes to kick a soccer ball, but the girl has a digital effect that makes her look incomplete.

Energy deficiency's impact on women’s health and sport topic of upcoming lecture

March 07, 2025

Robert Sainburg

Sainburg named fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

February 12, 2025

Woman in workout clothes stretching in front of harbor

Q&A: Keeping on track with New Year’s resolutions

January 14, 2025

two women bicycling in front of a university building

Alum’s undergraduate research drives passion for healthy transit

January 06, 2025

a football in the foreground rests on a football field

Q&A: Considering the ethics of tackle football

December 18, 2024

A person wearing a glove-like device lifts a can.

Person-centered, bio-inspired research leads to improved control of prosthetics

December 16, 2024

Health and Human Development and Widener University enter admissions agreement

December 06, 2024

Male athlete in locker room holds his head and looks pained

Co-occurrence of depression and concussions amplify symptoms of both conditions

October 14, 2024

Anterior view of the entrance to Noll Lab with a historical marker wrapped in blue fabric and a white bow.

Celebrating Noll Laboratory’s 50th anniversary

September 25, 2024

photocollage of a runner and a swimmer

Sport-related stress may affect whether college athletes eat enough calories

September 16, 2024

Olivia Leach smiles behind a bank of computer screens while Rachel Cottle sits behind a glass window

Older women more vulnerable to heat than their male peers, researchers find

September 03, 2024

High schoolers return to class with tools for success after Penn State program

August 28, 2024

Pregnant woman walking outside carrying a bottle of water

Pregnant women may not be drinking enough water, researchers report

August 12, 2024

A person performs an Olympic shot put throw with a black background.

New models may help coaches improve throwing athletes’ performance

July 22, 2024

Professor Robert Sainburg opens a jar. Overlaid on him are lines indicating that both sides of the body are influenced by both hemispheres of the brain, with more influence from the opposite side.

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

July 11, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

Penn State's graduate education training program in physiology awarded $2.75M

June 21, 2024

Three people smiling together in a gym

Does a beet a day keep heart disease away?

June 10, 2024

A Penn State emergency vehicle is parked on a grassy field with students sitting on the ground in the background.

Simulated emergency event prepares athletic training students for the field

May 29, 2024

Nancy Williams holding award in front of screen reading Jerry R. Thomas Distinguished Leadership Award

Nancy Williams receives leadership award from American Kinesiology Association

April 26, 2024

Health and Human Development Building facade and side door

College of Health and Human Development names 2024 program marshals 

April 23, 2024

Two athletic training students work with a student athlete who has hurt themselves and needs medical attention.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 7 at University Park

April 04, 2024

Two individuals look down at a robotic arm.

$4M grant funds project to make robotic prostheses more like biological limbs

January 30, 2024

Cover image of Michelle Sikes's new book featuring the title "Kenya's Running Women: A History" above a photo of a person running down a dirt road in Kenya.

Q&A: Kenya’s trailblazing women runners chart course to success in new book

December 01, 2023

GivingTuesday graphic with words College of Health and Human Development

Health and Human Development rallies the pride in support of engaged learning

November 17, 2023

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Melissa Bopp (center) is pictured with colleagues

Kinesiology professor named fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 27, 2026

A person in a tank top is facing away from the camera while a sleepy-looking baby rests on their shoulder, facing the camera.

Moms, emotions, exercise and memory — multiple factors affect ‘pregnancy brain’

October 19, 2026

Sharples named Huck Early Career Chair in Movement Neuroscience

September 25, 2026

Four happy students in active wear walk across a college campus

Q&A: Why should colleges promote student physical activity?

September 23, 2026

Jonas Rubenson crouches beside a treadmill. On the treadmill is the metabolic chamber, a Lucite box with tubes for airflow.

Bird bulking: Exercise in youth decreases energy used for moving as an adult

August 24, 2026

NSF CAREER Award: Understanding how the brain learns complex skills

August 12, 2026

The torso of a woman in a black suit covered with small hoses reclines on a hospital bed. Her right arm rests on a table with two sensors attached to it.

Unmedicated women with depression do not tolerate heat as well as those on SSRIs

July 09, 2026

Group of approximately 16 people standing on a rooftop terrace in a city, holding a purple banner that reads “#BIKEYGEES e.V. – Radfahrtraining für (geflüchtete) Frauen.” Buildings and a TV tower are visible in the background under a clear blue sky.

Study abroad course expands to explore biking culture in Berlin

June 26, 2026

A researcher, Owen Griffith, fits a cooling cap onto the head of a seated volunteer, co-author Maddie McLaughlin.

Head cooling may reduce depression symptoms and change brain activity

June 09, 2026

Several football players in dated uniforms are captured in mid-play while a crowd sits in the bleachers in the background.

Ask an expert: 250 years of sports in the United States

June 08, 2026

HHD-Biobehavioral Health Building

College of Health and Human Development ranked first in NIH-funding category

May 06, 2026

A image of a graduation cap tassel with the number 2026

College of Health and Human Development names 2026 program marshals

April 28, 2026

An older woman's hand with six prunes in her palm

Q&A: What should women do to keep their bones healthy?

April 28, 2026

Lacy Alexander with a shield overlay

Penn State faculty member named American Physiological Society president-elect

April 17, 2026

Fox Graduate School deans pose with Penn State 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis competition winner

Fox Graduate School names 2025-26 Three Minute Thesis competition winners

March 31, 2026

Tricia Hart, the winner of Penn State's 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition, presenting during the final round of the competition

Stage is set for final round of Three Minute Thesis competition on March 28

March 16, 2026

Health and Human Development offering five innovative youth summer camps

February 05, 2026

Older man doing hand therapy exercises with a physical therapist

Targeting the 'good' arm after stroke leads to better motor skills

February 02, 2026

A gloved researcher uses a pipette to transfer liquid into a lab sample tube on a workbench.

Penn State students take top honors in video challenge on the value of research

January 21, 2026

A medical student gives a woman a blood pressure screening.

Penn State earns prestigious Carnegie Community Engagement Classification

January 15, 2026

Female athletes in a huddle with soccer ball

Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

January 13, 2026

small piece of steak on a plate with raw spinach and roasted vegetables

Eating lean beef as part of a healthy diet may not increase heart disease risk

November 18, 2025

Students stand at their research posters with symposium attendees.

ICDS Symposium spotlights student, faculty research

October 22, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Danielle Symons Downs pictured with another NAK fellow, Alison September, all holding certificates.

Two Penn State faculty named fellows of the National Academy of Kinesiology

October 17, 2025

Mark Latash and Sayan Deep De smile at the camera

Q&A: How do humans control their bodies?

September 25, 2025

The arms of an older person rest in a sink that is filling with water

Submerging forearms in water may help protect older adults during extreme heat

September 15, 2025

Lacy Alexander and Auni Williams pose in a lab to simulate a woman putting her hand in a bucket of water

Endometriosis affects more systems in women’s bodies than previously understood

August 20, 2025

W. Larry Kenney

Heat, health expert named lead of IEE's 'Health and the Environment' theme

August 11, 2025

Redefining graduate education through mentorship and innovation

August 01, 2025

The sidewalk of Henderson building with a person biking and people walking.

College students’ fitness better indicates heart health than physical activity

June 24, 2025

A composite triptych of Jill Hamilton, Wenrui Hao and Gustavo Nader

Huck announces 2025-26 Leadership Fellows

June 24, 2025

An older woman leans mops her brow in the sunshine

Q&A: Who is in the most danger during a heatwave?

June 18, 2025

Collage featuring Aaron Bonsu and images of hockey and newspapers

Q&A: Sports arenas — the importance of politics, fan response and public money

June 16, 2025

Faculty member leverages experience to mentor Rhodes Scholarship finalists

June 13, 2025

Charlene Morett-Curtiss

Kinesiology alumna receives Distinguished Alumni Award

May 29, 2025

Course gives students a hands-on experience in alumni’s street medicine program

May 28, 2025

An athlete and coach, outdoors at a track, discuss something on a clipboard

New online tool predicts risk of energy deficiency in young, exercising women

May 27, 2025

Two people running outdoors. One has stylized holes in their body to represent lack of energy sufficiency.

Energy deficiency impacts collegiate running performance

April 30, 2025

Health and Human Development Building facade and side door

College of Health and Human Development names 2025 program marshals

April 28, 2025

Shot of a sports paramedic providing first aid to an athlete on a running track.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 6 on HUB lawn

April 03, 2025

Photograph of Old Main surrounded by summer foliage

Penn State congratulates Fall 2024 Emerging Academic Leaders on program completion

March 26, 2025

A girl wearing a soccer uniform goes to kick a soccer ball, but the girl has a digital effect that makes her look incomplete.

Energy deficiency's impact on women’s health and sport topic of upcoming lecture

March 07, 2025

Robert Sainburg

Sainburg named fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology

February 12, 2025

Woman in workout clothes stretching in front of harbor

Q&A: Keeping on track with New Year’s resolutions

January 14, 2025

two women bicycling in front of a university building

Alum’s undergraduate research drives passion for healthy transit

January 06, 2025

a football in the foreground rests on a football field

Q&A: Considering the ethics of tackle football

December 18, 2024

A person wearing a glove-like device lifts a can.

Person-centered, bio-inspired research leads to improved control of prosthetics

December 16, 2024

Health and Human Development and Widener University enter admissions agreement

December 06, 2024

Male athlete in locker room holds his head and looks pained

Co-occurrence of depression and concussions amplify symptoms of both conditions

October 14, 2024

Anterior view of the entrance to Noll Lab with a historical marker wrapped in blue fabric and a white bow.

Celebrating Noll Laboratory’s 50th anniversary

September 25, 2024

photocollage of a runner and a swimmer

Sport-related stress may affect whether college athletes eat enough calories

September 16, 2024

Olivia Leach smiles behind a bank of computer screens while Rachel Cottle sits behind a glass window

Older women more vulnerable to heat than their male peers, researchers find

September 03, 2024

High schoolers return to class with tools for success after Penn State program

August 28, 2024

Pregnant woman walking outside carrying a bottle of water

Pregnant women may not be drinking enough water, researchers report

August 12, 2024

A person performs an Olympic shot put throw with a black background.

New models may help coaches improve throwing athletes’ performance

July 22, 2024

Professor Robert Sainburg opens a jar. Overlaid on him are lines indicating that both sides of the body are influenced by both hemispheres of the brain, with more influence from the opposite side.

Alternative understanding of brain leads to new treatments for stroke patients

July 11, 2024

Several children are walking or walking their bikes in a pedestrian lane and wearing backpacks.

Mitigating barriers for children walking and biking to school

July 03, 2024

Penn State's graduate education training program in physiology awarded $2.75M

June 21, 2024

Three people smiling together in a gym

Does a beet a day keep heart disease away?

June 10, 2024

A Penn State emergency vehicle is parked on a grassy field with students sitting on the ground in the background.

Simulated emergency event prepares athletic training students for the field

May 29, 2024

Nancy Williams holding award in front of screen reading Jerry R. Thomas Distinguished Leadership Award

Nancy Williams receives leadership award from American Kinesiology Association

April 26, 2024

Health and Human Development Building facade and side door

College of Health and Human Development names 2024 program marshals 

April 23, 2024

Two athletic training students work with a student athlete who has hurt themselves and needs medical attention.

Simulated emergency medical exercise to be held April 7 at University Park

April 04, 2024

Two individuals look down at a robotic arm.

$4M grant funds project to make robotic prostheses more like biological limbs

January 30, 2024

Cover image of Michelle Sikes's new book featuring the title "Kenya's Running Women: A History" above a photo of a person running down a dirt road in Kenya.

Q&A: Kenya’s trailblazing women runners chart course to success in new book

December 01, 2023

GivingTuesday graphic with words College of Health and Human Development

Health and Human Development rallies the pride in support of engaged learning

November 17, 2023

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