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Mikayla Pivec is assisting for life

You might be surprised to find a student-athlete playing Uno with a homeless woman at a cold weather shelter on Monroe Avenue.

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HDFS News Research

Child care remains in short supply across Oregon

Regulated child care remains in short supply across Oregon, creating child care “deserts” in all 36 of the state’s counties.

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HDFS News Research

Nearly two-thirds of American children live in asset poverty

More than 63 percent of American children and 55 percent of Americans live in “asset” poverty, meaning they have few or no assets to rely on in the event of a financial shock such as a job loss, a medical crisis or the recent federal government shutdown, new research from Oregon State University indicates.

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Features Nutrition

Experts say plan meals, eat mindfully

Learning to plan meals may be difficult for many Oregon State students as they transition from having meals prepared at home or in a more structured environment. Mary Cluskey, associate professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, says techniques such as meal prepping and smart grocery shopping can help form healthy eating […]

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The best start in life

All children are able to learn and deserve the best start in life, and at the Child Development Center (CDC), preschoolers are indeed getting a great start.

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Public Health

Global health handbook fills a gap

Assistant Professor Jonathan Garcia saw a gap of resources in the global health field. He decided to do something about it and co-edited the “Routledge Handbook on the Politics of Global Health.”