January 29, 2026 – HEDCO Institute researchers Elizabeth Day and Sean Grant had the opportunity to brief the Alaska Senate Education Committee on Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, sharing key findings from recent meta-analysis on four-day school weeks. As school districts across Alaska explore whether to shift to a four-day schedule, many are looking to ground their decisions in rigorous, reliable evidence.

January 7, 2026 – Nicole Giuliani, PhD, and Nichole Kelly, PhD, sat down with OregonNews for a conversation about what we miss by focusing too much on weight and how we can reframe dieting or weight goals to support a more holistic view of both mental and physical health.

December 23, 2025 – As suicide rates for youth and young adults have increased over the past two decades, K-12 school systems have become an increasingly essential setting for providing comprehensive suicide prevention to youth. Read the article by John Seeley, PhD, COE's Associate Dean for Research, and Jonathan Rochelle, PhD, Research Associate, Suicide Prevention Lab, University of Oregon.

December 4, 2025 – As the recent federal government shutdown and its effects on SNAP benefits illustrated, food insecurity affects millions of Americans. A $7 million, seven-year grant awarded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will allow principal investigators Leslie Leve, Dave DeGarmo, and Liz Budd, along with co-investigators Anne Marie Mauricio and Stephanie De Anda, to work with families in 24 school districts.

November 25, 2025 – Keep the season bright this winter with these pointers to reduce family drama and deepen connection. UO experts, Anne Marie Mauricio, PhD, and Cindy Huang, PhD, offer tips on finding the way to happier holidays.

October 28, 2025 – On the latest episode of This is Oregon, Beth Stormshak, Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor in the University of Oregon’s College of Education, discusses how families can build stronger relationships through communication and prevention.

October 13, 2025 – The Education Knowledge Broker Network's latest blog features Research Assistant Professor Elizabeth Day, PhD of the HEDCO Institute, examining the persistent gap between policymakers’ desire to use research evidence in education and the real-world challenges that often prevent them from doing so.

September 30, 2025 – Leslie Leve, professor and the Lorry Lokey Chair in education in the College of Education, along with Professor Karen Guillemin have each been recognized by the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon of OHSU. Professor Leve is recognized for her efforts to provide exceptional mentorship in support of education, health research, and advancing health care.

August 22, 2025 – The number of teens reporting depressive symptoms has risen sharply over the past decade, and the trend is particularly bad in Oregon. On this week's episode of "Straight Talk," three experts, Dr. Jen Doty, Dr. Beth Stormshak, and Dr. Ariel Williamson who are working to get ahead of the curve, came together to talk about what's driving the trend, what researchers say can be done to help, and what kids are saying they need.

August 20, 2025 – Kids can develop bad tech habits as the summer winds down. Jen Doty, PhD, associate professor of counseling psychology, provides guidance on how to nurture healthy relationships with technology and kids.